Celicourt Communications has been appointed by oil and gas company, SDX Energy, and international law firm, Memery Crystal. SDX Energy, an Egypt-focused energy company, is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and recently completed a London listing. Celicourt will support Memery Crystal on its corporate positioning following a recent rebrand exercise and the appointment of […]
Aspectus is the latest agency to create a Brexit Unit, following Portland‘s announcement earlier this summer. Aspectus says its unit will help clients deal with communications during the uncertainty caused by the referendum outcome. It has also published a guide entitled ‘The seven ages of Brexit’, which provides a communications blueprint for businesses from start-up to exit. Offering strategies for dealing with Brexit […]
Sports and lifestyle PR agency Henman Communications has been appointed by spa design consultancy Spa Creators to launch SPAshell, the UK’s “first pre-built spa using eco modular construction”, at Fishmore Hall in Shropshire in October. SPAshell is designed to “help people to relax and unwind”. Henman will work closely with luxury hotels specialist PR agency Perception UK and beauty product house Elemis […]
Global Influence has brought in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Alicia Kearns as client services director. She joins after two years at the FCO, where she led the UK Government’s comms campaigns on Syria and Iraq, as well as advising more than 70 international Governments on counter-terrorism. Global Influence is focused specifically on government and defence […]
Holly McNally, PR manager at Time Inc. UK, on breaking the habit of checking emails before getting out of bed, what marks out campaign success, why there needs to be a shift in PR value and her secret penchant for Pot Noodles. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Had my caffeine fix, watched a […]
Gemma Oakes, director at Mercieca, talks about sport and lifestyle PR and its closeness to FMCG. In the aftermath of the Olympics, she shares her own favourite sports to watch and play. How did you end up specialising in sport and lifestyle PR? I actually started my career in music and entertainment after a very brief stint […]
Children’s reading charity BookTrust has appointed Dogs Trust’s former deputy comms lead, Sinead Scott-Lennon, as its head of comms and campaigns. At BookTrust, Scott-Lennon will develop comms and campaigns strategy for the charity, with a focus on its mission to transform lives by getting children and families reading. She joins BookTrust as it prepares to launch […]
Interdealer broker Tullett Prebon has appointed Rebecca Shelley as global head of corporate affairs. Shelley, who joins the firm on September 1, will report directly to CEO John Phizackerley, and will become a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee. Shelley’s previous roles include corporate affairs director at Tesco, partner at Brunswick and group communications director […]
Everdine, a “clean meal” subscription service, has hired Aduro Communications to deliver its launch campaign in the UK market. Everdine, which is based in London, claims to offer “wholesome and clean meal” subscription plans, with recipes developed by chefs trained in Michelin starred restaurants. Meals are prepared and delivered frozen, in boxes containing eight or 12 meals, every […]
Financial communications consultancy Alma PR has hired Robyn McConnachie as a consultant. McConnachie joins from Newgate Communications, where she worked for seven years specialising in AIM-listed growth companies. Hilary Buchanan, Alma partner, said: “Since Alma launched in the spring of last year, we have grown our retained client base ahead of plans. We are proud of […]