Della Sweetman

Della Sweetman is Chief Business Development Officer and Global Lead for Creative, Strategy and Planning at FleishmanHillard. The leading global public relations agency helps passionate brands live through breakthrough transformation. The agency delivers modern communications through authentic engagement and at the intersection of brand and reputation. Its mission is to be the most inclusive agency in the world. 

Della is an energetic leader with a proven record of creating high-functioning teams and a high-performance culture. She has led global clients, P&Ls, practice groups, and large-scale talent initiatives. 

Based in New York, today she leads FleishmanHillard's global growth function and Creative, Strategy and Planning, including the introduction of 'Bend the World' ‚the agency's unique point of view and ambition for creative, focused on producing transformative work and transformative outcomes. Della has championed the relentless application of data and intelligence, strategy and planning, and earned-led creative, raising the creative output at FleishmanHillard and resulting in consecutive years of enterprise-wide record client acquisition and numerous industry recognitions ‚among them PRWeek U.S. Agency of the Year 2022, PRWeek Outstanding XL Agency 2022, Campaign Global PR Agency of the Year 2021 and 2020, and PRovoke Global Agency of the Year 2021. 

In 2022, she was Jury President for the inaugural Creativity in PR category at the London International Awards (LIA) creative festival. In 2021, she led the Royal Philips win, one of the year's biggest and most competitive global integrated reviews, on behalf of Omnicom. Della was inducted into the PRWeek Hall of Femme in 2020. She is a fierce champion and sponsor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, women in leadership and emerging talent. 

Originally from Fiji, she is proud Mom to Sage and Leilani.