Grayling appoints new head of health and public sector

Grayling UK has promoted director Kathryn Ager to head up its public and third sector, health and skills team.

Ager has been with the agency for five years, the last three of which have been as a director.

Before joining Grayling, she spent eight years at Good Relations, where she worked on a range of NHS, consumer health and nutrition accounts. Prior to that, she held agency and in-house roles in Australia.

Richard Jukes, chairman of Grayling UK, said: “We are delighted to announce Kathryn’s appointment to spearhead our highly regarded public and health sector offer.

“Kathryn has done an excellent job of consolidating existing clients and winning some great new ones over the past six months, representing amongst others: Transport for London, Health Education England and the World Heart Federation.

“The team has also been recognised for its award-winning media work for National Trading Standards. We are confident that under her leadership our work in this sector will continue to expand and flourish.”

Ager added: “I am delighted to be appointed to lead Grayling’s public sector work. It’s an area I love working in and where I believe we can make a real difference. We have a fantastic team committed to delivering the best possible results for clients. There are lots of exciting opportunities ahead of us.”