17 Nov 2000
The Royal Hospital has appointed Terry Osborn as director of fundraising and communications. He will lead a team of 12 on all PR and marketing activities and will report to newly-appointed chief executive Peter Franklyn. My brief is to ensure all our marketing and communications services are reached...
03 Nov 2000
Edwards Harvey Associates has been appointed by inward investment
body Locate in Kent to raise the county's profile. Jo Rogers will lead a
team of three to promote Kent and Medway nationally and abroad as
'European' business locations. The account was won after a three-way
pitch, which included...
27 Oct 2000
Former Newcastle Journal reporter Jon Flinn has joined the Riverside Housing Association as part of its communications expansion plan. Flinn has been appointed as communications officer and complements a new marketing team based at Riverside's headquarters in Liverpool. He will report to corporate marketing...
20 Oct 2000
University of Wolverhampton head of PR Kathryn Jones has achieved the highest overall result among 147 students from around the world who sat the Charted Institute of Marketing's intensive diploma. 'The course has broadened my knowledge and changed the way the team and I approach publicity at the University....
06 Oct 2000
Marie Curie Cancer Care has appointed a new fundraising and marketing manager to replace Peter Jennings who left at the end of July to join the RNID as deputy chief executive. Mark Astarita starts at the beginning of next year, after seven years as deputy chief executive and fundraising, membership...
06 Oct 2000
Sue Ryder Care has hired Citigate Dewe Rogerson Financial Services to work on the upcoming rebranding and relaunch of the charity. The CDR team will also assist with media relations, strategic support, events and issues management. Headed by Richard Stephenson, the CDR team will work alongside Steve...
01 Sep 2000
| by MARK JOHNSON
Publicity surrounding the Norman Foster redesign of the London
School of Economics library has prompted the institution to appoint a
communications manager. Karen Bedew, currently marketing manager at the
Library Association, will take up the new post at the beginning of
October. The new building opens...
18 Aug 2000
| by JENNIFER WHITEHEAD
Threshold Tennant Trust has filled its newly-created post of press
and PR manager with the appointment of Andrew Nye, following a review of
the body s PR activities. Nye has 18 months experience as publications
manager at the National Autistic Society. His immediate focus will be
next month s DETR-sponsored...
18 Aug 2000
| by JENNIFER WHITEHEAD
Huntingdon Housing Partnership has chosen Jane Fannon to fill the
new role of communications manager. Fannon comes from West Hertfordshire
Hospitals NHS Trust, where she was communications manager. Prior to
that, she was head of communications for Cambridge City Council. She
will report to director...
21 Jul 2000
| by ALLISON GILES
Increased awareness of the power of good public relations has
pushed the University of Bristol into a reorganisation of its marketing
and PR set-up. The university has recently appointed Barry Taylor to the
newly-created post of director of communications and marketing, starting
in October. Taylor will...