Denise Maguire is Managing Director, Hong Kong, and Vice President, Asia Pacific. She has extensive experience in designing and implementing strategic communications programmes for a broad range of multinational and local clients, including PetroChina, UK Trade & Investment and McDonald’s.

Denise provides corporate communications and issues management counsel for clients and works closely with the regional media based in Hong Kong.

Denise joined Hill & Knowlton in 1982 and worked with the company in the UK before transferring to the Hong Kong office in 1989. She spent three years as CEO of Shandwick Thailand from 1995 – 8 before rejoining Hill & Knowlton Hong Kong.

Denise holds a BA in French and German from Trinity College, Dublin. She served as chairman of the Council of PR Firms of Hong Kong in 2003 and is currently a Board Director.