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BOLDT announces two senior hires in Oslo and Zurich

BOLDT is pleased to announce the hire of Ann Elin Hvidsten and Anja Kroll, two senior communication and creative leaders.  This comes on the heels of BOLDT – the fast-growing international business strategy and communications firm – being shortlisted by The Holmes Report as the “Global New Agency of the Year”.  BOLDT’s clients will benefit from their proven experience in navigating complex business challenges for the world’s largest companies.

Ann Elin Hvidsten joins BOLDT as a Partner in Oslo.  She most recently served as Managing Director and Head of Creative in Burson Cohn and Wolfe Oslo. She was previously the Creative Director of Agendum. She has 20 years experience in branding, campaigning and positioning and has led numerous multinational campaigns for companies and organisations. 

Anja Kroll was appointed Director in BOLDT’s Zurich office. She comes to BOLDT with more than a decade of experience working in the insurance and energy sectors, most recently at AXA where she served as a communications leader and company spokesperson.  She has a strong background in strategy, digital transformation, innovation and content management. Anja also has deep experience in complex diversity and corporate social responsibility issues.

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Jeremy Galbraith, BOLDT Managing Partner:

“We are seeing strong and increasing demand for our business strategy-led approach to communications.  I am therefore delighted these two strong leaders are joining our growing team. With Ann Elin, BOLDT now has one of the most experienced creative consultants in the Nordic region. And Anja with her digitally savviness and strong understanding of organisational change management will help leading DACH-customers through challenging transformational processes.”