Jupiter is delighted to announce the appointment of Despina Constantinides as Head of UK Retail PR.

Despina, who has more than 11 years experience in PR, joins Jupiter from Polhill Communications, where she was an account director/partner. During her nine year career at Polhill, Despina has worked for a diverse range of clients, with a particular emphasis on the asset management sector.  Her role included the provision of strategic advice and the direction of a variety of high profile PR campaigns. Despina has also previously worked in an in-house capacity as senior press officer at M&G Investments.

In this newly-created role at Jupiter, Despina will work with Alicia Wyllie to further develop Jupiter's PR, concentrating on the UK retail business. This will free Alicia to focus on extending Jupiter's relations with both the corporate and international media.

Alicia Wyllie, Head of Communications at Jupiter, said: "Jupiter's business is growing rapidly, not only in the UK but internationally, and across a variety of business units. At the same time, the media has undergone rapid expansion and we felt, as a result, it was the right time to add resource to our media relations team.

"Attracting someone of Despina's calibre and reputation is a real coup for Jupiter and we are very much looking forward to her joining the business."

Despina said: "Jupiter has a tremendous reputation in the UK and is already highly respected by the press. The business is growing rapidly in a number of areas and I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with Alicia and the team to support this expansion."

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