Eleanor joins Hawthorn as a Consultant in June 2024.
Prior to this, Eleanor worked at B2B PR agency Rostrum, delivering coverage for clients across a spread of Corporate and Financial Services sectors, including fintech, mortgages, law and private equity. She holds a BSc in Politics and International Relations from LSE.
In her spare time, Eleanor enjoys cooking, great films and terrible television.
Emma holds over ten years’ experience in strategic communications and crisis management. She protects and rebuilds the reputations of businesses, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Emma has counselled senior leaders, politicians and individuals on complex issues and during moments of significant change.
Emma closely collaborates with law firms, advising on high-profile litigation cases and reputation issues. She has worked on reputation management campaigns across sectors (extractives, TMT, real estate, FMCG, and financial services) for a diverse set of clients in the EMEA and Americas region.
Emma Kosian joined Hawthorn in 2024 from Woodrow, a boutique reputation management consultancy, where she led the crisis and issues, and internal communications offering. Prior to her time at Woodrow, Emma worked for Burson-Marsteller UK (now BCW), Deloitte, and Shell.
Emma spent significant time on the ground in Nairobi, Kenya throughout 2019 – 2023 and has a deep understanding for Sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on East Africa.
Emma holds a MsC from Leiden University and speaks English, German, Dutch and Spanish.
Outside of the office, Emma is an avid hiker, skier, and traveller, who is always on the look-out for the next adventure.
As a Consultant, Labeeb Hussain supports clients to develop and execute impactful communications campaigns.
He brings deep experience in formulating and delivering PR programmes at global agency FleishmanHillard, where Labeeb led media relations and content development for leading technology firms such as Cisco, Visa/Currencycloud and Appian.
Labeeb graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science in Politics and International Relations and holds a Masters in Law and Legal Practice.
Outside of work, Labeeb can be found in his kitchen recreating Thai dishes from his childhood in Bangkok or drifting through London on an e-bike/Brompton en route to a meal with friends.
Anna is a Consultant and supports a range of clients in sectors including financial services, fintech, and industrials on corporate communications and public affairs.
She has 3 years’ experience and began her career on the graduate scheme of a global strategic communications firm. There, she supported listed and private companies in the industrials and business services sector on corporate, financial, and crisis communications.
Outside of her professional life, Anna enjoys yoga and visiting London’s many museums.
Caroline Cotten joins Hawthorn as a Consultant at Hawthorn Advisors, supporting strategic communications for clients across the life sciences and luxury industries.
Prior to joining Hawthorn Advisors, Caroline worked at a US based biotech company focused on diseases of the central nervous system. In this role, she managed investor relations, corporate communications, branding, and pre-commercial market research. Caroline also has communications experience in the fashion, hospitality, and publication industries.
Caroline attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison, graduating with a degree in Life Sciences Communications with certificates in Entrepreneurship and Digital Studies.
In her free time, Caroline stays active with long runs and yoga. She also loves a good book and baking.
Richard has a wealth of PR experience, especially in financial and professional services, including thought leadership and media relations, crisis communications, ESG consultancy, public affairs and geopolitical advisory work.
Previous client experience includes HSBC, Bain & Company, IKEA, Mazars and GIC.
Before PR, Richard taught French and Spanish in south London secondary schools. He is married with a cat, and a fan of Manchester United and Surrey County Cricket Club.
Bella has 4 years of experience in the communications industry and has worked broadly across sectors, including financial services, consumer, natural resources and industrials. Bella started at Finsbury (now FGS Global) before joining Tulchan (now Teneo) and later Dentons Global Advisors. Bella helps to develop and deliver tailored communications strategies, working with clients to actively build and protect their reputations in both crisis and non-crisis scenarios.
A graduate of Oxford University with a lacrosse Blue, Bella enjoys being outdoors and active, particularly walking the dogs at home in Devon. At weekends she often explores the London culture scene with friends, especially the theatre.
Zoe supports several client accounts with research, analysis and communications across digital channels.
Zoe graduated from The University of Leeds with a BA in English and Comparative Literature, studying abroad for one year in Valencia. Prior to joining Hawthorn, she completed several internships in digital marketing and research, before working for an organisation helping charities to increase and communicate their impact using digital and technology.
Outside of work, Zoe is a keen reader and loves to read translated fiction. She also enjoys swimming, cooking and second-hand shopping.
Holly is a Consultant and leads on research and monitoring for her client accounts which span a number of different sectors. She works with a number of Hawthorn’s corporate clients helping them raise their profile in the media and achieve their strategic goals.
Holly graduated from the University of Bath with a BSc in Politics and International Relations. Having conducted a placement year as part of her degree, Holly has experience in data analysis and producing behavioural insights for several marketing campaigns. In her final year of university, she completed a dissertation into the effect of rising corruption and national prestige in international sporting competitions.
Holly is an avid sports fan who enjoys long distance running and using the excuse of playing tennis to socialise with friends.
Holly supports clients on both political engagement and strategic communications, focusing on delivering a range of creative, strategic campaigns. With a particular interest in the technology, science and energy sectors, Holly helps clients raise their profile, both in parliament and the media, and effectively supports the day-to-day running of accounts.
Prior to joining Hawthorn, Holly worked at an NHS organisation where she was part of the internal and corporate communications team.
Hatty is a Consultant who joined Hawthorn in 2022, after successfully completing the summer internship the same year.
She supports on accounts across multiple different sectors, providing research, analysis and media monitoring and outreach.
Hatty recently graduated from the London School of Economics where she achieved a BSc in Economics and Philosophy.
In her spare time, Hatty enjoys experimenting in the kitchen with new recipes as well as playing tennis.