Edelman announces restructuring of firm, affecting senior leadership

Australia – Global public relations firm Edelman has recently announced a restructuring of its company, impacting a limited number of roles in the company. Reports have also noted that the exercise impacted senior leadership in Australia.

Among those affected include head of brand Preya McMahon, head of Melbourne and director of corporate reputation Jana Tsiligiannis, and executive creative director Jamil Bhatti.

Edelman has confirmed the news to MARKETECH APAC, but declined to comment on how much of the workforce was affected by this restructuring.

“In line with our efforts to future-proof our business and better meet our clients’ evolving needs, we have made some changes to our team structure. As a result, this has impacted a limited number of roles within the firm. We are sad to part ways with these colleagues. We are grateful for their contributions and the impact they’ve made, and we remain committed to supporting them through this transition,” the firm told MARKETECH APAC.

It is worth noting that this is the latest layoffs from the global firm following a 5% from its workforce back in December 2024. As reported by Axios back then, the layoffs resulted in the shuttering of several boutique agencies including Edible, Revere, Salutem, Mustache, EGA and Delta.

“It’s about evenly split between vice president and up and account executive to account supervisor,” CEO Richard Edelman stated back then.