SAN FRANCISCO: Hill+Knowlton Strategies has hired Mylene Mangalindan as SVP of media relations, a new role at the agency.

Mangalindan is based in San Francisco and works with the WPP agency's corporate and technology practices. She started in the role on Monday.

Reporting to Paul Turner, EVP and GM of H+K San Francisco, Mangalindan will help clients tell their stories and work with reporters, she said.

Prior to joining H+K, Mangalindan was VP of corporate communications at e-commerce technology company Rearden Commerce, where ...