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United Kingdom

Guto Harri leaves F-H for 'team Boris'
By Clare O’Connor , 09-May-08
The former BBC journalist Guto Harri has been confirmed as Boris Johnson's new director of comms.

Tesco and BAA chiefs to face MPs
By David Singleton, 09-May-08
Public affairs chiefs at two of the UK's most controversial companies, Tesco and BAA, are to face a grilling in the House of Commons.

Former Barclays and Standard Chartered chief moves to Africapractice
By David Quainton , 09-May-08
The former head of corporate affairs for Africa at Standard Chartered Bank Audrey Mpunzwana is to join Africapractice as an associate director.

Medicom hired for skin condition awareness brief
By Gemma O'Reilly, 09-May-08
Healthcare shop Medicom Group has been hired by drug firm Valeant Pharma for a disease awareness campaign for skincare condition rosacea.

United States

Britannica promotes free online tools for bloggers
By Frank Washkuch, 08-May-08
CHICAGO: Encyclopedia Britannica is promoting its online information as a free service to Web publishers, and has hired Holtz Communication & Technology (HC&T) to focus PR efforts on bloggers.

EA Sports focuses on casual gamers with its latest brand
By Aarti Shah, 08-May-08
SAN FRANCISCO: EA Sports launched a new global sub-brand to strengthen its appeal among casual video-game users.

Asia

Aegis Media CEO De Nardis departs
09-May-08
GLOBAL - Mainardo de Nardis (pictured), the worldwide chief executive of Aegis Media, has abruptly left the company after two years running the network.

Sri Lanka Telecom debuts broadband activity
By Anita Davis, 09-May-08
SRI LANKA - Sri Lanka Telecom has launched a digital campaign to promote its broadband service.

Nike names McCann Erickson as HK AOR
09-May-08
HONG KONG - Nike Hong Kong has confirmed that McCann Erickson Guangming Hong Kong will take over its creative business in Hong Kong on 8 May, following a two-round presentation against decade-old incumbent JWT during a one-month pitch (Media, 6 May).