Kristin Syltevik is the chairman and co-founder of Hotwire.  Kristin founded the company in 2000 after a career in technology public relations.  Prior to starting Hotwire, Kristin was managing director of Shandwick’s technology practice in Europe.  Through her career Kristin has advised numerous blue chips and entrepreneurial start ups.  Today Kristin’s focus is on clients in Hotwire’s technology practices.

Telephone: +44 207 608 4631
Email: kristin.syltevik@hotwirepr.com
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Brendon Craigie is chief executive officer and responsible for the company’s work, offices, sister agencies and affiliates.  Brendon joined Hotwire in 2001 after a career at Shandwick.  Brendon’s client experience includes Microsoft, Research In Motion, THUS, Ciao and Tiscali.  Brendon won an IPRA award for his campaign for THUS.

Telephone: +44 207 608 4624
Email: brendon.craigie@hotwirepr.com
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Christophe Goudy is managing director for France and is head of our client work in France and Benelux.  Christophe has scooped a number of awards for the agency including two Top Com d’Or awards for our client campaigns.  Christophe is responsible for Hotwire’s consumer technology and marketing & media clients in the region and his past client experience includes companies such as Garmin, Western Digital and Research In Motion.

Telephone: +33 1 43 12 55 45
Email: christophe.goudy@hotwirepr.com
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Jayne is a respected communications specialist with a sophisticated understanding of strategy and campaign design, and invaluable cross-sector networks. Her knowledge of media practice and the machinations of the 24-hour news cycle was built over a career of 20 years in the Australian and Asian electronic and print media. Jayne was appointed Managing Director of CPR in 2011. She is a Director of the Board of the Melbourne Writers Festival and a regular guest commentator on ABC TV's News Breakfast program.

Telephone: +61 (0) 405 229 682
Email: j.dullard@cprcomm.com.au
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Isabel Fox heads up the Hotwire team in the USA and has ten years of experience in financial and corporate communications, advising on reputation management, CEO profiling, crisis communications and investor relations. Previous client experience includes Barclays Private Equity, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Legal and General Ventures, Capco, Seatwave and Lovefilm.

Telephone: +44 (0) 7703 477 818
Email: isabel.fox@hotwirepr.com
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Drew Benvie is UK group managing director of Hotwire, Skywrite and 33 Digital. Drew is a seasoned agency MD and digital and social media PR specialist. Drew was named #1 most respected individual in New Media Age's 2011 Reputation Online survey, one of PR Week magazine's 29 under 29 (a long time ago now), named in the PR Power Book, and has picked up awards for his campaigns including PR Week, The Holmes Report and Reputation Online. Drew also first wrote the Wikipedia page on social media. Drew's background is in corporate, digital, technology and social media PR, having worked agency and client side for over 12 years. As one of the earliest UK PR and marketing practitioners to foster social media and use it in mainstream campaigns, Drew has represented brands and organisations across all sectors throughout his career.

Telephone: +44 207 608 4626
Email: drew.benvie@hotwirepr.com
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Andy West is group managing director, global client development at Hotwire and is responsible for new business across our offices worldwide as well as a number of our large international clients.  Andy joined Hotwire in 2008 after a stint as a entrepreneur in the world of dot com having co-founded the video debating website, Friction.tv.  Prior to this, he had a long career with Text 100 where he left as managing director, EMEA.   Andy's past client experience includes: IBM, ARM, Xerox, Avaya, Research In Motion, Cable & Wireless, Novell and Bang&Olufsen.

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7608 8352
Email: andy.west@hotwirepr.com
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Sole Chirco is head of marketing at Hotwire, and interim country manager at Hotwire in Italy. With a solid background in international PR, marketing and strategic communications she has worked across the B2B, tech, fintech and B2C sectors. Past client experience includes Intuit, Temenos, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Oxfam and Eyes Lips Face.

Telephone: +39 02 77 29 967
Email: sole.chirco@hotwirepr.com
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Loveday Langton is our head of human resources. Loveday started her career in technology PR in 2000, when she joined Hotwire on the client service side, working for clients including Research In Motion and THUS. She took on the HR role in 2007, and is now responsible for the people strategy across our offices.

Telephone: +44 20 7608 4662
Email: Loveday.langton@hotwirepr.com
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Emily is financial controller at Hotwire, and is responsible for group consolidation reporting and financial management of the UK business. Emily joined Hotwire in 2006 and became a fully qualified accountant in 2009.

Telephone: +44 207 608 4676
Email: emily.rule@hotwirepr.com
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Alex MacLaverty is responsible for Hotwire’s team and clients in five UK practices – cleantech, consumer technology, IT & services, media & marketing and telecoms. She works across these areas providing strategic counsel for clients and leading Hotwire´s media training and crisis management services.

