Public affairs head at FleishmanHillard UK steps down

Mace | 27th October 2026 | Moves

Liam McCloy is leaving his role after more than 15 years at the agency.

Liam McCloy joined the agency as a director in 2011, having previously been a director at Bell Pottinger. He then went on to head the UK public affairs business at FleishmanHillard since 2023. Writing on LinkedIn, McCloy said: “Fifteen years is a long time in UK politics. Four general elections, a Brexit referendum, a pandemic and seven Prime Ministers, to be precise. That’s how long I’ve provided public affairs consultancy at #FleishmanHillardUK, and over that time I’ve helped organisations make sense of, and get ahead of, political, policy and regulatory change.” He added: “After a decade and a half, I’m moving on. A huge thank you to my colleagues, past and present, in the UK, across the FH global network and the wider Omnicom family. You made the complex manageable and the work genuinely creative. And thank you to every client who trusted us to make a real difference. It’s been a privilege to learn from you all.” McCloy said he was “open to new opportunities, whether...

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