28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Barabino and Partners, headed by chairman Luca Barabino, has
been handed the PR brief for the sale of a 65 per cent stake in
Naples Capodichino Airport to BAA, the UK airport services
group. BAA signed a deal last week with Gesac, the company which
operates the airport, after agreement with Naples...
28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Grayling has been appointed to handle communications for
COMEX, the committee for economic expansion in Paris. Set up two
months ago by the city s mayor and the chamber of commerce, the
committee is launching an international campaign to encourage
multinational companies to establish their headquarters...
28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Mairead Foley, head of public relations at Ireland s
department of social welfare, has quit her post to stand as a
member of the Irish parliament.
28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Shandwick Marketing Communication has been picked to handle
PR for sportswear manufacturer Sandys. Owned by sportswear
company Sergio Tacchini, Sandys specialises in clothing for
swimming, tennis, golf and skiing. Shandwick will organise press
office functions, events and sponsorship support.
28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Otto Redei has been appointed Burson-Marsteller s new
director of corporate affairs in Hungary. Redei, 39, was
previously an account director with MMD and has also worked in
radio and television. B-M s Budapest office is divided into four
profit groups - public affairs, brand marketing, corporate
affairs...
28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Shilland and Co has won a contract to manage Tesco Stores
public relations in the Czech and Slovak Republics. The win
coincides with the setting up by the agency of a new office in
Bratislava, which currently employs two staff. The brief includes
consumer and corporate affairs, internal communications...
28 Mar 1997
| by ALASDAIR REID
into Europe s top business daily. The European edition has a
circulation of 90,000. The UK figure is ...
28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
European Commissioner Emma Bonino s pronouncement in PR Week
last week that the best way to protect the European Union s
consumers against food safety threats is to increase information
rather than legislation must have warmed the heart of even the
hardest Eurosceptic. On this issue at least, critics...
28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Unisys, the information management company, has named four
agencies to handle PR in Europe for its...Unisys, the information management company, has named four
agencies to handle PR in Europe for ...
28 Mar 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN
on Europe s communications market....assault on Europe s communications market.
The company is reported to be investing between pounds 1 ...