Integrated strategic communications and public affairs consultancy Fourtold, continues to build on last year’s growth with the addition of three hires to its Oxford office.

Dr. Marin Hirschfeld joins as a managing consultant to support its strategic communications services and will focus on the consultancy’s agri-food clients.

Marin arrives from CABI, a global NGO focusing on agriculture and the environment, where he led the digital marketing team, engaging with key stakeholders across the global agri-food value chain – from farmers to policymakers, and scientists to private sector companies, across both B2B and B2C.

Zoha Azhar joins Fourtold as senior consultant. She arrives from the international CEO advisory firm Teneo, in Dubai, where she worked with high-level UAE government clients. She holds an MSC in Public Policy and Management from SOAS University of London and speaks English, Urdu, French, and Arabic.

Jordon Matte joins Fourtold as a consultant. He comes from the office of the leader of Canada's opposition where he was policy lead for economic recovery. This followed stints in the same office as leader's speechwriter, and before that as senior policy advisor to the shadow minister for foreign affairs.

Jordan is a Schwarzman scholar (Asia's version of the Rhodes Scholarship), and a Chevening scholar (a global academic programme for promising young professional leaders).

The appointments build on Fourtold’s fast-growing science, health, and technology client base, and reputation for integrated advocacy and communications work with global organisations, including Vodafone, PepsiCo, and Johnson & Johnson.

Debbie Parris, managing partner of Fourtold says, “Clients are looking for our counsel and support as they navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical, environmental, and societal landscape; one which presents both challenges and opportunities for change and stakeholder engagement."