CHICAGO: The chairman and founder of the Financial Relations Board (FRB) Ted Pincus is moving to a part-time job with the firm following a corporate restructure by parent network BSMG. Pincus becomes chairman emeritus and will work as an ad hoc consultant for The Interpublic Group. FRB president...
NEW DELHI: Corporate comms firm Publicis India has spun off its financial PR arm into a separate firm, Publicis Financial. The team is already working with SBI Mutual Fund, Centurion Bank and Alliance Capital. Publicis India CEO Praveen Kenneth said the move will allow the firm to capitalise...
PARIS: French pharmaceuticals group Rhodia has promoted Alain Coine to the post of communications director. Coine was formerly PA director for the group and will continue to oversee PA in his latest role. Rhodia, which was recently sold by Rhone Poulenc, has suffered a share price slump and...
MELBOURNE: Hill & Knowlton has appointed Brian Shrowder as director to look after crisis and issues management and training. Shrowder joins from Australia's TEN TV network, where he was network news producer. He has 20 years' experience as a reporter, producer and news manager. Shrowder replaces...
SAN FRANCISCO: A consultancy has launched in the US that will specifically focus on promoting Asian tech companies in Silicon Valley. Panache Communications was founded by Sharon Sim-Krause, who was previously with Shandwick International both in Asia and the US. Panache's clients include Chinadotcom,...
BRUSSELS: German PR agency Kohtes Klewes is opening an office in Brussels this autumn to offer European political consulting. Detlev Samland, former Minister for Europe in Nordrhein-Westfalen and a long serving SPD delegate in the EU parliament, will head the venture. Dagmar Wiebusch, the former...
DUBAI: IPG has stepped up its presence in the Middle East with the appointment of two Dubai-based affiliates, Promoseven PR and MCS Marketing Communications, for the Weber Shandwick Worldwide and Golin/Harris International networks respectively. Promoseven, headed by Jock Wilson, has an 11-office...
Luxury hotel chain Le Meridien has parted company with global PR director Phoebe Hamilton ...
Deepend has been hired by Coty International to develop Rimmel's global online brand. The ...
global PR team from three to five. Neil Brazil and Lisa Givert join from Gavin Anderson & Co and Tate ...
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