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Rachel Catanach
Senior Partner and President, Greater China
FleishmanHillard

HONG KONG // Rachel is FleishmanHillard’s President and Senior Partner, Greater China and a member of the firm’s Cabinet leadership team.

In addition to her senior management responsibilities, her market role includes people development, cultivating existing client relationships, and securing new business through cross-market collaboration.

Rachel has advised senior clients across the government, financial, technology, luxury, and manufacturing sectors.

She has particular expertise in global brand building, and corporate and financial communications, and has consulted on high-profile merger and acquisition activities, sensitive issues management, initial public offerings, and strategic events.

A former chairperson of the Council of PR Firms of Hong Kong, Rachel is a sought-after presenter and commentator on relevant issues and industry trends.

She has received many awards including an In2 Sabre Award from The Holmes Report for Persuasive Content (2014), and Gold Standard Awards from Public Affairs Asia for Professional Excellence (2014) and In-country Consultancy (2015).

She is an avid reader and accomplished violinist and plays in a local Hong Kong orchestra as often as she can.