 David Vindel |
David Vindel, former managing director of European technology for Ketchum, has joined Hill+Knowlton Strategies, where he’s been named technology practice lead for the EMEA region.
Vindel joined Ketchum in 2012 and was responsible for spearheading the Omnicom unit’s tech practice in the UK and Europe. He was previously managing director of technology at Huntsworth’s Red Consultancy. Prior to that, he was technology MD at U.K.-based Band & Brown Communications.
He’ll be based in Spain.
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