08 / 05 / 2012 - Manchester Evening News Editor Joins The Scott Partnership

Cheshire, UK (8 May 2012) – Former Manchester Evening News editor Maria McGeoghan has been recruited as director of strategy and operations at The Scott Partnership Holdings Ltd., the holding company of specialist business to business PR and marketing communications agency The Scott Partnership.

 

With sixteen years’ experience of working with clients in the science, healthcare, chemical and environment sectors, The Scott Partnership is based in Holmes Chapel in Cheshire with offices in the US and China. They further expanded their portfolio last year by acquiring two specialist scientific marketing and PR companies Phoenix Marcom Ltd and Kapler Communications Ltd, which are both based in Cambridge.

 

Kath Darlington, founder and CEO of The Scott Partnership commented : “We are a North-West success story, with operations growing on three continents. Maria joins the team to lead the strategy in our two Cambridge-based businesses, both of which are experiencing the growth that our group structure presents. Her solid foundation in the North-West of England will be an asset to us and as such, Maria will also help us strengthen our footprint locally, both in the UK and Europe. Our solid senior team will be enhanced by Maria joining us, as we take the business forward to exploit our many opportunities.”

 

Maria stepped down from her role as editor of the Trinity Mirror owned Manchester Evening News and editor-in-chief of 20 weekly newspapers in early April with a 30 year career in regional newspapers. She oversaw the launch of a weekly business magazine during her time at the MEN and presided over record online audience figures for the website.

 

“The Scott Partnership is a real success story and I am delighted to be joining such a talented and enthusiastic team.” she said. "They are embracing new challenges in new markets and I look forward to working hard to help achieve TSP's future ambitions."

 

Based near Manchester, UK, The Scott Partnership is a specialist business-to-business PR agency for the healthcare, scientific, technology and pharmaceutical industries, which has grown to become one of the leading communications consultancies in Europe. Founded in 1996, the company’s accelerated growth plan has seen it establish offices in Boston and Shanghai in the past three years as well as recent acquisitions of life science agencies Kapler Communications Ltd and Phoenix Marcom Communications Ltd.

 

For more information on The Scott Partnership, please call +44 (0)1477 539 539. Alternatively e-mail business@scottpr.com or visit www.scottpr.com.
 

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