Myrna Van Pelt switches from H&K to lead Acumen Republic’s Australian push

Tim Burrowes

February 9, 2011 12:56

Acumen Republic – one of New Zealand’s longest established PR agencies – is gearing up its Australian offering with the appointment of Hill & Knowlton’s Myrna Van Pelt as general manager.

Van Pelt was with Hill & Knowlton for nine years, most recently as Asia Pacific director of analyst relations.

Before Hill & Knowlton, she was a corporate affairs manager for Apple for four years.

Michael Dunlop, MD of Acumen Republic, said: “2011 will be a year of growth for the Acumen Republic brand across the Trans Tasman. Under Myrna’s management, we have faith and expectation that the Australian market will yield strong results for our business.

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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.