Camden-based communications agency Mercieca Ltd has appointed group account director Karen Delaine-Smith.

With more than 20 years of agency experience, Delaine-Smith joins the growing team to initially work across its consumer and lifestyle portfolio, including Beko, Speedo, The Savoy and Yazoo.

She has previous brand experience including BMW, Nokia, Unilever and Peugeot, and joins Mercieca just months after it recruited digital strategist James King and head of PR Maria Harding.

For more information please contact Alana Tapsell at alana@mercieca.co.uk or on +44 (0)20 7485 0100.