CIPR, Mischief, Telefonica and Save the Children join Cision World Tour London panel debate
Lucy Hart, head of influence at Mischief, Nicola Green, director of corporate affairs at Telefonica UK and Kirsten Walkom, global communications director at Save the Children [...]
KEH chooses Newgate Communications
Kuwaiti European Holding Group (KEH) has brought in Newgate Communications as its retained PR agency, with a combined financial and corporate brief. KEH is headquartered in [...]
How to pitch in to new titles
The launch of new media titles is high on the mind of PR and comms professionals this week as Trinity Mirror debuted its national newspaper The New Day with a £5m advertising [...]
Alstom makes brace of hires after GE acquisition
Alstom, the French rail transport multinational, has hired Will Roberts and Alex Burrows as comms director and marketing and strategy director, respectively, to build the [...]
Speyside hires Edelman’s Chris Dobson
Speyside Corporate Relations, an emerging markets corporate affairs consultancy, has hired Edelman’s Chris Dobson to manage the company’s “rapid [...]
Rostrum names Michael Kahn as director
Rostrum, the corporate PR and content marketing agency, has appointed Michael Kahn as a director, with responsibility for its human resources and development department, [...]
Nelson Bostock Unlimited wins online travel brief
Momondo Group, the online travel search network that operates the momondo, Cheapflights and Speedfares brands, has appointed Nelson Bostock Unlimited as its UK corporate PR [...]
Another Word Communications wins The Body Shop pitch
Another Word Communications has been appointed by the ethical skincare company, The Body Shop, to manage its corporate and sustainability communications following a [...]
Collinson Group selects Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Collinson Group, which operates brands in the loyalty, lifestyle benefits, insurance and assistance spaces, has hired Citigate following a competitive pitch process. Citigate [...]
PepsiCo hands UK corporate PR account to Headland Consultancy
PepsiCo has briefed Headland to manage its UK corporate comms, following a pitch for its account in December. Headland started working on the account earlier this month and [...]
Biotech company Sanofi Genzyme hands UK and Ireland corporate brief to Consilium Strategic Communications
Sanofi Genzyme, a biotech company and the speciality care business of global healthcare specialist Sanofi, has brought in Consilium as its corporate comms adviser. Sanofi [...]
Renewable energy company Green & Smart appoints Luther Pendragon to support float
Green & Smart, a Malaysian renewable energy company that generates power from biogas, has brought in Luther Pendragon to support its planned IPO on London’s AIM. [...]
Reputation Communications’ MD Patrick Barrow elected to Media Society council
The Media Society, a charitable organisation that organises events to discuss topics in the media, has elected Reputation Communications’ MD and co-founder, Patrick [...]
Rebecca Shelley to leave Tesco to “explore other opportunities”
Rebecca Shelley, corporate affairs director at Tesco, will leave the business in February after nearly four years at the retailer. Shelley joined Tesco in May 2012 and helped [...]
Global mobile network Truphone hires Alan Banks to lead PR function
Global network provider Truphone hires Marketo’s Alan Banks to the newly-created chief sales and marketing officer role, with responsibility for the company’s [...]
Yorkshire Post’s Bernard Ginns launches advisory firm Branksome Partners
Bernard Ginns, business editor of The Yorkshire Post, has set up Branksome Partners to provide comms advice to individuals, companies and organisations. Ginns (pictured) [...]
Press Association’s Sophie Lister returns to Hudson Sandler
Sophie Lister has rejoined Hudson Sandler’s brand and corporate team as a client director following a stint in-house with the PA, where she ran its internal and external [...]
Stand Agency win brief to raise awareness for Solicitors for the Elderly
Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), a national network of lawyers who specialise in helping older people, has appointed Stand Agency to draw attention to the importance of [...]