Hot off the H&K press feed:
Peggy O’Neill, former head of Oracle’s analyst relations program, has joined Hill & Knowlton as SVP, US Director Industry Analyst Relations. She will be responsible for leading and growing Hill & Knowlton’s US AR practice, reporting directly to Joshua Reynolds, SVP of messaging, positioning and analyst relations for the global technology practice… O’Neill will also contribute strategic thinking and direction to H&K’s global analyst relations practice, which has grown to include more than 14 full-time analyst relations professionals in the US, Europe and Asia.
According to the press release, the appointment is being formally announced right now, during a speech Joshua Reynolds is making at the Gartner AR Forum, being held in conjunction with the U.S. and European Gartner Symposium events.
I’ve always admired Peggy’s moxie. She helped establish the VP level as a valid title for in-house analyst relations management. That was no small task here in Silicon Valley. I suspect she also helped eradicate any lingering local stereotypes of analyst relations as “pink collar” jobs.
This should be an interesting change for Peggy. Likewise, it should be an interesting change for the H&K AR and accounts teams and clients. I’ve worked directly with several of the H&K AR people — and with some of their clients — and came away with the highest respect for each.
Join me in wishing Peggy the best.
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