Professional services firm KPMG has appointed Ketchum’s Paul Middleton as corporate communications senior manager, with special responsibility for the firm’s Brexit comms. The newly-created post forms part of the firm’s wider Brexit team, offering guidance to clients and staff. Middleton takes over from Margot Cowhig, who moves to KPMG’s public affairs department, and Richard Warwick, […]
Hume Brophy has appointed former director of communications at Metro Bank Pete Murray to lead on corporate affairs. Murray supported Metro Bank during its £400m capital raise, and successful listing on the London Stock Exchange last year (2016). Prior to joining Metro Bank in 2015, Murray worked for global design consultancy Ove Arup, where he spent […]
Communications and public affairs consultancy Remarkable Group has hired Kevin Whitmore as north region director. He will oversee the group’s work across the north of England and sits on the operational board of directors. Whitmore joins Remarkable from Lexington Communications, where he was a director. He brings nearly a decade of public affairs experience to the […]
Blacks Solicitors LLP has chosen Headingley-based marketing agency Brass to manage its PR in 2017. Brass will help to differentiate Blacks Solicitors in a crowded market by positioning it as the best law firm in Yorkshire. According to Brass, the Leeds-based law firm was impressed with the team’s creativity, passion, and pro-active approach, as well as its focus […]
Rule 5 has been appointed by independent Italian restaurant group Pesto Restaurants to handle its PR and marketing comms strategy. The retained brief, which includes social media, CRM, events and comms activity, will see Rule 5 provide support for all eight restaurants, located in the North West and Midlands. It will also be responsible for the […]
SkinnyBrands has appointed Refresh PR and social media agency Shoot the Moon to launch its new range of low calorie alcohol drinks, including Skinny Lager. Skinny Lager, which is SkinnyBrands’ first product, is a “full strength” lager that contains 89 calories per 330ml and it launches into Morrisons this month. SkinnyBrands will continue to create a portfolio […]
Daniel Coatsworth, editor at Shares, talks to Gorkana about the magazine’s recent move to digital-only publishing and how PR professionals can help with content. What characterises Shares Magazine? Our USP is the provision of forward-looking investment ideas for retail investors. We also pride ourselves in explaining complicated information in plain English and providing strong opinions […]
Luxury eyewear group Brando has brought in Agent Provocateur’s Erica Sutton-Teague as PR and marketing manager. Sutton-Teague was previously global press officer for Agent Provocateur’s diffusion line, L’Agent by Agent Provocateur. In her new role at Brando, Sutton-Teague will look after all PR and marketing activity across the group’s brand portfolio, including Serge Kirchhofer and […]
Your bite-sized update of the latest people news and moves to be featured on Gorkana News: Forster Communications has appointed John Grounds as its new chair, replacing founder Jilly Forster, who launched the agency 20 years ago. Forster will take on a new role to provide strategic advice to the agency board. Creative agency M&C […]
Travel PR specialist kbc has been appointed by Georgia Tourism to promote the southern state as a premier travel destination in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. kbc started work on 1 January and the contract will run initially for one calendar year. It will be responsible for media relations, travel trade and consumer marketing activities, with the […]