North West public relations and strategic marketing agency, Active Profile, has welcomed Nicky Hughes as account director.

Hughes joins the agency from Roland Dransfield PR in Manchester, where she worked for nearly six years. With key specialisms in providing PR support for property and regeneration and professional services clients, she is a strategic hire for Active Profile, which has recently won a number of accounts in these sectors.

Anna Heyes, managing director of Active Profile, said: “I am looking to expand the business further in the coming months, so it was important to employ an account director at this stage, to work with the team and to assist with business development. Nicky joined us at the beginning of January and is already a very valuable addition to our team.”

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