Hill & Knowlton appoints new General Manager for Kuwait

Hasler joins H & K from Budapest in Hungary where he was General Manager for Mmd with responsibility for a team of nearly 30 and the largest PR group in the Hungarian market and across Central and Eastern Europe.

He brings to Kuwait over two decades of communication experience as a journalist in the UK and then as a senior PR executive with a number of leading international agencies including Bell Pottinger Good Relations. This includes six years previous Gulf experience when he worked out of Dubai between 1998 and 2004.

H & K Middle East CEO Dave Robinson said: "Kevin has an impressive track record having worked in the UK, Europe and the Middle East in the past and will bring experience, leadership and enthusiasm to our rapidly growing business in Kuwait. This appointment demonstrates our continued commitment to strengthening and expanding our successful business in Kuwait and building on the wide ranging opportunities in this vibrant market."

Commenting on the new role, Hasler said: "Kuwait represents a new and exciting challenge for me in my career and I am looking forward to helping build and develop our business in a market that offers some of the most promising growth potential anywhere in the Gulf. We already have a quality client base and I am looking forward to working with our excellent team on the ground to create an even more successful future."