Alumni Profile: Porter Novelli has promoted Conroy Boxhill to U.S. president

NEW YORK: Porter Novelli has promoted Conroy Boxhill to U.S. president, a newly created position at the Omnicom Group agency. Reporting to CEO David Bentley, Boxhill will be responsible for continuing Porter Novelli’s organizational development, as well as its mission to help clients drive business results “by helping them do business better,” the firm said in a statement.

“We have experienced considerable growth across all of our regions, but in particular in our U.S. region,” said Boxhill. “The need emerged for a singular leader to focus on continuing to drive cultural connectivity across the U.S. region, which is our largest part of the business, to continue that path towards growth.” 

Boxhill added that it is an “exciting time” at Porter, as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary, and noted that his promotion is also significant because he is Black. “This is another example of Porter Novelli walking the talk in terms of [diversity, equity and inclusion],” said Boxhill.

Boxhill has worked at Porter for four years. Most recently, he was the firm’s MD and corporate counsel lead across North America, managing a team of 300 staffers. His previous responsibilities will be folded into his new role. achievement.

Boxhill is a proven counselor to C-suite executives and Boards of Directors on reputation management and crisis communications activities that build reputation and engender trust. In 2019, Porter Novelli awarded Conroy the Liberate Greatness award, a global recognition for an employee who actively seeks to liberate greatness in themselves and others. Additionally, in 2015, PR Week named Conroy one of 40 under 40 brand champions for outstanding professional achievement.

Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Conroy worked for Edelman Public Relations (New York, London, Atlanta). He earned a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and masters in communications management from Syracuse University.

Boxhill is a proven counselor to C-suite executives and Boards of Directors on reputation management and crisis communications activities that build reputation and engender trust. In 2019, Porter Novelli awarded Conroy the Liberate Greatness award, a global recognition for an employee who actively seeks to liberate greatness in themselves and others. Additionally, in 2015, PR Week named Conroy one of 40 under 40 brand champions for outstanding professional achievement.

Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Conroy worked for Edelman Public Relations (New York, London, Atlanta). He earned a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and masters in communications management from Syracuse University.