Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has just announced the appointment of Dimitri Gourdin as Senior Vice-President and General Manager of its Montreal office.
Prior to joining H+K, Dimitri was Vice-President of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations at BIOMOD, a biotechnology company in the beauty and health industry, where he was involved in financing venture capital as well as product and market development. During this time, he brought the organization from the R&D laboratory stage to the commercialization and industrialization phase, spearheading venture-capital fundraising efforts and investor relations.
Dimitri has also owned his own communications consulting practice and was a Partner and Vice-President at an advertising and public relations agency, where he oversaw the merger of three independent agencies and established the new firm’s brand and corporate culture. In every senior role, Dimitri has led national and international clients through branding exercises, product launches, change management and crisis management.