Fleishman-Hillard International Communications announces that longtime McDonald's Corp. communications executive John Blyth has joined the firm as a senior vice president and partner. Blyth, who
joined McDonald's in 1981, has served since 2005 as the company's corporate vice president of corporate communications, leading a global team of 80 communications professionals representing executive
communications, internal communications, global Web communications, meetings and events, and creative services. He also was a member of McDonald's Worldwide Corporate Relations Council and Global
Communications Council, both of which set policies for the company's corporate responsibility efforts, issues management and brand-building activities worldwide. In his new position, Blyth will be
based in Fleishman-Hillard's Dallas office, where his primary role will be to provide senior client counsel and oversee strategic initiatives for the agency's top clients.
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