Hill and Knowlton appoints new account director

Hill and Knowlton has announced the appointment of Daisy Thomas as account director at its specialist health and wellbeing team.

Ms Thomas has joined the media agency from the Human Tissue Authority, where she served as head of communications for more than four years, working with government, healthcare professionals, the media and the general public.

In her new role at Hill and Knowlton, Ms Thomas is to take responsibility for healthcare communications and public affairs work and will operate alongside members of the senior team.

Among these will be the agency’s head of UK healthcare and wellbeing John Gisborne, who has welcomed Ms Thomas as a “strong addition” to the organisation.

He said: “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.”

Last month, Hill and Knowlton appointed Kat Bayang as senior account executive of its consumer packaged goods team, which performs work on behalf of brands such as Gillette.