20 September 2023

One of the UK’s most experienced agency figures has joined H/Advisors Cicero to provide strategic communications counsel to clients. With a formidable political, media and business network gained over the course of a career as a consultant, Labour special advisor and broadcaster, she will also be tasked with driving new business opportunities.  

Rhoda joins H/Advisors Cicero from WA Communications where she was a Partner from 2021 – 2023. Previously she was Senior Director at Hanover Communications from 2012 – 2020 and Managing Director at Burson Marsteller. 

Over the course of her career, she has won the PR Week PA Campaign of the Year and the Public Affairs News Freelancer of the Year Award. Former clients include Airbus, RWE, Tata Steel, Saab, Danone Baby Nutrition, Heineken, HSBC and BAE Systems.    

Before moving into agency, she worked as a special advisor to the Secretary of State for Scotland during the last Labour Government and spent nearly 20 years in the media in Scotland, as a programme presenter, journalist and producer. In that time, she won numerous awards, including a Bafta for Best Documentary.   

Rhoda Macdonald said:  

“I am absolutely delighted to be joining H/Advisors Cicero. I have known Iain Anderson and Mark Twigg for a very long time and have watched with admiration as they built the agency into the very successful business that it is today. I’m looking forward to helping the team build on that success.”  

Iain Anderson, Executive Chairman of H/Advisors Cicero said: 

“We are all delighted that Rhoda has agreed to join the team to support our ambitious plans for growth. She brings unrivalled public affairs and corporate communications experience, as well as an impressive network of contacts across the corporate, political and media landscape. Rhoda will bring an extra dimension to our strategic client counsel, as well as our business development. She also deepens our strong Labour Party expertise ahead of next year’s General election.”