Prohibition PR, one of the North’s top ten specialist PR agencies, continues to expand its team of communication specialists with the announcement of two new senior appointments following a year of significant growth.
A specialist in the FMCG sector, Rachel Gardner has been appointed as Account Director having previously held the same position at Finn Communications where she led on multiple communication campaigns for household retail brands such as Asda, Jammie Dodgers, Cushelle and Finsbury Food Group.
With more than seven years of PR experience, Rachel will lead on delivering B2B and B2C PR strategies for Prohibition PR’s Food and Drink Division clients such as Primula, Fentimans and Sponge, as well as a growing list of new business wins, including Yorkshire Water.
Alongside Rachel’s appointment, Prohibition also welcomed Nick Hill who takes the role of Junior Account Manager, also joining from Finn.
With a background in business journalism, Nick previously held editorial positions at Bdaily and TheBusinessDesk.com. As a B2B communications specialist, Nick will support Prohibition in expanding its B2B offering, and deliver creative and strategic content for various channels, including social media support and advertising, media relations and digital PR.
The new appointments take the headcount to 28 at Prohibition, which celebrated 10-years in business just last year by moving to a new City Centre location in Leeds.
Chris Norton, founder and managing director of Prohibition, said: “2023 is set to be a hugely exciting and successful year here at Prohibition. Following a raft of new business wins, we wanted to recruit the right talent that not only aligned with our strategic approach, but also matched the agency’s ambitious goals of growing our experience in the Food & Drink and FMCG sector.
“Both Rachel and Nick bring a specialist skillset to Prohibition and enhance our strategic offering in key areas that will enable us to deliver even better results for our growing client base. I’m really looking forward to working with Rachel and Nick during the next stage of their careers and the entire team is delighted to have them on board.”
