Beijing, July 1, 2013 – BlueCurrent, a member of the FleishmanHillard family of brands, today announced a key appointment for its Beijing operation. Helen Huan will be joining the team to serve as Senior Vice President and the Head of Beijing Office.
Ms. Huan, overseeing the brand in mainland China, is to help enlarge the business further and provide an expanded premium service to the clients. She reports directly to FleishmanHillard’s Senior Partner and China President Li Hong.
Helen Huan, Senior Vice President and Head of BlueCurrent Beijing Office
Ms. Huan holds over 15 years’ experiences in strategic consultancy, public relations and marketing, and is an experienced practitioner in social media, new media and integrated communication. She also has profound understanding and knowledge of technology, IT, computer and Internet industries. Prior to joining BlueCurrent Beijing Office, she served as Senior Director of the Technology Practice in Edelman China, where she led the team in providing primarily counsel to Edelman’s global account, HP, within the areas of consumer technology and Corporate Communications. She integrated internal expertise and resources to provide one-stop solutions in terms of marketing, social media communication, crisis management and media relations management, in order to support client’s business priority and enhance brand reputation. She was responsible for brand building and enhancement of the high-level vertical segments when working in Intel (China) Corporation, as its Brand and Marketing Strategy Manager. There she analyzed challenges and opportunities to develop marketing strategy; identify key audience and content, and drove integrated campaign development and execution to contribute to the long term business success in China. She has experience working in several multinational PR agencies serving leading international clients in the technology and information technology sectors, including Tencent, Norton, Trimble, SOL, Motorola, PalmSource, AMD, Netscreen and Tom Group. She also worked in marketing function in multinational corporations.
Ms. Huan holds a postgraduate diploma in Integrated Marketing Communications from Hong Kong University, and graduated from Foreign Affairs College in 1994, majoring in English, and completed Executive Development Program from the PETER F. DRKCKER ACADEMY.
“The exploding development and application of digital technology and mobile terminals has brought forth a two-sided, and even multi-sided, communication and self-media. This has transcended the traditional communication patterns, and become a central pillar in changing the interaction and communication between brand and consumer. It requires communication and marketing professionals to develop digital platforms to utilize the powerful tool for consumer segmentation and customer loyalty enhancement,” commented Li Hong, Senior Partner and China President of FleishmanHillard. “Since entering the China market, BlueCurrent, in collaboration with FleishmanHillard, has provided brand communication and marketing services and precise and effective solutions by maximizing its advantage of working together with domestic leading IT provider on digital communication, social media and mobile terminal. It has also created increased value for clients by boosting retail and e-commerce via communication on self-media and shared media. Helen brings insight in technology and IT industries and enhances our capacity in strategic counseling and integration in new media, digital media and cross-media communication, which is bound to create more value for our clients.”
BlueCurrent combines insight and intuition to help prominent individuals, companies and organizations manage their reputations and strengthen their brands. Their launch in Beijing in 2012 further expanded the reach of BlueCurrent – a member of the Fleishman-Hillard family of brands – which entered the Asia Pacific market in 2006. Starting in Japan to offer influencer marketing services, the group’s footprint expanded in 2011 with the establishment of BlueCurrent in Hong Kong. With its focus on marketing communications, brand-building campaigns and crisis management, BlueCurrent operates in the sweet spot where social media, search engines and public relations converge.
About BlueCurrent
The BlueCurrent Group is a network of agencies, wholly owned by Omnicom Group and a sister agency of global communications company, Fleishman-Hillard, that helps individuals and organizations protect, manage and grow their reputations and build more lasting social currency.
The BlueCurrent Group offers the values and personal dedication of an entrepreneurial organization, with access to a diverse network of PR practitioners, analysts and digital specialists in over 80 offices around the world. To learn more about The BlueCurrent Group, visit the agency’s website at www.bluecurrentgroup.com.
