MHP Communications appoints three new team members

MHP Communications has announced three new senior and mid-level appointments to its health practice team.

Paul Naish, formerly of Novo Nordisk, joins the agency as a director. He spent almost five years as a senior public affairs adviser for the pharmaceutical company's global business division in Denmark, while prior to this he was a partner at Kissmann Langford Consulting.

Meanwhile, Nick Hoile – a former senior consultant with Advocate – has been hired as a senior consultant, while Anthony Houlden joins as a senior account manager, having previously served as policy and parliamentary officer at the National Autistic Society, reports Pharmafile.

John Gisborne, head of MHP Health Global, said: "MHP is winning the war for talent, sending a very clear signal to the market and stating our ambition to be a world class healthcare consulting group."

MHP Communications opened its new health practice in August 2013, with Mr Gisborne joining the company from Hill and Knowlton Strategies to head up the business.