H/Advisors has named Carina Davidson as Chief Executive Officer of its US operations, formalising her leadership role following a period as interim CEO and president.
Davidson will oversee the firm's network of offices across New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and San Francisco. Her appointment follows an extensive leadership search that evaluated both internal and external candidates.
A nearly three-decade veteran of the firm, Davidson has held a range of senior leadership positions and has played a key role in shaping the agency's corporate and financial communications practice. Her appointment comes shortly after the agency completed its transition from H/Advisors Abernathy to the H/Advisors brand, reflecting its closer integration within the global Havas communications network.
Before joining the firm, Davidson worked at Edelman, where she specialised in crisis communications and public affairs. Throughout her career, she has advised boards, CEOs and senior executives on complex communications challenges, including mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, corporate reputation management and crisis response.
Announcing the appointment, Stéphane Fouks, Executive Chairman of H/Advisors and Executive Vice President of Havas, said Davidson had demonstrated strong leadership while serving as interim CEO and had helped strengthen the firm's ability to deliver strategic counsel, data-driven insights and measurable business value to clients.
H/Advisors has expanded significantly in recent years and now operates a global network of more than 1,500 professionals across over 40 offices spanning Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
Davidson's appointment underscores the firm's continued focus on growth in the US market and its ambition to deepen its advisory capabilities across corporate, financial and strategic communications.
