Press Release
April 16, 2007
Cohn & Wolfe Boosts Board with Consumer Director Hire
LONDON - Rebecca Rhodes has been appointed as a Director of Cohn & Wolfe’s growing Consumer division. She will manage the 30-strong team alongside its existing Consumer Health Director, Pat Hindley, working into Consumer Managing Director, Claire Mann.
Rebecca has over 12 years experience in consumer PR. Most recently she worked at Freud Communications; before that she was a Board Director at Hill and Knowlton and Head of PiranhaKid, their boutique agency. Her brand experience is broad, having worked on both UK and Global accounts for clients like Heineken, Ford, Motorola, adidas and Gillette. Her focus within the Consumer team will be driving media expertise.
Rebecca has long-standing connections with Cohn Wolfe, having worked at the agency 8 years ago as an Account Director. She will lead existing client business including O2 and be an integral to the team’s new business drive.
Welcoming Rebecca to the agency, Cohn & Wolfe’s Chief Executive, Jonathan Shore said: “I’m not simply delighted to welcome an exceptional PR professional to our board but also to welcome Rebecca back to Cohn & Wolfe. It’s a compliment to any agency’s culture when former colleagues return – its an exceptional compliment when they’re people of Rebecca’s calibre”.
Rebecca said: “After over a decade in the industry you don’t expect to be surprised by an agency’s personality and culture. I am delighted to say I have been and am looking forward to be joining a company that strongly embraces team values whilst celebrating creativity and the individual”.
Clients of Cohn & Wolfe’s Consumer division include London Underground, 02, Logitech, GSK and Unilever brands.
For further information:
Claire Mann, Managing Director, Consumer
0207 331 5300
About Cohn & Wolfe
Cohn & Wolfe, one of the UK’s most highly awarded PR agencies, is a ‘big-tique’ – encompassing the vibrancy and originality of a ‘boutique’ hot shop, while delivering the quality, commitment and resources of an established and experienced network agency.
Cohn & Wolfe’s client portfolio includes Flora, London Underground, Jet Airways, Diageo, O2, Logitech and AstraZeneca.