Racepoint Global president Peter Prodromou becomes CEO
Racepoint Global has announced that Peter Prodromou, the company’s president since 2013, will assume the role of CEO. Larry Weber, who founded the firm in 2004, is to [...]
Chris Calland rejoins Hanover
Chris Calland has rejoined corporate and public affairs consultancy Hanover as part of the leadership team for its corporate practice. He previously worked as a senior account [...]
firstlight hires associate director
Teneo Blue Rubicon’s Sam Bevans has joined London-based comms consultancy firstlight as an associate director on its corporate team. Prior to Blue Rubicon, Bevans worked as [...]
Heather Blundell named MD of Weber Shandwick Manchester
Weber Shandwick has appointed Heather Blundell as MD of its Manchester office. Blundell has been acting MD of the agency’s Manchester office since March 2016 and replaces [...]
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Redwood Consulting grows public affairs team
Redwood Consulting, the communications consultancy which specialises in UK and international real estate and the built environment, has announced three senior hires. Senior [...]
Kate Southgate joins Suffolk PR and marketing agency Pier
Pier PR & Marketing has appointed marketer Kate Southgate to the role of copywriter. Having worked in marketing for seven years, Southgate joins Pier from marketing agency [...]
Liberty Communications names first US MD
London-headquartered tech PR agency Liberty Communications has named Jim Lubinskas as the first MD of its North American operation. The six-strong US operation, which has [...]
Linklaters hires global head of external comms
Tom Gilbert has joined Linklaters as the new global head of external communications. At the legal firm, Gilbert has responsibility for PR and marketing communications [...]
Comms recruitment firm JFL promotes April Kearns to associate director
Comms recruitment consultancy JFL Search & Selection has promoted April Kearns to associate director. Kearns first joined JFL as an intern in 2010. She has since risen [...]
Hsu to lead Cognito EMEA business
Cognito, the communications and marketing firm which specialises in financial services, has appointed Vivienne Hsu as the new managing director of its EMEA business, based in [...]
Hanover Health adds two to leadership team
Hanover Health has hired Alex Davies as an associate director from Tonic Life Communications and Emma Gorton as a senior account director from Ogilvy Healthworld. Davies and [...]
Ex-Grayling CEO joins Beattie Group
Alison Clarke, the former UK CEO of Grayling, has joined Beattie Group as chairman of its specialist marketing brand, Only Marketing. Clarke, a former PRCA chair and CIPR [...]
Emma Padden and Emeka McQuade join M&C Saatchi PR
M&C Saatchi PR has enhanced its senior management team with the appointments of Emma Padden and Emeka McQuade as directors at its London HQ. Padden will help grow the [...]
Alpha Kilo hires Laura Colonnese
Creative comms agency Alpha Kilo has appointed APR Communications’ Laura Colonnese to the newly-created role of head of London. Colonnese has more than 15 years’ experience [...]
Intelligent Conversation adds to team following new wins
PR, content and social agency Intelligent Conversation has brought in SKV Communications’ Natalie Lanyon and Candor Creative’s Lizzie Horridge as senior consultants following [...]
The PR Office appoints Marc Cohen as MD
The PR Office has named Marc Cohen, Kreab’s former head of financial comms, as its new MD. Cohen has worked across financial, corporate and political comms, providing PR [...]
Third City promotes Barrett to partner
Third City has promoted associate director Suzie Barrett to a full partner. Barrett, who joined the agency in 2012, has headed up several of its not-for-profit and consumer [...]