Hanover appoints London director
In his role as director for Hanover Communications, Alex Thomson will help to provide strategic advice to blue chip clients. Since 2010, Thomson has overseen Localis’ growth [...]
Redleaf appoints Amy Williams to associate director
Redleaf Communications, part of Porta Communications, has promoted Amy Williams to associate director in the company’s professional and financial services team. Williams [...]
Hotwire names creative director
Hotwire has appointed Jamie Readon as its new creative director, with a brief to help the agency deliver more integrated campaigns. With more than 15 years’ experience in [...]
Citypress names social media lead
PR, digital and creative comms agency Citypress has brought in Golin London’s Ruth Clifford as director of social media. Clifford joins Citypress’ Manchester HQ from Golin [...]
The FA’s Joanne Budd to join Crystal Palace FC as PR head
Crystal Palace Football Club has appointed The Football Association’s Joanne Budd as head of PR and media relations. Budd is currently head of media operations at The Football [...]
Headland makes multiple hires
Headland, the corporate and financial communications consultancy, has made three new hires following a series of client wins. Paul Crayston, formerly head of communications at [...]
Zoe Ensor to lead PPS Manchester team
PPS Group, which is part of Newgate Communications, has appointed Zoe Ensor as partner to lead its Manchester team. Previously, Ensor was a director at Good Relations and has [...]
Golin boosts digital content offer
Golin has created three new roles to strengthen its digital content strategy, with VCCP Kin’s Alex Michael joining the agency as executive digital director, Catherine Pryce [...]
Ansari joins Centre for Ageing Better as director of communications
Louise Ansari has joined the Centre for Ageing Better, a charitable foundation, as director of communications. Ansari will work closely with Anna Dixon, chief executive, Dan [...]
Former Guardian Leader of the Year joins Bite
Bite has enhanced its senior team with the appointments of former Leader of the Year winner (The Guardian) Sam Fresco as head of innovation and growth, and Tag Worldwide’s [...]
Lexis names new head of consumer
Frank PR’s Bianca Lee-Chang has joined creative comms agency Lexis as head of consumer, with a brief to drive growth and lead on some of the agency’s key clients. Lee-Chang [...]
Head of marketing and communications joins Murphy
Chris Mostyn has joined J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy), the engineering and construction company, as head of marketing and communications. Mostyn joins Murphy [...]
Edelman’s Hong Kong office makes senior hires
Adrian Warr has been named managing director at Edelman’s Hong Kong office, and, as of July 1, Carolyn Hammond will also join the team in the role of head of consumer [...]
Virgo Health boosts senior team with corporate comms hire
Sue Neilen has joined Virgo Health as head of the communications division. She joins from specialist health advertising agency, Langland, where she headed up corporate [...]
W promotes Sophie Raine to director
W has promoted its head of brand, Sophie Raine, to director, just over two years after she first joined the agency. Raine, who joined W in 2014, has helped grow the agency’s [...]
Joe Burgess joins Yellow Jersey PR
Yellow Jersey PR has hired Joe Burgess as a consultant from Hudson Sandler. Burgess, who has experience working in the financial services sector, advising UK and international [...]
Hanover appoints Alastair Gornall as first non-exec chair
Hanover has named Blue Rubicon’s former chairman, Alastair Gornall, as its first non-executive chair, as part of the agency’s international expansion plans. Gornall founded [...]
Heineken bolsters UK corporate team
Heineken, the beer and cider business, has bolstered its UK corporate relations team with a new head of public affairs and an internal promotion. Sophie Goodall will join the [...]