Robert K. Gray has been named chairman...

Robert K. Gray has been named chairman of Hill & Knowlton Inc., succeeding Richard E. Cheney as chairman of the board. Cheney becomes chairman emeritus.

Gray was chairman and chief executive of Hill and Knowlton USA and president and chief executive of Hill and Knowlton Public Affairs Worldwide.

Based in New York, Hill & Knowlton is an international public relations and public affairs counseling firm with 67 offices in 25 countries.