Lesley Sillaman

Senior vice president

Red Havas

Lesley Sillaman is a senior vice president at Red Havas and a key leader of the company's Global Collective, coordinating the agency's cross-border work with Red Havas teams around the world. Sillaman joined Red Havas in 2006, and since then has been a strategist, content writer, speechwriter, media relations specialist and trainer. She works closely with senior leaders to map potential crisis scenarios and has conducted numerous crisis media trainings with top-tier executives. Sillaman has been recognized in the industry for her expertise in crisis and corporate communication with several awards and accolades, including the 2016 PR News PR People Awards as Agency PR Professional of the Year and in 2018 as a member of the Cannes Lions Grand Jury in the PR category.