Telegraph veteran to head corporate comms at Credit Suisse in Europe
James Quinn, group business editor at Telegraph Media Group, is leaving the organisation after 11 years to become Credit Suisse’s head of corporate comms for EMEA. Based in [...]
Newgate Communications appoints Kleiner as partner and strategic director
Newgate Communications has appointed Neil Kleiner as partner and head of its UK digital and social media offering. Based in London, Kleiner will provide clients with strategic [...]
FleishmanHillard Fishburn wins Flemish economic development brief
Economic development agency Flanders Investment & Trade has enlisted FleishmanHillard Fishburn to promote inward investment and business growth in the Flanders region in [...]
Opinion: How PR will survive in the “age of automation”
The creative industries will need to adapt to the reality of automation, argues With PR founder Debbie Zaman. But will PR ever be fully automated? The age of automation is [...]
ROAD appointed to promote antibiotic resistance “breakthrough”
Helperby Therapeutics has appointed healthcare comms specialist ROAD to help communicate its new solution, which could herald a breakthrough in the fight against microbial [...]
Cision webinar to reveal “the most important concept in PR”
You might say it’s the single most important concept in PR. The Museum of London used it to double its visitor numbers and uncover messages that resonate with its [...]
Advertising Association appoints Bourn as director of communications
Advertising industry body the Advertising Association has appointed Matt Bourn, the former Braben MD, as its new director of communications. He will lead a newly extended team [...]
Newgate Communications co-founder launches The Nisse Consultancy
Jason Nisse, the former national newspaper journalist and Newgate Communications co-founder, has left the agency to launch his own independent consultancy. The Nisse [...]
Aspectus to promote 2017 EuroFinance conference
EuroFinance has chosen Aspectus to handle media relations for its International Treasury and Cash Management Conference for the second consecutive year. The re-appointment [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (11-15 September)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR news stories, people news and account wins that have been announced over the past week. Account wins WMB Logistics has enlisted 10Yetis [...]
Tori Cowley joins Mitie as corporate affairs and IR director
Mitie has appointed Tori Cowley to its executive leadership team as group director of corporate affairs and investor relations, reporting to CEO Phil Bentley. Cowley joins [...]
Political heavyweights DeLuca and Snowball join FleishmanHillard Fishburn
Nick DeLuca, a senior political advisor, and Tim Snowball, the former Lib Dem comms director and chief of staff, have joined FleishmanHillard Fishburn. The pair will [...]
Edelman’s Nick Barron joins MHP Communications as deputy CEO
MHP Communications has appointed Nick Barron, Edelman’s corporate reputation managing director, as deputy CEO. He will work closely with CEO Alex Bigg and chairman Julian [...]
Farrer Kane appoints Daniela Conte as associate director
Farrer Kane has recruited senior communications specialist Daniela Conte as an associate director. Conte has nearly 20 years’ experience running PR and comms for [...]
The Scotsman: Print is not going anywhere anytime soon
Frank O’Donnell, The Scotsman’s editor-in-chief, talked about the brand’s 200-year anniversary, its digital growth and how its editorial team produces content at [...]
Forster Communications named ‘Best for the World’ for accountability
Forster Communications has been awarded ‘Best for the World’ status within the B Corp global community, following an assessment from corporate accountability firm B Lab. The [...]
Buchanan supports appScatter IPO
Buchanan provided comms support to app distribution company appScatter Group during its admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange earlier this month. The [...]
Downing Street press officer among three Powerscourt hires
Strategic communications consultancy Powerscourt has added political intelligence specialist Matthew O’Toole, investor relations consultant Alison Watson and corporate [...]