Edelman adds Parkyoung staff to Melbourne team

Tim Burrowes

November 24, 2010 2:54

PR agency Edelman has widened its national footprint by folding Melbourne agency Parkyoung into its operation.

The move will see Trevor Young, David Park and Kimberley Lee all join the staff of Edelman’s Melbourne office, bringing it up to a headcount of 15.

Young, left, and Park

Young, who writes the PR Warrior blog, will also become Edelman’s national director of strategy and innovation, while Park – a former corporate affairs boss as Foster’s Group – becomes director of corporate for Edelman Melbourne.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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David Park Edelman Michelle Hutton ParkYoung PR public relations Trevor Young

3 COMMENTS

Simon 24 Nov 10

Is this good news for the PR Warrior? Seemed as though doing his own thing as Park Young was going well. Another small business last to a global PR giant?

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Sarah Creelman 24 Nov 10

Australia is evidently a market that Edelman globally is now taking fairly seriously. Big move guys, congratulations!

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Matthew 24 Nov 10

What happened to the Ledbetter Agency?

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