Helen Hutchings
Managing Director
Helen has extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, project management, marketing communication and public relations, having worked in consulting and corporate environments in Australia and the UK.
Helen has more than 25 years of international and national strategic communication and engagement experience. She is a multiple industry award winner including the 2023 PRIA Leader of the Year.
Helen is highly regarded for her stakeholder engagement, consultation, strategic communication planning, issues management, research and insights, and social impact evaluation experience.
As Managing Director, Helen is responsible for the operational management of the firm. In her leadership of Phillips Group’s government practice, she manages a portfolio of work ranging from managing the impacts of policy change to delivering stakeholder and communication strategies across environment and science, the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, justice, housing, regional planning, public transport, water, and state development.
