Four new members join Echo Research’s advisory board, bringing expertise in areas such as ESG and crisis management.

Echo Research, a research company specialising in communications, brand and reputation research, has announced the appointment of four new members to its client advisory board.

The new members are former Body Shop activism director, Kate Levine, who will support Echo Research’s work for clients looking for stakeholder insight across environmental and social governance programmes; former McDonald’s corporate vice president, Julian Hilton-Johnson; Celadon Pharmaceuticals non-executive director Liz Shanahan and global business advisor Jan Dauman.

Sandra Macleod, group CEO of Echo Research, says: “Echo’s 19-strong advisory board brings together senior specialists with expertise in specific sectors, geographies or strategic communications areas such as crisis, ESG, investor activism and major change.  

“We are building our advisory board to work alongside Echo’s specialist research teams to deliver pragmatic counsel based on their experience and our evidence-based insights to support leaders aiming for better.”