Headland appoints former Tesco and Brunswick stalwarts
Headland has appointed former Brunswick senior partner Mike Smith as partner and former Tesco comms director Ed Young as director. Smith’s career spans nearly 40 years in [...]
Weber Shandwick hires Sarah Richardson as UK corporate practice MD
Sarah Richardson, Edelman‘s former senior director, is joining Weber Shandwick’s UK leadership team as the managing director of its corporate practice. She will report [...]
Susannah Wyeth joins Hotwire as associate director
Hotwire has appointed Susannah Wyeth as an associate director, responsible for driving growth and greater awareness across the agency’s B2B technology footprint. As a member [...]
Barry Leggetter to step down as AMEC CEO
Barry Leggetter will step down as CEO of the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) at the end of the year following 11 years in the [...]
Ben Crosland to lead Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s UK comms
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has appointed Ben Crosland as its senior communications officer for UK and Nordics. Crosland will join the foundation’s London office [...]
Greenbrook Communications makes six new appointments
Greenbrook Communications has welcomed Matthieu Roussellier back as a director, following his stint at law firm Latham & Watkins. The investment industry consultancy has [...]
The Investment Association makes two hires to corporate affairs team
Investment trade body The Investment Association (IA) has appointed Anisha Patel as head of communications and Hannah Marwood as head of government affairs. Joining the [...]
Michael Stott joins Lansons as head of public affairs
Lansons has appointed Michael Stott, a director of public affairs at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, as its head of public affairs and board director. Stott will join the agency [...]
Patricia McDonald joins Weber Shandwick as strategy and insights MD
Weber Shandwick has hired Patricia McDonald, Isobar’s former chief strategy officer, as its UK MD of strategy and insights. McDonald’s career spans over 20 years at many of [...]
Former Daily Mirror deputy news editor joins 4media Group as head of news
Piers Eady, a former Daily Mirror deputy news editor, has joined 4media Group as head of news to lead its print and online offering. In the newly formed role, Eady will help [...]
Simon McGee joins APCO Worldwide as executive director
Simon McGee, Boris Johnson’s former press secretary, has joined public affairs consultancy APCO Worldwide as executive director in its Global Solutions practice. McGee [...]
Kirsty Reid joins Milk & Honey PR from Comic Relief
Milk & Honey PR has appointed Kirsty Reid, Comic Relief’s former national media manager, as client director to lead its growing consumer offering. Reporting to [...]
FleishmanHillard Fishburn bolsters consumer team with three new hires
FleishmanHillard Fishburn has hired Sherawaye Hagger, Pip Solway and Emma Padden as directors to enhance its consumer team’s strategic offering. Padden joins the firm from [...]
Superdream appoints new CEO and MD
Midlands-based full service agency Superdream has appointed Jason Manning as CEO and Fran Nolan as managing director. Manning will focus on the agency’s growth, overseeing its [...]
Grayling UK hires Kat McGettigan to lead its consumer practice
Grayling has hired Kat McGettigan, a former head of consumer at M&C Saatchi PR, as its new head of consumer PR in London. McGettigan spent four years leading M&C [...]
Brands2Life appoints Lucie Smith and Sam Holl as corporate practice directors
Brands2Life has appointed Lucie Smith and Sam Holl as practice directors to lead client work and drive growth in its corporate and business communications team. Reporting to [...]
Hotwire promotes Kate Hunter to head of B2B
Hotwire has promoted Kate Hunter to head of B2B, UK, to oversee and grow the agency’s B2B client base. She is tasked with growing the agency’s B2B offering across its [...]
Gareth Davies joins MWWPR as UK digital lead
MWWPR has appointed Gareth Davies as its VP of digital strategy and UK digital lead to oversee digital strategy for the agency’s UK and EU clients. Davies will be [...]