Cartwright poaches London specialist

Nottingham PR firm Cartwright Communications has poached a London-based account director to add to its team of 22.

Felicity Haslehurst has moved from the London base of global PR firm Cohn & Wolfe to take up the senior position at Cartwright.

She said: “I am delighted to join Cartwright Communications at such an exciting time for the agency as it continues to grow and expand into a variety of different sectors.

“I look forward to utilising my experience across several sectors, and primarily within the lifestyle and healthcare fields, to complement the brilliant work which Cartwright are already doing for their clients, and to help to continue to expand the offering of this versatile agency.”

Meanwhile, Jozef Soltysik has been hired as account executive. He is an NCTJ qualified journalist, and joins from a sports media, marketing and events company.

Liz Cartwright, managing director at Cartwright Communications, said: “We are delighted to welcome Felicity to the agency – and to Nottingham. Felicity has a strong track record in delivering B2B and B2C PR across a number of global healthcare, beauty and pharmaceutical brands. This is a growth area for Cartwright and Felicity will be leading on this sector for the business.

“From her position at a leading global agency, Felicity will be bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to Cartwright.”