Powerscourt supported Bank of Cyprus, the banking and financial services group, as it listed its shares on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on 19 January. Bank of Cyprus listed with a market capitalisation of €1.5 billion (£1.3 billion). Powerscourt has advised Bank of Cyprus on financial and corporate communications since 2014, […]
Brands2Life has today launched its first US office in San Francisco and appointed Rene Musech as managing director of Brands2Life US. The US team will act as an extension of the agency’s London operations and launches with a portfolio of clients including Collinson Group, a business which “influences customer behaviour to drive revenue and value for clients”; Fairsail, the global HR […]
British insurance retailer Swinton Insurance has hired Gill Galassi for its newly-created head of public relations role. Galassi is the former head of global comms for PZ Cussons and, previously, head of corporate comms at Well Pharmacy. At Swinton, she will report to marketing director Anne Kirk, and will be responsible for the continued development of […]
Quiz, the international womenswear fast-fashion brand, has appointed Hudson Sandler retained advisor for its international strategic communication and brand awareness work. Alex Brennan, partner, will lead the Hudson Sandler team, joined by client director Sophie Lister and client executive Fern Duncan. Tarak Ramzen, chief executive and founder at Quiz, said: “Quiz is a dynamic brand […]
Yang Sing, one of Manchester’s longest-established and best-known Chinese Cantonese restaurants, has appointed Havas PR UK to support its 40th anniversary year. Havas PR has been briefed to help make 2017 a year of celebration for Yang Sing and the agency will be creating a number of events to commemorate 40 “successful years of business”. […]
Susie Hackett, the new head of corporate communications at pharmaceutical company Mundipharma, talks to Gorkana about her new role, the challenges she anticipates and the audiences she aims to reach. What are you most looking forward to in your new role at Mundipharma? Mundipharma has a different approach to other pharmaceutical companies, and I am looking forward to […]
Tanya Joseph, the architect of Sport England’s award-winning This Girl Can campaign, has joined The Playbook’s new Change Network – a group of specialist advisors with expertise in behavioural science and behaviour change campaigns. As director of business partnerships for Sport England, Joseph was named ‘Marketer of the Year’ at the 2015 Masters of Marketing Awards after This Girl Can […]
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: Portland hires former Michael Gove adviser Portland has hired Henry Cook, a former adviser to Michael Gove, as associate director in its Brexit unit. Before joining Portland, Cook was special adviser to Gove for four years. He played a role in […]
Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News this week: Event: Media briefing with Shortlist Media In our first media briefing for 2017, this week we were joined by ShortList Media’s CEO Ella Dolphin and editorial director Phil Hilton, who revealed that people are 6% happier when reading a print […]
Josh Wheeler, general manager at broadcast PR specialist Markettiers Manchester, argues the value of local radio and offers tips for PR professionals looking to target it in their campaign strategies. The latest figures from Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR), the official body for radio audience measurement, confirm that radio is still one of the most powerful […]