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Meet the team
Johnson King is full of talented people - and here are five of them. Our senior management team has decades of experience in the technology PR and marketing sectors, and are all experts in their field.

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Valérie Sontot
Head of Johnson King France

Valérie joined Johnson King in 2010 to head the Paris office. Her role encompasses strategic counsel, hands-on media outreach and business development.

Valérie has more than fifteen years experience of running technology PR campaigns in France, predominantly as part of international campaigns. Her client experience ranges from industry giants such as IBM, Intel and Microsoft through to technology innovators such as ThinPrint, Mediatvcom and Displax.

Prior to joining Johnson King, Valérie spent seven years as a freelance technology PR consultant and five years with technology PR firm Text100. She has also worked in-house, as European PR manager for Gateway Computers in Dublin.

Flora Haslam
Joint Managing Director

Having joined Johnson King in 2000, Flora now helps run the agency and also heads up one of our UK PR teams. She is responsible for defining PR strategy, messaging and targets for her clients as well as developing and driving campaigns.

Prior to joining Johnson King, Flora worked at Edelman, having completed an MSc in public relations at Stirling University.

Claire Ayles
Joint Managing Director

Claire has been with Johnson King since 1999, she now helps to run the agency and heads up one of our UK-based teams. Her role is both strategic and hands-on, advising clients on positioning, objectives and messaging while ensuring that activities are producing the right results.

Prior to joining Johnson King, Claire was an events organiser for an American university, a communications officer for the University of Westminster, and worked for BT corporate marketing.

Ingrid Daschner
Head of Johnson King Central Europe

Ingrid joined Johnson King in January 2000 to establish our Central European office in Munich. She provides strategic insight and direction to clients in the German, Austrian and Swiss markets.

Prior to joining Johnson King, Ingrid spent 10 years as European Marketing Communications Manager with AMD, having previously worked in technical publishing.

Mike King
Chairman

Mike is the founder and chairman of Johnson King. He is a respected figure within the PR and communications industry, and is widely recognised throughout the technology sector. He is responsible for business development and client care, and provides strategic advice on key accounts.

Prior to working in PR, Mike was a technical journalist. He originally trained as an electronics engineer with the Ministry of Defence.