The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has appointed Harry McAdoo as director of brand and corporate reputation. McAdoo joins from ICAEW where he was director of communications. He will lead the ACCA team responsible for driving brand and corporate reputation across the world, and will report to Alan Hatfield, executive director, strategy and development […]
London-based Dynamo PR is launching a sister company in Redwood City, California, to support its US client base. Heather Delaney, vice president, North America, will lead Dynamo’s US business having previously launched Dynamo’s consumer technology and crowdfunding divisions. Delaney said: “Dynamo has grown so much in a short space of time to be truly international in its […]
Peter Cobley, managing director at recruitment consultancy Found Us, explains how he thinks talent pipelining could help tackle the PR industry’s skills gap. Recruitment in the world of public relations has been through a bumpy ride lately. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) refers to a significant skills shortage, and there are so many agencies cropping up each year […]
Chime-owned tech PR specialist Harvard has brought in Gareth Clark from B2B tech sales and marketing agency McDonald Butler to take on the role of client services director. A board member at McDonald Butler, Clark created demand generation campaigns for clients including Microsoft, HP, SAP and Oracle. Leading a large client services team, he was […]
London-based racehorse ownership club Chelsea Thoroughbreds has appointed Zambuni to help build its profile as a new, “sociable” way to get involved in the racing world. James Ramsden and Richard Morecombe founded Chelsea Thoroughbreds in 2014. Born out of The Syndey Arms, “the only racing pub in London”, it offers a equine and thoroughbred concierge service that […]
PR firm EMERGE has won three PR briefs from nutritional powdered food brand Huel, monthly femcare subscription box Pink Parcel and cactus water brand True Nopal. EMERGE has been briefed to raise awareness of the Huel brand, promoting its key benefits and encouraging conversation about the sustainability of food and the global impact of increased […]
Chris Mostyn recently joined Murphy (J. Murphy & Sons Ltd) as head of marketing and communications. He talks about his career to date, what makes a good comms team and why he loves working in PR. How did you get into corporate comms? After journalism training, my first job was as a junior press officer at […]
As Morgan McLintic steps down, Stephen Corsi will lead LEWIS’ US operations as executive vice president. Corsi takes over from current EVP, McLintic – who is leaving the company after 20 years. Corsi joined LEWIS four years ago from digital marketing agency iCrossing. He has since overseen the growth of LEWIS’ digital marketing arm (Pulse) and, last year, the team […]
Financial PR consultancy, KL Communications (Kaso Legg Communications), has hired Ellis Ford as account manager. Ford joins KL from MRM Communications, having worked with financial clients including Kames Capital, Man GLG, Nucleus Financial and Thesis Asset Management. Jamie Legg, partner at KL Communications, said: “Ellis brings a wealth of experience to KL, having run many PR […]
The winners of the 11th annual Willis Towers Watson Media Awards were announced last night at a ceremony held in London. Arash Massoudi, M&A and corporate finance correspondent for the Financial Times, won in the ‘M&A Journalist of the Year’ category at the awards, which celebrate excellence in business journalism in the areas of human resources […]