FREELAND: Fledgling communications agency Broglio has appointed international public relations and marketing specialist Kevin Brewer as joint managing director.

Mr Brewer has completed a six-month notice period with former ICI and Zeneca bio-science group Ecosyl Products and will link up with current Broglio managing director Amy Jackson.

He left Weston-on-the-Green-based PR agency The Mistral Group to join agricultural research firm Ecosyl as marketing and communications director in 1998, becoming a board director in 2003.

Mr Brewer said: "My time at Ecosyl has been challenging, enjoyable and highly successful, but after 10 years in-house, it is time for me to return to consultancy."