Communications and marketing agency Pelican Communications has hired Trinity Mirror’s Jessica Beckett and former Blackpool Gazette senior reporter Joe Robinson. Beckett has worked in senior roles within the Manchester Evening News group of titles for some seven years. At Pelican, she will work across a number of food, foodservice and logistics accounts, managing a small team of […]
Citigate Dewe Rogerson has brought in Maria Darby-Walker as senior director within its financial team. Darby-Walker has some 25 years’ experience in advising board and senior execs on strategic and reputational issues. Her experience includes advising the boards of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Rio Tinto, Iglo/Bird’s Eye and having a key role in the Cadbury defence team […]
Consilium Strategic Communications is advising pharma business Shield Therapeutics on its proposed listing on London’s AIM market, following the company’s recent successful raising of £32.5 million. Shield announced that it had raised the funds on Friday (12 February) from an issue of shares and warrants. It expects to start trading on London’s junior market on 26 February with a market capitalisation of […]
Charli Morgan and Matt Glass, directors of London PR agency The Cult PR have launched a new virtual reality company, Cultural Reality Co., to offer consultancy to journalists, media, PR and marketing businesses. They are opening the doors on the new company now to anticipate Spring consumer launch of virtual reality headset Oculus Rift, which they believe […]
Coffin on Cake PR has been appointed by global fashion brand Bench to handle its UK comms activity. Founded in the UK in 1989, Bench is represented in 34 countries in Europe and North America, offering “performance and streetwear inspired apparel” for men and women. Coffin on Cake has been briefed to support the global development of the Bench brand […]
Lexis has enhanced its digital team with four new hires, including Microsoft’s Virginie Luce as head of digital and Cheil’s Geoff Desreumaux as head of social media. Luce has a strong client background in tech and lifestyle. Most recently, she led global marketing campaigns for Skype at Microsoft. She has also held senior international marketing […]
Independent international comms consultancy Hume Brophy has hired The Communication Group’s Chris Martin as a director in its UK public affairs division. Martin has some ten years’ consultancy experience and joins Hume Brophy after four years as a group board director and head of public affairs at The Communication Group. He previously worked for ASDA Walmart as a senior […]
Chris Blackhurst, a former editor of The Independent, is to join election strategist Lynton Crosby’s political consultancy Crosby Textor Fullbrook (CTF) full-time as a senior executive. Blackhurst still has a writing contract with The Independent and is in the process of completing his final column for the paper before joining CTF. His move to join the firm, Blackhurst said, is not […]
Comms professionals are urged to take part in a survey to identify emerging trends in the industry by AMEC, which has partnered with leading PR associations, including the University of Southern California’s Centre for PR, to produce a new Global Communications Report. The study will build on the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations’ long-running GAP (Generally Accepted […]
Pitch Wins Typhoo has awarded a social and digital brief to comms consultancy MC2 as the tea brand looks to attract younger consumers. British protein bar manufacturer Pulsin’ was appointed consumer PR agency SAIBR to launch its new range of oat bars, as the brand enters the children’s snack market. Skincare brand Tria Beauty was brought in Fever as its […]