23 Feb 2001
The London Borough of Brent is to spend an extra pounds 250,000 on communications and is restructuring its PR team. Pascoe Sawyers, previously Brent's Wembley PR manager, becomes the council's first corporate communications manager, while communications officer Elise Reuben takes on the newly-created...
23 Feb 2001
Plymouth University has appointed Corinne Farrell as head of PR. Farrell will head a five-strong team and report to university director of marketing and PR, John Griffiths. She joins from Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, where she has been for the last four years. The trust is recruiting for a replacement....
23 Feb 2001
The London Borough of Newham is creating six communications posts after a reshuffle. Following the review, the PR and marketing team will expand to 15 and continue to be headed by head of PR and marketing Ian Tompkins. Newham is looking for its first PR manager, two PROs and a PR assistant. Two specialist...
23 Feb 2001
The Royal College of Art is to expand its PR team after a major internal shake up. The PR, development and publishing and exhibitions departments were merged last month to form an external relations department. The nine-strong team, headed by director of development and external relations Sally Mason,...
16 Feb 2001
Children s charity Sports Aiding Medical Research for Kids (Sparks) has appointed Peter Gilheany as head of PR. Gilheany, reporting to chief executive John Shanley, joins from the Community Service Volunteers (CSV), where he was a PRO. One of his main tasks will be to revamp Sparks image by expanding...
16 Feb 2001
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has recruited Andrew Hillier as interim director of communications. He oversees a team of six and reports to chief executive Derek Myers. Hillier is the borough s first director of communications. The role was created as a response to increased media activity...
16 Feb 2001
The Disabilities Trust, which manages care and housing for the disabled at 23 centres across the UK, is looking to appoint its first director of external affairs. The director, reporting to chief executive Colin Hedley, will co-ordinate all PR, marketing and fundraising work for the trust. One of the...
16 Feb 2001
> The two most senior PR posts at Age Concern have become vacant. The charity is looking for a head of public affairs following the departure of Jonathan Stearn who has left to join the Home Office s Active Community Unit. It also needs someone to fill a newly-created director of communications position....
16 Feb 2001
Former Essex Police head of media and PR Jenny Grinter has joined Essex University as communications chief. After five years with the force, Grinter replaces Michelle Waterworth as head of PR, leading a three-strong team.
16 Feb 2001
The New Local Government Network is to expand its communications team. The non-profit think-tank, which provides support to local government officers and councillors, is seeking a communications manager and publications and communications officer. The two posts replace communications officer Anna Randle,...