MHP to manage Lookers’ financial comms

Motor retail and aftersales group Lookers has appointed MHP Communications as its retained financial PR adviser following a competitive pitch process.

Managing director Tim Rowntree and director Simon Hockridge, will lead the MHP account team, with support from Alistair de Kare-Silver, Vera Prokhorenko and Charles Hirst.

The win builds on the agency’s retail portfolio, which currently includes Mothercare, JD Sports, Card Factory, Dunelm, N Brown and Gear4music.

Andy Bruce, chief executive at Lookers, said: “We are very pleased to have selected MHP as our PR advisers. They demonstrated strong expertise in the retail sector and had some clear ideas to help us communicate the Lookers investment story.  We look forward to working with the team.”

Rowntree added: “We are delighted to be working with Lookers, a business with a proven track record and scope for further growth in its markets. The appointment builds on our already strong credentials in the retail sector which has been a real area of growth for the team.”

• Pictured: Tim Rowntree