John Hillbrich has joined The Communique Group of Toronto as vp director of client services after nearly 14 years with Leo Burnett Company, most recently as senior vp heading up McDonald’s USA in Chicago.

Hillbrich joined Burnett in Toronto in 1983 and over the years he has risen steadily through the agency.

He moved to Chicago in January 1985 as account director and two years later was transferred to Frankfurt, Germany.

In 1990 he was given responsibility for Scandinavia as well as being Germany regional account director.

He moved to Denmark in 1991 as deputy-managing director to lead the Procter & Gamble and Kellogg businesses in Scandinavia and the next year became managing director of the offices in Sweden and Denmark.

He returned to Toronto as senior vp client services director in 1994 before moving back to Chicago earlier this year.