Golin expands its London team

Golin has expanded its team with the latest appointment of a group managing director – Ondine Whittington. The role, which oversees Virgo Health and Golin, has been implemented with immediate effect. Before this, Whittington led the Virgo Health team for 4 years and worked at the agency for 13 years.

CEO of Golin, Matt Neale, stated: “Ondine brings unparalleled agency leadership to Golin London. We went out to the market to find the right hire for this critical role but soon realised that the perfect candidate was already in our family. During her time at Virgo Health, Ondine has demonstrated an incredible ability to drive growth, build client relationships, collaborate and assemble integrated teams. Most importantly, she knows how to build and motivate high performing teams, balanced with a truly inclusive and supportive working culture.”

Whittington stated: “Golin’s unique G4 model, fused with specialist talent across health, corporate purpose, technology and deep consumer expertise puts us at the forefront of our industry and able to offer clients a more progressive, intelligent approach to PR that earns brands attention, respect and fame. While both the Virgo and Golin brands will remain distinct entities, the new group MD role will allow me to unlock the collective strength of our exciting proposition and brilliant people while creating efficiencies and value for clients.”