Harry and Meghan hire first communications director to manage personal and professional PR
By Alexandra BellusciMeredith Maines has joined Team Sussex.
The businesswoman will serve as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's first chief communications officer. She will manage the couple's personal reputation and expanding their business portfolio.
Maines comes from Lightspeed Venture Partners, where she served as a marketing partner for the firm and oversaw communications, and brand strategy, per Axios.

"I'm honored to partner with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to highlight the amazing work they are doing through Archewell, their broader business portfolio, and nonprofit work," Maines said, according to the outlet.
"I'm excited to help them tell their story as entrepreneurs, builders and philanthropists, while overseeing all communications for the couple and their ventures."
Meghan, 43, was recently forced to rename and rebrand her lifestyle company, now dubbed As Ever, after trademark snafus with its first name, American Riviera Orchard.










