Clarion appoints Tom Fender to advisory board
Convenience retailing expert Tom Fender has joined Clarion’s advisory board. He joins TV personality and Saturday Kitchen regular Olly Smith and Condiment Junkie co-founder [...]
Richard Beck to lead on strategic comms at Nationwide
Richard Beck has been appointed director of strategic planning and external relations at Nationwide. The building society is combining its strategy and stakeholder relations [...]
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Your bite-sized round-up and update on the latest people news featured on Gorkana News: Former news journalist Anthony Barnes has been appointed director of communications for [...]
Jonathan Smith to head up trade team at Cirkle
Jonathan Smith, former associate director at Clarion, is to join Cirkle as director of its 20-strong trade team on 5 December. Smith has 15 years’ experience in trade and [...]
Anthony Barnes named comms director for UK Music
Former news journalist Anthony Barnes has been appointed director of communications for lobby group UK Music. Barnes worked for many years as head of showbusiness, media and [...]
CBI appoints Charles Naylor as corporate communications director
Charles Naylor will take up the corporate communications director role at CBI (Confederation of British Industry) on 28 November. He will report to director-general Carolyn [...]
Henry Engleka joins Burson-Marsteller as US chair of healthcare practice
Henry Engleka has joined comms and PR firm Burson-Marsteller as chair of its US healthcare practice, which is based in Washington DC. Engleka, who joins with more than 20 [...]
Portland hires former junior equalities minister Jo Swinson
Former junior equalities minister and Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson is working with Portland Communications to help the agency improve upon its workplace diversity. Swinson’s [...]
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Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: Weber Shandwick UK has brought in Indy Selvarajah from ad agency Brothers & Sisters as [...]
Ketchum makes senior healthcare appointments
Ketchum has promoted partner Amy McCarthy to director of healthcare client development, North America. In addition, Tom Jones has rejoined Ketchum in the role of director, [...]
Lankester to lead Ruder Finn Reputation & Risk Management Practice
Ruder Finn has formed a new Reputation & Risk Management Practice. The practice will be led by Charles Lankester, who is promoted to executive vice president, global [...]
Good Relations appoints Rob Lester as head of crisis
Hill+Knowlton Strategies’ Rob Lester has joined Good Relations to lead the agency’s issues and crisis management offering. Lester was previously an associate director at H+K, [...]
Alan Parker joins Brands2Life
Brands2Life has named Alan Parker, former deputy MD of ad agency MullenLowe, as its MD, digital. Parker first joined MullenLowe in 2013 as MD, digital, before being named [...]
Weber Shandwick names creative director
Weber Shandwick UK has brought in Indy Selvarajah from ad agency Brothers & Sisters as its new creative director. Based in the agency’s London office, Selvarajah (pictured [...]
Houston PR boosts capital markets comms with new hire
Houston PR has hired Kate Hoare as an account director in its London office as it develops its capital markets communications offer. Hoare joins the agency from a client [...]
Steffan Williams takes on CEO role at Porta
Porta Communications, the international communications group, has announced a series of changes to its board and management team, including the appointment of Steffan Williams [...]
Cogent Elliott appoints Hutton as CEO
Marketing comms agency Cogent Elliott has hired Bruce Hutton as group chief executive and Francis Maude as non-executive chairman. Hutton replaces Mike Phillipson, who [...]
This week’s top people news
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured this week on Gorkana: Corporate PR agency Rostrum has hired Karen Clark as an account manager and Chloe Brown [...]