Hotwire names new associate directors

Hotwire has strengthened its UK management team with the appointment of Steven George-Hilley and Claudia Bate as associate directors.

Mr George-Hilley joins the company from Weber Shandwick and becomes an associate director within the information technology and services, leveraging his extensive knowledge of technology PR and the public sector.

He has previously worked with Parliament Street and the Conservative Technology Forum and joins Hotwire at a time when it is undergoing significant growth.

Meanwhile, Ms Bate has been promoted to the role of associate director of the newly rebranded financial services and corporate practice.

Hotwire's deputy managing director Emma Hazan said: "We are always very proud to see our homegrown talent flourish and at the same time, we are always on the lookout for bringing in the best and brightest talent across the wider industry."

Earlier this year, Hotwire was named the second-top tech PR consultancy in the UK in a report from PRWeek.