10 Dec 1999
| by GIDON FREEMAN
Granada Media has restructured its communications department and
brought in a corporate media and internal communications head.
10 Dec 1999
| by ED SHELTON
The London Borough of Westminster has been given the green light by
council executives to start the hunt for a new communications head in
January. The move was recommended by London agency TASC, which conducted
an external review of council communications this autumn. The top PR
position oversees a...
10 Dec 1999
| by ED SHELTON
The Welsh National Assembly s strategic director in charge of
communications, Michael Brooke, has created the organisation s first two
dedicated internal communications roles within his department. Brooke is
to bring in an internal communications manager who will develop and
implement a strategy to...
10 Dec 1999
| by ED SHELTON
The Citizen s Advice Bureau is beefing up its communications team
following a review of its communications strategy in order to improve
the profile of the organisation. Public affairs director Nicola Simpson
is about to announce the appointment of a communications head to replace
Stella Bland who left...
10 Dec 1999
| by DAVID MCCORMACK
UK sportswear firm Umbro is reviewing its six-figure fee UK
consumer and trade PR account.
10 Dec 1999
| by ED SHELTON
The Prince s Trust s PR head Jo Norton is on the hunt for a new
communications manager for the youth development charity after former
incumbent Ellie Sleeman s recent move last week to manage events for
Breast Cancer Care. The role is one of two communications manager roles
within the eight-strong department...
03 Dec 1999
| by DAVID MCCORMACK
The Association of Train Operating Companies has appointed
Elizabeth Haywood, currently director of the CBI in Wales, to the new
post of public communications director responsible for communication
with members and the media. She joins in February to head a team of four
reporting to the director-general.
03 Dec 1999
| by GIDON FREEMAN
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to bring in Yakkov Wise as its first
corporate communications head. The role was created in the summer,
bringing together strategic responsibility for all aspects of
communications within the council including media relations, community
liaison and new media communications.
26 Nov 1999
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Norfolk County Council is to bring in Joanna Hannam as its first
head of communications early next year.
26 Nov 1999
| by GIDON FREEMAN
Bournemouth University s pro-vice chancellor Richard Conder is on
the hunt to fill the top communications job in the university, which
includes PR, marketing and external relations. This will be a
replacement for Louise Cretton, who left last year. Conder, to whom the
role reports, has been caretaking...