DAISY THOMAS JOINS HILL & KNOWLTON’S SPECIALIST HEALTHCARE & WELLBEING TEAM

 Hill & Knowlton has further strengthened its specialist Healthcare & Wellbeing team by appointing Daisy Thomas as Account Director.  She joins from the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) where she was Head of Communications.

Daisy joins the expanding UK Healthcare team where she will focus on healthcare communications and public affairs work, alongside the senior team, including Healthcare Public Affairs specialist, Corinne Pluchino, as well as Jessica Walsh and Head of Healthcare, John Gisborne.

Joining H&K from the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), Daisy was previously Head of Communications and ran a broad range of communications programmes for the past 4.5 years. At the HTA she had a vast responsibility including developing and implementing external communications strategies to support its corporate reputation, and developing relationships with stakeholders including policy makers, health professionals, patient groups, parliamentarians, the public and media.

Prior to this Daisy worked for The Stroke Association where her responsibilities included developing strategies to communicate to key stakeholders (internal and external) and running campaigns to raise awareness of stroke.

John Gisborne, Head of UK Healthcare & Wellbeing at H&K said of the appointment; “Daisy has consistently performed at the sharp end of public relations for some very high-profile organisations and her skills and expertise are a strong fit with our clients’ needs.  She is a strong addition to our growing team.”

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Contact:

Sam Lythgoe

Head of business development

020 7413 3132

slythgoe@hillandknowlton.com

John Gisborne

Head of Healthcare & Wellbeing

0207 413 3157

jgisborne@hillandknowlton.com