Hotwire has promoted Lindsay Riddell to the role of senior vice president, corporate and executive communications.
 Lindsay Riddell |
Riddell joined the global tech PR specialist in 2016 and served as senior director of client services before being named VP of corporate and executive communications the following year, where she oversaw the agency's executive thought leadership and speaker/presentation training programs.
Prior to joining Hotwire, she was as director of marketing for Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco. She was previously a reporter at publications including the San Francisco Business Times, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and Chattanooga Times Free Press.
US and UK-based Hotwire, which was founded in 2000, is a subsidiary of Australia-based marketing and communications network Enero Group Limited. The agency accounted for nearly $37 million in technology-related net fees in 2018, according to O’Dwyer’s rankings.
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