LUCY ELLIS JOINS HILL & KNOWLTON’S SPECIALIST FOOD & DRINK TEAM

Hill & Knowlton (H&K) has further bolstered its 18-strong specialist Food & Drink team, with two significant hires. Lucy Ellis joins as Senior Account Director and Pippa Strutt returns to H&K as Client Services Director. Both will report in to Ian Withington, Head of Food & Drink.

Lucy joins from a Senior Account Director role at KTB PR, where she worked on clients such as Unilever, Vitacress and Maxinutrition. She will be directing and leading integrated brand campaigns across traditional and digital media channels and KOL engagement programmes on the Kraft portfolio including brands such as Dairylea and Carte Noire as well as health and wellness campaigns for Splenda and Schwartz herbs and spices.

Ian Withington, Head of Food & Drink commented, "Lucy’s mix of skills in consumer brand, health and wellness and nutrition knowledge as well as her traditional and digital media knowledge mean that she has the right experience to bolster our growing team.”