Bill Hankes to Chief Comms Officer Forbes DesignNEW YORK – July 19, 2021 – Forbes today announced the appointment of Bill Hankes to Chief Communications Officer. In this role, Hankes, a longtime communications executive, and entrepreneur in the journalism space, will be charged with developing and executing an integrated global corporate communications strategy that will successfully reinforce the company’s business objectives. As Chief Communications Officer, he will report to Forbes’ CEO, Mike Federle, and collaborate closely with the editorial, human resources, marketing, product, sales and technology teams to ensure all external and internal messaging aligns with the Forbes brand strategy and mission. “Forbes represents the marriage of two personal passions, journalism and entrepreneurship,” said Hankes. Most recently he was Director of Bing Public Relations at Microsoft and before that Vice President of Corporate Communications for RealNetworks.

Source: Forbes July 19, 2021 13:18 UTC