Kelly Teasdale has joined Burson-Marsteller’s healthcare team as senior director, following two years as global brand comms director at pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca. At AstraZeneca, Teasdale developed global comms strategies for oncology and cardiovascular-focused products, supported global corporate brand comms and led patient advocacy and patient-centric strategy. Before AstraZeneca, Teasdale was global MD and partner at […]
Your bite-sized update of the latest people news and moves featured on Gorkana News: Communications and Network Consulting (CNC) hires Katherine Fennell as a consultant. Fennell, who will report to managing partner Tom Buchanan, arrives at CNC from Edison, where she supported globally-listed mid to small cap companies seeking to raise their capital market profile. […]
Bart Nash, is head of communications and public affairs at the Local Pensions Partnership (LPP). The Local Pensions Partnership launched in April 2016 after the merger of the London Pension Fund Authority and Lancashire County Pensions Fund. What is the communications challenge at the Local Pensions Partnership? We’re a fairly new organisation formed by the merger […]
Headland recently launched a new reputation risk proposition. Simon Burton, partner at Headland, will lead the new proposition with Hans-Kristian Bryn, a former partner for strategic risk at professional services firm Deloitte. They explain how collaboration leads to an effective risk strategy. Over a third of corporate value is down to brand and reputation, and 87% […]
John Doe has been hired to handle the PR for the Roundhouse’s Charity Gala in March 2017. On its shared 50th anniversary as an arts centre and 10th anniversary as a charity institution, the gala aims to raise funds for the venue to support young creatives. The Roundhouse gives young people the chance to engage with the […]
FTSE 100 and sustainable technologies company, Johnson Matthey, has appointed Houston PR to deliver a global positioning programme on its 200th anniversary. The communications strategy will encompass public relations, social engagement, video and experiential activity. The Houston team will be led by managing director Hamish Thompson and co-directors Kate Hoare and James Horne. They will work […]
Trade association Manchester Digital’s #RelocateMCR report has highlighted the finding that digital professionals in Manchester say it’s the best place to start a business. Gorkana asks agencies in the city what they see as the main benefit of setting up in the area. The survey shows that out of 300 digital professionals 66% think Manchester is […]
Beren Neale, editor of Future’s new title Paint & Draw, which is aimed at the “enthusiast artist of all abilities”, talks to Gorkana about why now is the right time to launch a new art magazine, where he draws his artistic inspiration from and what he’s looking for from PRs. In a nutshell, what is Paint […]
Your bite-sized update of the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News this week: Why Black Friday 2016 is different and what it means for PR The concept of Black Friday has grown from a one-day, in-store, shopping event to a longer sales period running across the pre-Christmas season. Comms pros from Frank PR […]
London-based firstlight will launch the newly-rebranded ILM in the UK following a competitive pitch. The campaign follows the rebrand of ILM, a City & Guilds Group business, which provides leadership qualifications in the UK. firstlight will deliver a series of creative campaigns for ILM over the coming year. Lara van den Bogaard, communications manager at […]