PARIS: The newly elected president of Paris Ile-de-France Capitale Economique (PIDFCE) - the PR vehicle to promote the economic merits of the Paris region - has launched a fresh bid to correct what he claims is the unfair image the French capital has abroad. Jean-Marc Esnault will oversee a...
LOS ANGELES: Publishing company Vivendi Universal Interactive (VUI) has hired Leslie Hollingshead as senior manager of corporate communications. Angela Emery, most recently director of worldwide communication at Fox Interactive, also joins as VUI's first director of communications.
COLOMBO: Global parcel courier firm DHL is to step up its PR activities in Sri Lanka. As part of ...
NEW YORK: PR services shop MediaLink announced second-quarter earnings down nearly 11 per cent from second quarter 2000. Second-quarter revenues were 9m, compared with 10m last year. CEO Laurence Moskowitz said the results were in line with disappointing revenues from major communications...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Communications Group chairman, lobbyist and member of the Consumer Council Lo Chi Kin has formed a 1.5m communications group known as the A-World Group. The company will focus on developing its presence in China and diversifying into non-media related areas. Member firms...
WASHINGTON: Fleishman-Hillard has been selected to assist First Lady Laura Bush and the Library of Congress in organising and promoting the First National Book Festival, scheduled to take place in Washington DC next month. Bush hopes the event will stimulate Americans' interest in literature...
SOFIA: Hill & Knowlton is considering a joint venture with Bulgaria's M3 Communications. H&K has had a non-equity affiliation with locally owned agency M3 since last year but on a recent visit to Bulgaria the WPP agency's worldwide executive vice-president Terence Billing said it may elevate...
HONG KONG: John Holland, Gavin Anderson & Company Hong Kong office president and CEO, has resigned. He is due to leave at the end of this month to return to his native Australia. The agency is not currently looking for a replacement and his role will be overseen by regional president Laurence...
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Drug manufacturer Asta Mediaca, based in Frankfurt am Main, is closing down its communications department. The move comes as the parent company, chemicals group Degussa, announces its departure from the pharmaceuticals industry. As a result, Asta Mediaca is being split in...
DUBLIN: Grayling Gilmore Public Relations has hired Rachel Sherry as associate director. She joins from Charles Barker BSMG in London, where she specialised in travel and leisure. At Grayling, she will look after clients in the healthcare, food/drink and automotive sectors.
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