Rozz Boy joins H&K London to head UK Technology Practice

Rozz Boy joins H&K London to head UK Technology PracticeHill & Knowlton has further strengthened its Technology practice by appointing Rozz Boy as its UK head. Her experience covers consumer and business technology, corporate and general consumer PR. Rozz’s role will see her overseeing and developing the 20-strong practice, ensuring consistent, high-level service for H&K’s clients.  "I'm really pleased to be joining the Hill and Knowlton team. The senior leadership in London is excellent, and really close to the sister firms within the WPP network. This unity should serve our clients well in a volatile market, and I'm looking forward to the challenge", says Rozz.  Rozz joins H&K from Firefly where she led the LG Electronics account, directing the brand on UK positioning, reputation management, competition, high-level media relations and crisis management. She also led the B2B team that launched UK broadcast platform Freesat into the UK last year and has provided strategic counsel to ioko – the company that built the first video-on-demand platforms for Channel 4, Sky, BBC and ITV. Prior to this, Rozz headed up Motorola’s Sub-Saharan Africa PR for three years before moving on to lead the Motorola UK, Connected Home, Devices, Automotive and Embedded Computers accounts. Rozz brings a wealth of experience in working with blue-chip companies across geographic markets which will be highly relevant to H&K’s growing list of multi-national clients. Tarquin Henderson, head of H&K’s UK Corporate Practice, said, “We are delighted that Rozz is joining the Hill & Knowlton team. We have a strong and growing technology practice which will benefit considerably from her experience with major global brands together with her excellent leadership skills.” Other brands Rozz has worked on include: L'Oreal, United Distillers, Clicks, Tiscali, Star internet, Steria, Getronics, IBM, SAP and Norwich Union.