Forster Communications makes leadership changes
Forster Communications has appointed John Grounds as its new chair, replacing founder Jilly Forster, who launched the agency 20 years ago. Forster will take on a new role to [...]
Instinctif Partners Asia makes senior hire
Instinctif Partners has appointed Crystal Chan as partner, general manager in its Hong Kong office. The hire is part of its international growth plan and comes on the back of [...]
M&C Saatchi hires PLMR’s Ros Trinick
Creative agency M&C Saatchi has hired PLMR director Ros Trinick. She is reportedly leading on its Home Office counter-extremism brief. Trinick joined political lobbying [...]
Suzy Spirit Awards extends deadline for nominations
Due to a last minute surge of entries, the deadline to nominate an inspiring young star in PR, as well as an established and inspirational champion of others, has been [...]
PRCA extends deadline for City and Financial Awards entries
The PRCA has extended the deadline for entries into its City and Financial Awards 2017. The awards, which aim to celebrate the best of communications in the city and in [...]
RT Holidays hires Hills Balfour
RT Holidays has appointed travel and tourism consultancy Hills Balfour to handle its UK PR, following a competitive pitch. Part of US-based Ritz Tours, RT Holidays launched in [...]
Frank promotes The Apprentice winner Alana Spencer
Frank is handling the personal PR for 2016 The Apprentice winner Alana Spencer, and will promote her new business venture, Ridiculously Rich by Alana. Frank has worked for [...]
Traffex & Parkex sign YOU
Traffex & Parkex, the road, traffic, parking and transport events, have appointed YOU Agency to promote the exhibitions for the tenth year in a row. Traffex is [...]
Montfort supports Euronext on proposed acquisition
Montfort Communications is acting on behalf of Euronext on the proposed €510m (£434m) acquisition of LCH.Clearnet Group Limited (Clearnet) on the London Stock Exchange. Hugh [...]
Audatex appoints Six Degrees
Six Degrees is working with insurance industry technology and data provider Audatex to refine its corporate messaging and increase brand awareness. The agency, which [...]
Cunard hands retained PR and social brief to Mischief
Mischief PR has been appointed as the retained consumer PR and social agency for luxury British cruise line Cunard. Cunard’s portfolio includes three “iconic” [...]
Havas PR names creative director
Havas PR has enhanced its senior team with the promotions of Paul Hadfield to creative director and Claire Quansah to operations director. Hadfield joined Havas PR, which is [...]
GoFundMe hires John Coventry to lead UK comms
GoFundMe, the world’s largest social fundraising platform, has hired Change.org’s John Coventry to lead its UK comms activity as the company sets its sights on European [...]
Chris Parr joins Madano
Chris Parr, former private secretary to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, has joined strategic comms consultancy Madano to lead its built environment and professional [...]
PR agencies make Minimum Wage commitment for interns
A list of 39 organisations has committed to paying interns the National Minimum Wage, according to guidelines set out by the Public Relations and Communications Association [...]
Clarity PR wins ADYOULIKE
Clarity PR has been appointed by ADYOULIKE, a native advertising technology company. ADYOULIKE specialises in the supply and demand of in-feed native advertising; digital ads [...]
Gutenberg appoints new UK head
Neil Ashurst has joined Gutenberg as director and country head for the UK. The appointment follows the agency’s recent rebrand, which positioned it as an integrated [...]
Cicero Group appoints former journalist Irene Kyme
Cicero Group has appointed former Sky News and BBC journalist Irene Kyme as an account director in its PR team. Kyme will lead Cicero’s work with a number of financial [...]