Hanover opens Dublin office
Public affairs consultancy Hanover Group has opened a new office in Dublin. It will be led by former MD of Keating & Associates Lorna Jennings. Further appointments [...]
Flight Centre Travel Group hires Rooster PR
Rooster PR has been handed a retained UK press office brief by the Flight Centre Travel Group, following a competitive pitch. The agency will focus on positioning Flight [...]
Hay Festival appoints Christopher Bone as publicity director
Global literary event brand Hay Festival has appointed FMcM Associates’ Christopher Bone to the new role of publicity director, who will oversee UK and international PR [...]
Markettiers Manchester hires new general manager
Broadcast consultancy Markettiers has appointed Josh Wheeler as general manager of its Manchester division. Wheeler, who has been with Markettiers for three years, will take [...]
Independent investment consultant Redington appoints MRM
Independent investment consultant Redington has appointed financial services PR consultancy MRM to support its growth plans. MRM will work closely with head of marketing, Dave [...]
Yellow Jersey PR appoints account director
Corporate and financial consultancy Yellow Jersey PR has hired Georgina Whittle as an account director in its corporate team. Whittle who will report to head of corporate Adam [...]
KPMG hires Paul Middleton as corporate comms senior manager
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 [...]
Hume Brophy hires Metro Bank PR director to lead corporate affairs team
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, [...]
Remarkable hires north region director
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 [...]
Blacks Solicitors hires Brass
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 [...]
Pesto Restaurants hires Rule 5
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 [...]
Refresh PR launches Skinny Lager
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 [...]
Gorkana Meets… Shares Magazine
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 [...]
Brando Eyewear announces in-house team hires
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Georgia Tourism briefs kbc
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 [...]
South Wales Argus ex-editor launches PR consultancy
Kevin Ward, who stepped down from the role as editor of the South Wales Argus in October last year, has launched his own agency Kevin Ward Media Ltd. Ward spent 27 years [...]
Bite wins UK comms brief for on-demand lifestyle app Missbeez
Missbeez, a mobile app which offers lifestyle and beauty services, has appointed Bite as its retained UK comms agency, following a competitive pitch. Connecting women with a [...]