Telephone: 0207 608 4656
Email: alex.macLaverty@hotwirepr.com
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Giles Peddy is responsible for Hotwire’s team and clients in five UK practices – cleantech, consumer technology, IT & services, media & marketing and telecoms. Giles works across these areas providing clients with counsel and strategic campaign recommendations. His past client experience includes Adobe, Citrix, EMC, Novell, Oracle, Sage, SAS and Samsung. In 2007, Giles won the Sabre Award for Best Pan-European PR Campaign of the Year.

Telephone: +44 207 608 4656
Email: giles.peddy@hotwirepr.com
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Marc is a director at Hotwire UK. During his career, Marc has worked for and managed some of the world’s biggest technology accounts, including Microsoft, Oracle, CA, Orange and Capgemini. In five years of working on Oracle, Marc rose to become the client lead with responsibility for a portfolio that spanned EMEA and UK, as well as vertical campaigns including Financial Services and Communications. He has specialised in enterprise technology and telecoms throughout his career and his work has covered the full range of communications disciplines - from speechwriting and crisis communications to digital media. He is passionate about integrated marketing and working with clients on narratives that can be executed across multiple (including non-PR) channels.

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 608 4634
Email: marc.sparrow@hotwirepr.com
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Rebecca Honeyman is a director at Hotwire. Specialising in the telecoms sector, her previous client experience includes a broad range of trade and consumer brands such as Cable&Wireless, RIM and THUS.  Rebecca joined Hotwire in 2005 and has strong experience in implementing broadcast campaigns.

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7608 4637
Email: Rebecca.honeyman@hotwirepr.com
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Suzanne Hewitt is a director in Hotwire’s Banking & Finance practice in the UK.  Suzanne has responsibility for Hotwire’s financial technology portfolio in the UK and across Hotwire’s international network.   Suzanne's past client experience includes VocaLink, Experian Payments, Quartet FS, Callataÿ & Wouters and Thales. Prior to joining Hotwire in 2006, Suzanne managed technology and corporate campaigns for Oracle.

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 608 4655
Email: Suzanne.hewitt@hotwirepr.com
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With over 15 years experience in communications, Cordelia has worked both in-house and agency side across a variety of sectors. Cordelia has led many successful campaigns, including the launch of top consumer gadget Veebeam, the launch of Teletext Mobile’s apps strategy, the repositioning of Fjord as a thought leader, and the acquisition of globrix by TDPG.

Telephone: +44 207 608 4658
Email: cordelia.meacher@hotwirepr.com
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Jessica is an expert in PR for digital media and technology companies having built and run successful programmes for clients such as Research In Motion, Experian and Acision. Jessica joined Hotwire in 2005 and as a senior member of the team she ensures that campaigns are effectively implemented for her client base.

Prior to joining Hotwire, Jessica worked for another international technology PR agency where she represented global organisations and regional firms.  Her clients included IBM Personal Computing and Printing Division, IT services and business consulting firm Sapient, Barclays and Internet Security Systems (ISS).  

Telephone: +44 207 608 4621
Email: jessica.marron@hotwirepr.com
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Leslie joined Hotwire's US management team in 2012 responsible for operations in New York and San Francisco. Leslie is a specialist in public relations with a strong background in media relations, crisis communications, the coordination of speaking and awards programmes, thought leadership and social and digital strategy.

Prior to joining Hotwire Leslie was was vice-president of Affect, an award-winning public relations, marketing and social media agency that served technology and business-to-business clients.

Telephone: +44 (0) 7703 477 818
Email: leslie.campisi@hotwirepr.com
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Jörn Sanda is managing director at Hotwire Australia. Jörn joined the company in 2010 after a career with Text 100 and Hill & Knowlton. Jörn has over 16 years experience in the communications industry and previous client experience includes Adobe/Macromedia, Roche and Zeneca. Jörn is based in Sydney and today is responsible for spearheading the growth of Hotwire in the Asia-Pacific arena.

Telephone: +61 403 586 943
Email: jorn.sanda@hotwirepr.com.au
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Jo has been in the communications industry for over thirteen years.  In 2006, Jo decided to head to Sydney in pursuit of the sunshine and to further her PR experience.  With an international career which spans across the UK and Australia, Jo is an expert in brand strategy and consumer engagement. Jo ensures all activity is strategic, on message and delivered with best practice creative output. With a reputation for creating campaigns that change consumer behaviour and drive business growth, Jo takes a hands-on role with a number of rostered clients including Nestle and E! Entertainment. During her career she has been part of a team that delivered numerous award winning campaigns and has worked with major global consumer brands such as Coca-Cola, Nike and Kelloggs and on leading local brands including Electrolux, Fosters, Nokia and Nintendo.

