Tim Ledeboer and Laura McDyre join the VMA Group

VMA Group has appointed two new consultants to join the rapidly expanding team.

Tim Ledeboer comes to VMA from London media buying and planning agency, MNC. Tim headed up the Business Development Team with a strong focus on finance and dot com brands. Joining the Financial Services team at VMA, Tim will bring with him a thorough knowledge and understanding of this sector, adding to the specialist offering at VMA.

Prior to MNC Tim has had vast PR experience in the consumer, public sector and financial services sectors, both agency and client-side with Grayling UK and The Lawn Tennis Association.

To continue to strengthen the offering of the Northern Division Laura comes to VMA from SLG Marketing, a specialist integrated business to business marketing communications agency, where she held the position of Account Director heading-up a seven-strong account handling team. Involved in the directive of the top-line strategy for her Clients, Laura also had an integral role in the acquisition of new business. With experience spanning over five years Lauraís Account Director role encompassed PR, advertising, new media, direct mail and literature production in the construction and retail sectors.

Prior to SLG Marketing, Laura was at Brazen PR, one of the top 20 PR agencies outside of London, working on a variety of big-brand consumer accounts in the arenas of FMCG, retail, health and beauty and event management.

Vicky Mann, VMA Group comments:
We are delighted with the appointment of Tim and Laura and we are confident they will add to our unique offering at VMA, strengthening our position in London and Manchester.