Cohn & Wolfe’s Price joins firstlight

Independent comms agency firstlight has expanded its team with six hires, including Anna Price who joins as associate director from Cohn & Wolfe‘s corporate team.

Price has experience in the integrated corporate and public affairs space and has worked across a range of sectors including food and drink, financial services, retail, education, energy and tech.

Account director Sam Rowe joins from Consolidated PR where she represented corporate, financial services and public sector clients.

Other hires to the corporate PR team include account managers Janelle Romano from Weber Shandwick and Amelia Bullock-Muir from Luther Pendragon. Edelman’s Emma Popham joins as a senior account executive.

Account manager Christian Petrovic joins the healthcare team from Burson-Marsteller.

firstlight MD, Paul Davies, said: “2015 was a phenomenal year for firstlight. Our business grew by 37% through a combination of client wins and organic growth. By investing in our team at every level, we have made sure we have the best people in place to build on this success in 2016.”