Telephone: +61 2 9258 4472
Email: jo.clark@hotwirepr.com.au
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Prior to getting into PR in 2005 Hamish had nine years’ marketing experience in financial services in both Australia and New Zealand, working for Macquarie Bank and Axa Asia Pacific. He works across a range of reputation management disciplines including corporate communications, crisis management, media relations, thought leadership as well as marketing communications. Hamish has a particular interest in research-led PR and manages Hotwire's research offering, which measures brand perceptions and identifies communications issues and opportunities. More recently he has embarked on a self-taught education in social media, and enjoys sharing his learnings with clients.

Telephone: +64 9 355 9270
Email: hamish.anderson@hotwirepr.com
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Celine Puff is a director at Hotwire France.  Celine joined the company in 2003 after a career in sales & marketing and public relations in the UK, US and France.  Previous client experience includes Duracell, HP and Compaq.  Celine is based in Paris and today is specifically involved in the company’s operations in France and Benelux including marketing and new business development

Telephone: +33 1 43 12 55 46
Email: celine.puff@hotwirepr.com
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With 15 years experience in communications, Virginie develops contemporary and ambitious programs for businesses and organizations. Virginie leads dynamic teams in tailored communications strategies, ensuring that our clients see a return on investment that is in line with their business objectives, be they public or professional, technological or institutional. Her past client experience includes global and local brands including Novell, Steria, Juniper Networks, AMD and Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) France.

Telephone: +33 143 12 5548
Email: Virginie.puchaux@hotwirepr.com
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Manuela Moore is managing director of our office in Frankfurt and responsible for Hotwire’s clients and teams in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Manuela started her career in radio, TV, stage and movie production to then turn to PR and join Hotwire in 2004. Manuela’s past client experience includes brands from various technology areas such as Research In Motion, Ciao, bmcoforum, Ciena, Western Digital and Itella. She also holds media and presentation trainings as well as messaging workshops for our client base in Germany.

Telephone: +49 69 25 66 93 70
Email: manuela.moore@hotwirepr.com
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Florian is an associate director at Hotwire in Germany, and comes from a strong background in IT security and telecommunications. Florian joined Hotwire from talkabout Communications and his past client experience includes Samsung SE, Duracell, Flextronics, Arcor, Cisco, Blackberry and Ciena. Florian’s strengths lie in integrated social media campaigns and the co-ordination of international partner agencies.

Telephone: + 49 69 25 66 93-0
Email: florian.hohenauer@hotwirepr.com
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Saskia is based in Hotwire’s office in Frankfurt in Germany and is responsible for client service, account lead and management in the telecoms and IT & services practices. She has a proven track record of delivering amazing campaigns for her clients and has very good contacts with the German and European media. Saskia has worked for clients including Acision, Actuate, Novell, Duracell, Ciena, Sierra Wireless, Cable & Wireless and SAP.

Prior to joining Hotwire Saskia worked as an international account manager in London.  She started her career in Burson-Marsteller's tech practice in Frankfurt, Germany.

Telephone: +49 (0) 69 25 66 93 50
Email: saskia.stolper@hotwirepr.com
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Yashim Zavaleta leads the strategic direction and campaign management of Hotwire’s clients in Spain, focusing on clients in the consumer and marketing & media practices. Prior to joining Hotwire, Yashim worked for Pleon and Burson Marsteller.  Previous client experience includes Ciao, Olivetti, Oracle, Infospace, Party Gaming, BlackBerry, Pixmania.com, SanDisk, Six Apart and Logic3. 

Telephone: +34 91 744 12 98
Email: yashim.zavaleta@hotwirepr.com
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Alessia Bulani is country manager at Hotwire in Milan and joined in 2006 when we launched in Italy.  Alessia is responsible for strategic direction and management across Hotwire's clients in Italy.  Alessia's previous client experience includes Novell, Belkin, Ciao.it, Research In Motion, Nielsen//NetRatings and Subito.it.

Telephone: +39 02 7729 968
Email: alessia.bulani@hotwirepr.com
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Peter Sigrist is a director at 33 Digital, one of Europe's leading digital and social media PR agencies helping clients reach audiences in innovative new ways. Prior to joining 33 Digital Peter was an associate director at Fishburn Hedges and is an expert in social media and digital, issues management and crisis PR

Telephone: +44 207 608 4678
Email: peter.sigrist@33-digital.com
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