UK restaurant company The Fulham Shore has appointed Hudson Sandler as its retained financial and corporate communications adviser following a competitive pitch. The Fulham Shore owns and operates restaurant brands Franco Manca and The Real Greek. It has more than 50 restaurants across the UK and was admitted to AIM in October 2014. Partners Alex […]
International Cycling Union president Brian Cookson has appointed Calacus to run his campaign communications as he stands for a second term at the helm of cycling’s governing body. The independent sports PR consultancy has represented a range of high profile clients, including IOC executive board member Sergey Bubka, Red Bull Air Race, Laureus World Sports […]
Financial services companies Lesmoir-Gordon, Boyle & Co and SteelEye have chosen Morgan Rossiter to handle their corporate communications briefs. The London-based consultancy will drive awareness of LGB & Co’s corporate finance and investment capabilities as it looks to broaden its corporate client relationships and attract an increasingly institutional investor base. Compliance technology and data analytics firm SteelEye […]
Hudson Sandler’s work advising Polyus, Russia’s largest gold producer, on its latest IPO has today culminated in a £6.5 billion flotation on the London Stock Exchange. Managing partner Andrew Hayes, partner Charlie Jack and client director Emily Dillon lead the HS team which has overseen the mining company’s international investor relations leading up to the flotation. […]
W has launched a new corporate communications division, W Enterprise, which combines its media, tech, corporate, B2B and BrandLab clients under a single umbrella. The 11-strong team includes former senior newspaper, magazine, business and broadcast journalists working with the latest technology and tools to provide a full business communications suite. It will be led by W’s […]
Financial services specialist Greentarget has appointed a new director, Mark Foxwell, as part of its plan to expand into wealth management and professional services. He will work alongside existing directors, Dafina Grapci-Penney, Jeff Watt and Melissa Rowling to help the agency grow and develop its content generation capabilities. Foxwell previously spent two years as a director […]
Bryan Morel PR has been appointed to handle UK luxury and lifestyle PR for Gemfields, a supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones that specialises in emeralds, amethysts and rubies. Katie Manderson, VP at BMPR, said: “We are delighted to be working with Gemfields. It is a great opportunity to work with a company that is […]
Brandnation has been appointed to handle UK PR and social media for the launch for dental beauty brand Smilelab, following a competitive pitch. Brandnation’s beauty PR team will handle SmileLab’s media product placement, manage its UK press office, oversee its blogger and influencer programme and curate its UK social media across Instagram and Facebook. Mary […]
Admiral Taverns, one of the UK’s largest community pub companies with more than 800 pubs nationwide, has appointed Houston PR as its retained communications consultancy. Kate Hoare, associate director, will lead the account and work closely with the Admiral Taverns on a wide-ranging brief encompassing corporate, consumer and social communications. Hoare said: “Admiral Taverns is fantastic […]
PR and marketing agency Shooting Star has expanded its team in Lincoln with the appointment of new junior account executive Nikhita Keshwara. Working alongside account manager Mike Shields, she is responsible for writing and issuing news releases, researching and building media databases, monitoring and updating social media and copywriting for various clients. The 22-year-old has […]