Candriam hires global corporate comms head
Candriam Investors Group, the European asset manager with some €91bn (£71bn) in AUM, has hired Marion Leblanc-Wohrer as global head of corporate comms. Reporting into Candriam [...]
Lansons hires Dowling for public affairs boost
Lansons has appointed James Dowling to a newly-created head of public policy role, to strengthen the consultancy’s capability in the public affairs, policy and [...]
Hope&Glory expands newly-created board
Hope&Glory has brought in Portas’ former head of comms, Seb Dilleyston, and Good Relations’ former consumer director, Anna Terrell, to join its newly-created board. [...]
Pelican makes brace of journalist hires
Communications and marketing agency Pelican Communications has hired Trinity Mirror’s Jessica Beckett and former Blackpool Gazette senior reporter Joe Robinson. Beckett [...]
Citigate Dewe Rogerson appoints Darby-Walker
Citigate Dewe Rogerson has brought in Maria Darby-Walker as senior director within its financial team. Darby-Walker has some 25 years’ experience in advising board and [...]
Lexis names heads of digital and social media
Lexis has enhanced its digital team with four new hires, including Microsoft’s Virginie Luce as head of digital and Cheil’s Geoff Desreumaux as head of social media. Luce has [...]
Hume Brophy’s public affairs unit hires Martin
Independent international comms consultancy Hume Brophy has hired The Communication Group’s Chris Martin as a director in its UK public affairs division. Martin has some [...]
Crosby Textor hires ex Independent editor Blackhurst
Chris Blackhurst, a former editor of The Independent, is to join election strategist Lynton Crosby’s political consultancy Crosby Textor Fullbrook (CTF) full-time as a [...]
Clare joins Fox Agency as online PR lead
B2B marketing agency Fox has appointed Hotwire’s David Clare as digital marketing director with responsibility for the agency’s online PR. At Fox, Clare will lead [...]
Regester Larkin hires Bupa’s Hamilton
Crisis and reputation management firm Regester Larkin has appointed Bupa’s former corporate comms manager Emily Hamilton as a senior consultant. Hamilton’s [...]
Number of promotions at JPES Partners
Specialist investment marketing and comms consultancy JPES Partners has boosted Alex Henderson and Matt Rogers to the role of associate directors and made a number of other [...]
Weber Shandwick boosts London leadership team
Weber Shandwick has enhanced its leadership team with the promotions of Emma Thompson and Lucie Harper to the newly-created roles of MD London operations and consumer, and MD [...]
Portland hires Shapiro as US B2B lead
Portland has continued its growth into the US market with the appointment of FleishmanHillard’s Rob Shapiro as head of its B2B practice. Shapiro’s responsibilities [...]
Shelly Durrant joins Hume Brophy as account director
Hume Brophy has appointed Four Broadgate’s Shelly Durrant to the role of account director. Durrant will support clients across Hume Brophy’s corporate and [...]
72Point hires The Sun’s former head of news, Chris Pharo
The Sun’s former head of news, Chris Pharo, has joined 72Point, the PR arm of independent news agency group SWNS, as chief operations officer. Pharo worked for The Sun [...]
Scottish Widows hires Claire Burston as comms lead
Scottish Widows, the pensions provider and subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group, has brought in Standard Life’s Claire Burston as head of comms. As part of Lloyd’s [...]
MRM hires JPES Partners’ Sophie Mayall
Financial services communications specialist MRM has hired Sophie Mayall as a consultant in its corporate and consumer team. Previously, Mayall was account manager at JPES [...]
Aspectus hires Mattison PR’s Julian Wadley
Aspectus has bolstered its financial services practice with the appointment of Mattison PR’s Julian Wadley as account director. Wadley will service [...]