Glasshouse Partnership expands technology and social media team

Lucia Barbato has been appointed as a Senior Associate of Glasshouse Partnership.

Barbato, who joins from a boutique technology agency, has several years experience in the fields of IT and telecoms public relations. Previous clients include Affiniti, Corel, 1&1 and Sonus Networks. Her role at Glasshouse Partnership will be to build the technology and telecoms division, as well as to work closely with BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.

The team is also pleased to announce the appointment of Ben LaMothe, a post-graduate with significant experience in social media and blogging, as a Junior Associate.

Ben is in the dissertation phase of an MSc in Electronic Publishing at City University London. He has previously worked in the web division at Telegraph.co.uk, where he assisted in the development of their new blogs platform; and with United Business Media, as a web & social media consultant. His role at Glasshouse Partnership will be to help build the social media and blogging divisions, and to work closely with Glasshouse’s varied clients.

Both bring considerable knowledge in their respective specialisms of technology and social media, which will add considerably to the agency’s offerings.