LONDON—The Communications & Network Consulting (CNC) corporate and financial communications unit of MSLGroup has hired veteran advisors Louise Tingström and Kevin Soady as partners, based in the firm’s London office. Tingström and Soady were most recently with M:Communications and will be joined by former colleagues senior consultant Teresa Wincrantz and team assistant Helena King.

Tingström, an M&A and restructuring expert, was head of Financial Dynamics’ French and continental Europe client group and previously ran international communications for British Airways and Visa.

Soady specialises multi-disciplinary communications for IPOs, reputation and corporate positioning. Prior to joining M: in 2004 he led the international team at Dewe Rogerson, then Citigate Dewe Rogerson for many years.

CNC has also added Jacqueline Hénard, a senior policy analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations, as head of its French operations

And in India, Gaurav Trivedi has been promoted to managing director of CNC India.