HomeServe appoints Miriam McKay as investor relations director
HomeServe, the FTSE 250 international home repair and improvements business, has appointed Miriam McKay as group communications and investor relations director with immediate [...]
60 seconds with MHP Financial’s Andrew Jaques
Andrew Jaques, CEO at MHP Financial, on how financial PR is changing, the success of the agency’s ‘Missing People’ campaign and why he enjoys ‘wild swimming’ year round. Prior [...]
This week’s PR News in Brief (5-9 June)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR stories, features and events news that have broken over the last week (5-9 June 2017). Pitch wins The Shetland Distillery Company has [...]
Three UK hires Headland for corporate communications
Headland has been appointed by the mobile network Three UK to advise on corporate and financial communications. The brief spans senior communications advice, press office [...]
CDR advises Irish government on AIB privatisation
Citigate Dewe Rogerson is providing Ireland’s Department of Finance with strategic communications advice on the planned privatisation of Allied Irish Banks (AIB), announced [...]
Mortgage ‘robo-adviser’ MortgageGym appoints Peregrine Communications
MortgageGym, a mortgage ‘robo-adviser’, has appointed Peregrine Communications to handle messaging, UK media relations and social media. Peregrine Communications [...]
Morgan Rossiter makes fintech and healthcare hires
London-based financial and corporate communications agency Morgan Rossiter has appointed Kathleen Edmondson as account manager and Rosie Ward as senior account executive, as [...]
Independent vs network agencies: the power of the mid-sized PR firm
Peter Prodromou, president and CEO of Racepoint Global, believes the mid-sized agency is in the strongest position to drive influence for big brands compared to the [...]
IA comms manager Alex Hogan joins Unigestion
Swiss asset manager Unigestion has brought in the Investment Association’s Alex Hogan as comms manager, associate, with a brief to work across the UK, Europe, North America [...]
Mash PR to launch new fintech startup Hedgd
London-based fintech startup Hedgd has brought in Mash PR to handle comms activity around the launch of its upcoming flagship product. Hedgd designs software to enable [...]
Edelman hires Kate Hawker as healthcare MD
Edelman UK has appointed Burson-Marsteller’s former healthcare chair, Kate Hawker, as MD of its UK healthcare team. Hawker brings 25 years’ experience working with [...]
Madano hires Michael Zdanowski as head of energy
Strategic comms consultancy Madano has brought in Edelman’s Michael Zdanowski as a director and head of energy. Zdanowski was UK energy lead at Edelman, where he played a [...]
Gorkana meets… The London Magazine
Anne Cuthbertson, editor of The London Magazine, a monthly lifestyle and luxury property title published by Cedar on behalf of CLEA (Central London Estate Agents), talks to [...]
Weber Shandwick’s Colin Byrne to step down
Colin Byrne, Weber Shandwick’s UK and EMEA CEO, is to step down from his role in early 2018 after nearly 23 years at the global agency. The firm has not yet named a [...]
MagnaCarta Communications hires former Edelman Africa chairman François Baird
MagnaCarta Communications has appointed communications management leader François Baird as non-executive chairman. Baird is founder and chairman of Baird’s US LLC and of [...]
Shout out for Corporate, Financial and B2B case studies
Gorkana PR News is looking for contribution of recent Corporate, Financial and B2B case studies. If your agency or organisation has recently launched a great campaign with [...]
Quill PR appoints Peakon’s Nick Croysdill
Specialist financial services consultancy Quill PR has appointed Nick Croysdill as an account director. At Quill, Croysdill will work across a range of clients within the [...]
Teneo Blue Rubicon’s Jon Priestley joins FTI Consulting’s digital practice
FTI Consulting has appointed Jon Priestley as managing director of its digital practice to spearhead new initiatives across the business. Previously Priestley was associate [...]