Strategic brand communications agency Gardiner Richardson has appointed Jen Hallam as managing director.

Ms Hallam's appointment comes as agency co-founder Lucy Gardiner retires, leaving a senior team also including co-founder and creative director Darren Richardson and strategic communications director Matt Forster. Gardiner Richardson was founded in 1998 and has gone on to work with clients such as Akzonobel, Muckle and Dicksons, among others.

Ms Hallam joined the Newcastle-based agency in 2022 as business development director, having previously been associate director at Tangerine Communications in Manchester. In her newly created role she will lead the strategic direction of the business.

She said "I’m looking forward to working with Darren, Matt and our brilliant team as part of t

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