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Sarah McOnie

Sarah McOnie

Managing Director

Sarah McOnie, Director and Founder of The McOnie Agency, has over 25 years experience in the health and safety industry. Her driving passion for setting up the Agency in 1990 was to communicate a positive image for health and safety and make it interesting.

"Health and Safety gets a pretty poor representation in the media although ultimately it is there to protect and save life, says Sarah. We believe that if we can make the stories behind the industry compelling and interesting, it will help develop a positive and respected image for health and safety. If, through the work we do, everyone is more aware of how important work safety is, then we are contributing something worthwhile every day.

By continuing to recruit the best PR and media professionals we have built a team that will help us maintain our position as Europe's leading specialist "safety" focused Public Relations Company."

Alison Green

Operations Manager

Alison has an incredible eye for detail and consequently is ideally placed to be responsible for the strategic operations of The McOnie Agency.

Her role is diverse and she is responsible for HR, Finance and Operations. She also runs the agency’s busy Events department and together with her team has successfully delivered numerous pan-European hospitality events, exhibitions, seminars and symposia.

Wendy Hennem

Business Development Manager

Wendy joined The McOnie Agency in 2008 after several years as a Marketing Consultant for the SME market and the Financial Services sector. Prior to this she held senior Marketing roles at The AA and Standard Life Healthcare.

Wendy’s areas of expertise cover Brand, Direct Marketing and Marketing Strategy. She is responsible for both Business Development and Marketing for The McOnie Agency and enjoys the interactive and creative side of the job.

Carolyn Long

Administrator

Carolyn is a busy Administrator for The McOnie Agency and has worked here for more than 8 years. Prior to that she worked for The Association of British Travel Agents National Training Board and a local design agency.

Carolyn offers The McOnie Agency’s clients an in-depth knowledge of the safety industry coupled with excellent organisational skills. Our clients can always rely on Carolyn to just get things done and she can often be juggling several different projects at the same time.

Joanne Gardyne

Bought and Sales Ledger

Joanne runs the day to day accounts of The McOnie Agency, dealing with all Sales and Purchase Ledger, Credit Control and all internal accounting procedures. Joanne has over 10 years experience in business accounting and enjoys the daily challenges that are part of this key position.

Pauline Gillan

Account Manager

Pauline is an experienced Communications Manager having worked both in-house and as a consultant for some of the UK’s leading business organisations including cable TV and communications company NTL.

Pauline's experience and expertise lies in providing creative and effective campaigns that gain coverage for even the most difficult of topics and manages PR for Arco, Scott Health & Safety, Sypol, Laerdal and Semmco.

Liam Jenkins

Account Manager

Hannah MacLeod

Account Executive

Hannah joined The McOnie Agency fresh from the University of Birmingham where she graduated with a degree in English. After completing her finals she managed to win a PR internship with Leader Communications in Birmingham where she was given a good introduction into the world of PR and decided it was a career that she wanted to pursue. Hannah has filled the role of Account Executive and supports the Account Managers on 3M, Cirrus, BSIF, IIRSM, The Emergency Services Show, Scott Health and Safety and Caterpillar Footwear. She is very much looking forward to learning everything there is to know about the world of Health and Safety.

Laura Huet

Account Executive

Whilst studying her Communication degree, Laura first caught the PR bug studying a practical public relations module that left a lasting impression. After graduating Laura worked within the marketing sector, gaining experience in a large city museum, working for a car lubricants company and finally transitioning into a PR agency where she specialised in digital PR. Since making the move into Health and Safety PR, Laura brings a highly organised, pro-active and customer focused work ethic to The McOnie Agency.