Dee Cayhill, director of Cayhill Partners, explains how communications directors can secure non-executive director (NED) and other leadership roles and why doing so matters. The need for boards to better manage their company’s reputation and identify risks has never been more critical. Yet when looking at the make-up of boards, particularly those in the FTSE, […]
Way to Blue has been appointed to handle the UK consumer and trade PR launch for Super Bock, which claims to be the world’s best-selling Portuguese beer. Owned by Unicer, the largest beverage company in Portugal, Super Bock, which was first brewed in 1927, sold over 3.4 million hectolitres across 50 countries in 2014. The […]
Britain’s largest TV shopping channel, QVC UK, has appointed Gant UK’s Jayne Bristow as brand and comms director, with a brief to focus on PR and internal comms. Bristow will serve on QVC’s global comms and community affairs leadership team, working closely with Colleen Rooney, VP global comms and community affairs at QVC. Previously, Bristow […]
Christen Thomson, former deputy CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association and head of communications for private equity firm Terra Firma, has joined Citigate Dewe Rogerson’s financial team as a senior director. Thomson is also a former journalist who spent 12 years at the BBC but is best-known for his six-year spell at AIMA, the […]
Brandnation has promoted its head of health and beauty, Eva Frankel, to deputy MD, eight years after she joined the London-based agency as an account manager. Working alongside Brandnation co-founder and MD Mary Killingworth, Frankfel will continue to oversee the agency’s Health and Beauty division, as well as undertake new management responsibilities, including PR operations and […]
Adam Leigh, former deputy editor of The Independent and now strategy director at W, on the most efficient way to get up to speed on the latest news stories, cutting his teeth at the Burton Herald & Post and the tragic demise of his Lego collection. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Listened to […]
W is behind today’s latest Thames-related PR stunt, which has seen a six-metre statue – made from artificial leaves – of PG tips’ Monkey mascot sailing down the river drinking a cup of Green Tea. The two-storey topiary, which is crafted from 110,486 fabricated green tea leaves, sailed past London structures including The Shard, Houses […]
Grifco PR has won a deal to manage the public relations for the G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh, a five-star, 136-room hotel in Edinburgh’s Old Town. The London-based agency, which works in the boutique luxury travel, spa and beauty sectors, has been tasked with raising the hotel’s profile, particularly outside of Scotland, to make it a household […]
Hudson Sandler, a financial and business comms consultancy, has announced the promotion of director Alex Brennan (pictured) to its board. Brennan has spent seven years at Hudson Sandler, advising retail, leisure and consumer clients on capital market activity. At 30, Brennan will be the youngest member of the board. “Alex is a great strategic senior consultant […]
TBSeen.com, a new shopping and lifestyle content platform founded earlier this year by TV and radio presenter Kate Thornton, has chosen Eulogy to handle its PR as it launches to both brands and shoppers. With a focus on “savvy shopping”, Thornton, who is also editor-in-chief of TBSeen.com, curates a mix of shopping deals and content […]