Publicis Life Brands Resolute appoints new account director

Publicis Life Brands Resolute has announced the appointment of former neuroscientist Emma Knott as a new account director.

She joins the agency from Kaizo PR, where she served in the corresponding role, and brings more than six years of relevant experience from the healthcare, science and consumer sectors to her new role, reports PMLiVE.

Ms Knott can also boast strong connections within the UK science communication community, sitting on the committee of the Science Technology Engineering Medicine Public Relations Association, a UK-based comms and PR network.

Her background, experience and skills have been cited as the factors behind her appointment, which will complement the existing team.

Victoria Wright, general manager for medical education and PR at Publicis Life Brands Resolute, said: "We have been focusing our recruitment drive on finding the best and the brightest talent within the healthcare sector and this hire successfully exemplifies that effort."

This comes after Publicis Life Brands Resolute collected a Judges Special Award for Innovation in Healthcare Communications at the 2015 Communique Awards.