Molly O'NeillHill+Knowlton Strategies has hired Molly O'Neill to head the US marketing communications practice of the WPP unit.

The more than 20-year veteran of the consumer and healthcare PR world will join H+K on May 27.

Most recently, O'Neill worked at RFBinder as executive managing director doing brand strategy and new business development work.

Earlier she led the lifestyle and wellness practice at DeVries Global and helped establish its multicultural unit.

O'Neill also did stints at Dorland Global and Manning, Selvage & Lee.

Procter & Gamble, Celebrity Cruises, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Nutrition, Tyson Foods and designer Cynthia Rowley have received PR input from O'Neill.