Portland has continued its growth into the US market with the appointment of FleishmanHillard’s Rob Shapiro as head of its B2B practice. Shapiro’s responsibilities include sourcing new business, building the firm’s B2B practice in the US and serving clients across financial and professional services, manufacturing, technology and energy sectors. He joins from FleishmanHillard where he advised B2B companies on integrated […]
Hume Brophy has appointed Four Broadgate’s Shelly Durrant to the role of account director. Durrant will support clients across Hume Brophy’s corporate and financial services sectors. She reports into Roddi Vaughan Thomas, MD of the agency’s International Financial Services division. She previously held the role of account director at Four Broadgate where her clients included St James’s Place, […]
Retirement homebuilder McCarthy & Stone has hired Powerscourt to advise on its financial and corporate comms, following a competitive pitch. McCarthy & Stone floated on the London Stock Exchange in November 2015 and it has committed to invest £2.5bn in building over the next four years. The company has a 70% market share of building retirement properties in […]
Ingenuity, an integrated new business consultancy for agencies and brands, has appointed Claire van der Zant as business director. Van der Zant will be responsible for leading client strategy and overseeing Ingenuity’s 30-person account team, alongside business director Dominic Glenn. She will report to Chris Kemp, Ingenuity CEO and co-founder and Shaun Varga, co-founder, chairman […]
Start Up Loans, a Government-backed scheme which provides loans, mentoring and support for new and early stage businesses, has selected Citypress as its retained PR agency following a competitive pitch. Citypress will provide a newsroom service for Start Up Loans and a series of campaigns designed to encourage a new generation of microbusiness owners. It will also position the organisation as the […]
Mortgage specialist Online Mortgage Advisor has appointed 10 Yetis Digital to handle its PR as it launches a wider marketing push to raise awareness of the brand and its offer. Online Mortgage Advisor deals with UK customers who have “unique or complex financial situations” and struggle to get a mortgage approved. 10 Yetis Digital has […]
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Quantum Pharma has appointed Buchanan as the group’s financial PR and investor relations adviser. Quantum entered the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market in December 2014. It operates three divisions; Specials, Niche Pharmaceuticals and Medication Adherence. Buchanan‘s Henry Harrison-Topham will lead the account, supported by partner Mark Court, account director Sophie Cowles, and account manager Steph […]
Skincare brand Tria Beauty has brought in Fever as its retained UK PR agency to promote its portfolio of medical devices. Tria Beauty, which claims to bring professional beauty technology “out of the doctor’s clinic straight to consumers”, has briefed Fever to educate and engage with both media and consumers to promote the company’s portfolio […]
Jamie Brookes, managing director of MHP Communications, on getting a kick out of his part in the world’s biggest financial services merger, why US customs ‘found’ 20 wigs in his luggage and the joy of no two days in PR ever being the same. What is the first thing you do as soon as you arrive at […]
The Sun’s former head of news, Chris Pharo, has joined 72Point, the PR arm of independent news agency group SWNS, as chief operations officer. Pharo worked for The Sun for 25 years, heading up its news department for more than a decade before rising to the position of associate editor. 72Point is the PR arm […]