Kirsty Leighton

Kirsty Leighton brings three decades of experience in corporate brand and communications, having held senior leadership roles at agencies including Hudson Sandler, Text100, and WE Communications, and is now Chair of the PRCA. She is a passionate advocate for ethical PR, making history as part of the all-women leadership of the PRCA alongside CEO Sarah Wadding MBE, while championing B Corp principles, promoting Better Business, and forging partnerships with policymakers to advance responsible use of PR within democratic processes. A formidable entrepreneur, Kirsty founded the multi-award-winning Milk & Honey PR in 2017, a people-first, ethically led, values-driven agency that now operates four offices across three continents and is 55% employee-owned. Committed to continuous learning, she has participated in Goldman Sachs’ invitation-only ‘10,000 Small Businesses’ and elite ‘Unicorn School’ business accelerators.