Hill+Knowlton Strategies London has strengthened its global sports and entertainment team with the appointments of Adam Paris as an associate director and Emma Wright, who joins as an account director.
Adam Paris joins the sports marketing and sponsorship team, reporting to Claire Holden, and was previously part of the Umbro team that won a BT Sport Industry Award for the brand’s England ’10 away kit launch campaign.
Claire Holden commented on the appointment: “Adam is a highly experienced communications specialist with expertise in both the sports and digital entertainment arenas. This experience will be invaluable to the agency and our clients around the world. I look forward to collaborating with him and seeing his contributions to the award-winning work that H+K produces within the sports sector.”
Adam, who also previously worked as the European PR and communications manager at Activision, said: “I’m delighted to join Hill+Knowlton’s sports practice and have the opportunity to work across globally renowned and innovative brands.”
Emma joins the sports marketing and sponsorship team following seven years of industry experience on accounts such as Carlsberg, Puma Football and EA Sports.