LONDON — Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Nick Clark as managing director of its financial and professional services sector in the UK.

Clark joins from Four Communications, where he led teams across corporate and consumer. He was previously managing director of Consolidated, which he joined in 2003, and steered its acquisition by Four Communications in 2014.

He replaces Matt Bright, who left H+K last October after eight years at the agency, to take up the role of communications director at non-profit Be The Business.

In his new role, Clark will lead H+K London’s 20-strong financial and professional services team, providing strategic communications counsel to clients.

He reports to Simon Whitehead, CEO of H+K London, who said: “Nick has a great reputation as a strong client and team leader in the complex world of financial and professional services. The combination of a pandemic and Brexit means the financial services industry will need to communicate particularly well to protect reputation and mitigate risks across their businesses and Nick is very well placed to do that.”

Clark added: “This is an extraordinary moment for financial and professional services brands – particularly those that will play a crucial role in helping to repair the UK and global economies and in helping people to rebuild their lives and businesses. The team at H+K has the right blend of skills and experience to help those brands in that job. I’m excited to be joining this team to help to shape that recovery.”