Communications agency Makara Health has made four new appointments, as it continues to expand its team to support continued growth.

The hires are Gillian Wain, Sue Eales, Vicky Laker and Emma Reakes as account director, project director, and two project coordinators respectively.

Gillian joins from Cello Health Communications. With over 20 years’ experience in medical education, communications and publishing and exceptional project management skills, she will work across key global medical education and communications accounts and new business.

Sue joins from Bedrock Healthcare Communications. She has over 16 years’ experience working within medical communications and publishing and has worked extensively in partnership with medical societies to create targeted educational content.

Vicky joins Makara from Salisbury Playhouse and Wiltshire Creative with a diverse range of experience from project coordination to stage management in her 13-year career in theatre, and Emma from a 15-year career in recruitment, sales and marketing and executive admin support within Banking and Financial Services.

“We’re delighted to welcome Gillian, Sue, Vicky and Emma to the team and these appointments signal further growth for the company,” said Louise Sharp, owner and managing director of Makara Health. “Gillian and Sue’s appointments will bolster our medical education and communications offering and the appointment of two new project coordinators will enable our teams to continue to deliver excellent results for our clients, built on the flexible working model that we are proud to offer.”