Candace Peterson
Candace Peterson

FleishmanHillard has appointed Candace Peterson to the role of global managing director of brand marketing.

Peterson fills a role at the agency that had been vacant for several years.

Peterson, who joined the Omnicom unit in 2014 as executive creative director, was previously stationed with Dallas-based ad shop The Marketing Arm, where she led consumer engagement and new business. Prior to that, she was executive creative director of global consumer engagement at Omnicom ad agency TracyLocke. She previously held art director roles at Ogilvy & Mather and J. Walter Thompson.

As global managing director of brand marketing, Peterson is charged with connecting brand specialists across FH’s global network to bring ideas and marketing insights to clients on a real-time basis. She’ll be stationed in FH’s Dallas office.