Sam Lister, the Department of Health’s comms director, is moving to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) as group director of comms. Lister has spent the last four-and-a-half years at the Department of Health (DH), where he has led several government comms programmes including the domestic handling of Ebola, the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, […]
Ranj George, head of consumer at LEWIS UK, on why agencies need to get better at valuing their staff, the need to love, live and breathe PR to succeed, and how he dreams of running a pick’n’mix shop in Shoreditch. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Watched BBC Breakfast and Good Morning Britain, skimmed through two […]
JFA Systems, a travel reservations systems provider, has appointed its first PR agency, Rooster PR, to push its UK media launch. Following a competitive pitch, Rooster is launching JFA Systems to media in the UK, managing its press office and raising brand awareness among national and trade publications. JFA Systems, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this […]
Retail chain Poundland has hired FleishmanHillard Fishburn to handle its consumer PR and social media following a competitive pitch. The new arrangement is put in place this month and will include brand campaigns, content planning and press office activity. Gill Stewart, head of marketing & space, Poundland, said: “We went through a stringent pitch process and FleishmanHillard […]
Comms consultancy, JPES Partners has hired Miles Donohoe to join its expanding London team as director. Donohoe will join JPES’ management team and will have responsibility for growing the company’s client base within the wider financial services market. Julian Samways, managing director at JPES Partners, said: “This is a very exciting time for the company and, […]
Mason Williams PR has launched a Mother, Baby and Parenting division, with initial clients and projects including baby mattress brand SleepCurve, pure fruit snacking bar Fruit Heroes and an ambassadorship programme for preschool development specialist Lamaze, featuring Coleen Rooney. Headed by senior consultant Victoria Barker and senior director Joanne Greer, the division is on the hunt for more opportunities […]
KINC has been named as the first UK marketing agency for video gaming headset brand Astro Gaming, with a brief to develop a PR and marketing strategy to target new audiences for the brand. Astro creates video gaming headsets and equipment across multiple platforms, and its products are recognised as the official audio gaming headset […]
Headland has appointed Tulchan’s senior communications adviser, Lucy Legh, as director. After a decade of working with Tulchan, Legh joins Headland’s 37-strong team and she brings extensive experience of advising companies on how to communicate their investment case and corporate strategy to the media and capital markets. Chris Salt, CEO at Headland, said: “Lucy’s appointment is another significant […]
Strategic comms group, Vigo, has been appointed by Premaitha Health to advise on capital markets communications. The Premaitha account team will be led at Vigo by director Ben Simons and account director Fiona Henson. Simons said: “Premaitha is at the forefront of an emerging multi-billion pound market for non-invasive prenatal testing. Its leading CE marked system is […]
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has promoted Yasmin Diamond, senior vice president of global corporate affairs, to its executive committee. Diamond is set to join the committee and become executive vice president of global corporate affairs on 4 April 2016. Richard Solomons, chief executive officer at IHG, said: “This promotion reflects the enormous contribution Yasmin […]