Burson-Marsteller appoints Kevin Bell as worldwide president
Kevin Bell, who joined Burson-Marsteller’s London office in 2014 as global public affairs practice chair, has been appointed as the agency’s worldwide president. [...]
Manc Frank and artist Mancsy release charity Christmas jumper
Manc Frank and urban artist Mancsy have joined forces to release the ‘Manc-Mas Jumper’ to raise funds for Education for the Children. The agency team and Manduo have [...]
Your Move and e.surv appoint Rostrum
National lettings agency Your Move and chartered surveyors firm e.surv, both subsidiaries of LSL Property Services, have appointed Rostrum as their corporate PR agency. [...]
Harvester hires Threepipe
Family restaurant chain Harvester has handed a retained PR brief to Threepipe to manage its social media and consumer press office activity, following a competitive pitch. [...]
Edelman appoints former chief advisor to Boris Johnson
Edelman has appointed Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor Will Walden as managing director, public affairs, and has promoted Gupreet Brar to general manager, Brussels. [...]
Webinar: 2016 – a year in PR
Tin Man’s Mandy Sharp and The PC Agency’s Paul Charles will take up Gorkana’s annual challenge today at 3pm (Wednesday 14 December) to identify key PR trends for [...]
Madeleine Thompson briefs The Fashion Digital
British knitwear designer Madeleine Thompson has appointed The Fashion Digital as its social media agency. Madeleine Thompson’s eponymous brand began with a cashmere beanie, [...]
Aspectus and Fidessa mark eight-year partnership
This month marks the eighth year of a partnership between comms agency for the financial services, energy, engineering and technology sectors, Aspectus, and Fidessa, the [...]
FleishmanHillard chairman appointed PRCA Fellow
John Graham, chairman at FleishmanHillard, is the most recent Fellow to be appointed by the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). Graham joined [...]
MJ Hudson appoints Cubitt Consulting as corporate and financial comms adviser
Multi-disciplinary professional services firm, MJ Hudson, has appointed Cubitt Consulting to advise on its communications advisory services across Europe. Matthew Hudson, CEO [...]
Cisco hires Oliver Roll as CCO
Oliver Roll is joining US-based technology conglomerate Cisco as SVP and chief communications officer. In his new position, Roll will lead analyst and public relations, [...]
The Star’s digital content editor joins HR Media
Simon Waller, former digital content editor at Sheffield newspaper The Star, has joined HR Media to enhance the South Yorkshire PR agency’s digital offer. Waller is [...]
Two wins for Mercieca
Mercieca has won two new PR briefs from food-to-go business Adelie Foods and the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC), which provides debt advice, free support and care for the [...]
PR Agency One pledges to subsidise EU membership for employees
James Crawford, the managing director of Manchester-based PR Agency One, pledges to offer employees up to £1,000 per annum if they wish to opt into the ‘associate EU [...]
Gong Communications hires senior account managers
Gong Communications has hired two corporate communications specialists, Libby Wyman and James Deacon, as senior account managers. Wyman joins form Forster Communications, she [...]
W promotes Sophie Raine to deputy MD
Sophie Raine has been promoted to deputy managing director, a new role at W Communications. Raine, who joined W in early 2014, previously served as a director at the agency, [...]
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment names new entertainment lead
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment has promoted Jodie Fullagar to head of entertainment, 10 years after she first joined the agency’s entertainment division as its [...]
Kreab advises Sierra Rutile on £215m takeover
Swedish communications consultancy Kreab has advised Sierra Rutile Limited on its recommended takeover by Iluka Resources. Kreab has advised on the takeover offer of 36p per [...]