Dirk Lewis

Current

Senior Account Manager at Fleishman-Hillard

Past

Public Relations Manager - India & Middle East at Gartner
Assistant Manager at Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
Associate at Genesis Public Relations (now Genesis-Burson Marsteller)

Account Executive at Hanmer & Partners (now Hanmer MS&L)

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Education

Xavier's Institiute of Communication, Mumbai
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

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Dirk Lewis’s Summary

• Public Relations specialist with over 6 years experience in Corporate Communications
• Very strong grasp over the Indian and International IT market
• Successfully managed the National PR campaign for Gartner in India 2007 - 2008. Previously worked with clients like Accenture, Nortel, Nasscom, Tata Communications, etc.
• Managed PR for large scale events like Gartner India’s flagship event – Gartner India CIO Summit and Nasscom’s – India Leadership Forum

Dirk Lewis’s Experience

Senior Account Manager

Fleishman-Hillard

(Public Company; OMC; Public Relations and Communications industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Responsible for providing strategic council and managing public relations and crisis communications for key client - British Airways in India.
Public Relations Manager - India & Middle East

Gartner

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; IT; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 8 months)

Managing a localised Public Relations Campaign for Gartner in India and the Middle East alligned with Gartner's global communication objectives.
Assistant Manager

Vaishnavi Corporate Communications

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

October 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 5 months)

Managing Public Relations for key clients Nortel and Tata Communications in India.
Associate

Genesis Public Relations (now Genesis-Burson Marsteller)

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

November 2004 — October 2005 (1 year )

Key client relationship for Genesis - Accenture
Account Executive

Hanmer & Partners (now Hanmer MS&L)

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

April 2003 — November 2004 (1 year 8 months)

Managed Public Relations campaigns in India for Western Union Money Transfer, Prudential Process Management Services, Kotak Life Insurance and HDFC Mutual Fund

Dirk Lewis’s Education

Xavier's Institiute of Communication, Mumbai

Advanced Diploma , Advertising, Marketing and Communication , 2004 — 2005
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Bachelor of Science , Chemistry , 2000 — 2003