Pernod Ricard, which includes alcohol brands Absolut Vodka, Beefeater Gin and Jameson Irish Whiskey, has promoted its head of corporate comms, Aurélie Kane, to comms and corporate affairs director. Kane, who joined the business in 2006 as head of corporate comms, has seen her role grow to encompass CSR and public affairs. She takes on her […]
Sambazon, a US-based food company specialising in açai berries, has chosen Clarion Communications to handle its UK consumer and trade PR activity. Sambazon was launched in 2001 by ex-NFL player Ryan Black and his brother Jeremy. Ryan Black discovered Açai berries while on a surfing trip in Brazil, and saw an opportunity to bring the “superfood” […]
British food and drink business Benugo has appointed Fleet Street Communications as its retained PR agency. Benugo was founded in 1998 by Ben Warner and brother Hugo Warner in London’s Clerkenwell. It now operates 11 high street cafes, restaurants, dining spaces throughout London, including Curzon St, Luton Airport, Covent Garden, Great Portland St, Waterloo Station, St Pancras, Wigmore […]
New “social crowd” platform Crowdmix has chosen Manifest as its retained comms agency, with a brief to handle the platform’s UK launch this Summer. Crowdmix is a social crowd platform that aims to connect individuals within active ‘crowds’ through shared interests, which it says will close the gap between artists, brands and their communities. Manifest is […]
Alicia Mellish, MD of Stir PR, on what’s led her to appreciate vacuum packed food, the marker for campaign success and why PR should be seen as the gatekeeper to a brand’s most powerful influencers. Before I reach the office in the morning, I’ve already… Sat down with our client service director, Jo, to get an update […]
UK and Europe-based pensions consolidator, Chesnara, has appointed FWD to handle its financial PR strategy. Chesnara is currently listed at £390 million on the London Stock Exchange, and administers approximately 910,000 life and pension policies in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. John Deane, chief executive at Chesnara, said: “FWD has extensive knowledge of both […]
Shirin Majid has rejoined Weber Shandwick to become creative director, 17 years after starting her PR career at the agency’s Washington, D.C. office. Based in London, Majid will help oversee the creative output of Weber’s UK offices and lead work for key clients across its consumer, corporate, healthcare, technology, and social impact practices. She will report to […]
Travel Alberta, the tourism marketing organisation for the Canadian Province, has appointed KBC to handle its travel media relations, social media and consumer marketing in the UK, Benelux and Scandinavia. KBC secured the contract, which will run for an initial three-year period, as part of an RFP process which began in October 2015. The agency will work with […]
Lansons has enhanced its healthcare team with the appointment of Red Door Unlimited’s Kate Aldous as an associate director. Aldous has been briefed to bolster Lansons’ capability in the corporate healthcare sector. Over the last three years, the agency has worked on projects in the public and private sector for clients including Novartis, MSD, and Simply […]
VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, has appointed Kuoni Group’s Peter Brun to chief comms officer. Brun, who takes up his new role on July 1, will head up corporate comms, marketing and branding, and CSR activity for VFS Gobal, which is based in 124 countries […]