Edginton to lead Fleishman Hillard's Australia technology practice

SEOUL - Fleishman Hillard has appointed Austin Edgington (pictured) as vice president of technology and head of digital at the company's Sydney operation.

Reporting to Fleishman Hillard’s general manager for Australia Fiona Tigar, Edgington will be responsible for business development within the firm’s Technology Group.

Edginton joins Fleishman Hillard from Spiralgroup, a San Francisco-based social media and marketing consultancy, where he held the position of vice president.

Having begun his marketing career in Sydney in the mid-eighties, Edginton worked at a number of radio stations as a copywriter, progressing to senior public relations roles at various technology start-up firms in Silicon Valley including Novell, CacheFlow and marchFirst.