Ex-Labour North West chief to lead new Lowick Hedry office
Strategic communications consultancy Lowick Hedry is opening a Manchester office, which will be overseen by a former regional director of the Labour Party.
Allwyn UK taps ex-Tesco and Charlotte Tilbury comms leads
Mace | 12th November 2026 | Moves
The National Lottery operator Allwyn UK has appointed former communications leaders from Tesco and Charlotte Tilbury Beauty to head its consumer and corporate comms divisions.
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