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Huntsworth sees 3.8% first quarter growth

- Huntsworth grew 3.8% during the first quarter of 2012, according to an interim management statement this morning.

Chime Communications prepares for PR MBO

- Chime Communications is restructuring its PR division as the company pushes ahead with plans to sell off a chunk of its comms business.

Centrica plots overhaul of British Gas' comms

- Centrica has launched a major pitch process for an agency to help mould the brand reputation of British Gas.

College Group hires Kreab Gavin Anderson's Rupert Trefgarne

- College Group has continued the restructure of its financial PR business with the hire of Kreab Gavin Anderson's Rupert Trefgarne.

FTI Consulting's strategic comms arm sees 2.9% first quarter revenue decline

- FTI Consulting, the US-listed business advisory firm, said that its comms arm saw a revenue decline of 2.9% over the first quarter of 2012.

Chime pushes ahead with Bell Pottinger sale

- Chime Communications has announced today that it expects to sell off a portion of its public relations business by the end of June.

Infrastructure India calls in Merlin for financial brief

- Infrastructure India, a London-listed investment company focused on Indian infrastructure assets, has appointed Merlin to handle its financial and corporate comms.

College Hill founder Alex Sandberg steps down

- Alex Sandberg, chairman College Hill, is to step away from day-to-day involvement in the business he founded.

Former Ukrainian PM's daughter engages Hillgrove PR

- Eugenia Tymoshenko, daughter of former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko, has appointed Hillgrove PR as the international campaign to highlight her mother's treatment in prison intensifies.

Tulchan parts company with managing partner Neil Duffy

- Tulchan Communications has parted company with managing partner Neil Duffy after just over six months at the firm.

UN responsible investment body brings in Lansons

- A United Nations-backed organisation pushing for higher ethical standards in the global financial community has brought in Lansons Communications to help drive its mission.

Brunswick names Susan Gilchrist as group chief exec

- Brunswick Group has restructured its leadership team to enable founder Alan Parker to focus more on client work.

German shower specialist Hansgrohe hands GolinHarris global brief

- Hansgrohe, the high-end German manufacturer of showers, taps and sanitary fittings, has brought in GolinHarris to develop a global PR hub for the brand.

College Group nabs Hill+Knowlton Strategies' Tim Fallon

- College Group has snared Hill+Knowlton Strategies' Tim Fallon to head its corporate business.

Blue Rubicon brings in M&A specialist to sell majority stake

- Blue Rubicon, a three-time winner of PRWeek's Agency of the Year award, has contracted an M&A specialist to find a buyer for a chunk of the business.

Ogilvy PR hires Daybreak's consumer editor Phil Reay-Smith

- Ogilvy PR has hired Phil Reay-Smith, consumer editor of ITV's Daybreak, as its media chief.

StockWell Group hires Burson-Marsteller's George Hutchinson

- StockWell Group has hired Burson-Marsteller's public affairs chief George Hutchinson as a partner.

WPP reports an 8.1% rise in PR revenues

- WPP, the world's largest marcoms group, has reported an 8.1% rise in PR revenues over the first-quarter of 2012.

Visa Europe signs Neil Henderson as media head

- Visa Europe has raided the agency world for a new head of media as the brand prepares for this summer's Olympic Games.

Prisoner transport group GEOAmey calls in Citigate

- The recently formed security group handed a ten-year government contract to transport prisoners in the UK has called in Citigate Dewe Rogerson for a wide-ranging corporate brief.