Burson-Marsteller has hired Kevin Bell, executive chairman of Britain's Maitland Political, to chair its global PA practice. He takes over for Jeremy Galbraith, who will remain CEO of EMEA and global chief strategy officer at the WPP property.
Based in London, Bell will report to CEO Don Baer, who praised his "seasoned judgement, relationships and ideas."
In a career spanning more than a quarter century, Bell has supported multinationals such as British Airways, Procter & Gamble, Aviva, Tata Consultancy and BG.
At Maitland, he represented Spire Healthcare, Fleurette Group of Companies and NATS.
Earlier, Bell was regional president for U.K, Africa and Middle East at Omnicom's FleishmanHillard unit and founding director of Westminster Strategy.
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