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.
NEW YORK: Red Whistle, the Weber Shandwick-owned lifestyle and technology agency, is to open an office in New York next month. WSW parent Interpublic Group will transfer WSW China managing director Diane McCulloch to establish the brand's fourth office. Red Whistle has 30 employees in San Francisco,...
SINGAPORE: E-Commerce solutions firm WorldPay has promoted its Cambridge-based PR manager Ana Bolitho to the newly-created role of communications and marketing manager for Asia-Pacific. Bolitho will be based in Singapore to design, implement and co-ordinate all WorldPay PR and marketing activities...
PERM, RUSSIA: Perm-based PR agency Speaker has lost its former boss Stanislav Baryshev to the ER group. He takes on the post of director of communications, with responsibility to build the company's reputation and forge stronger links with the region's political leaders, businesses, investors...
BUENOS AIRES: Spanish PR firm Llorente & Cuenca has hired Fernando Lopez de Cicco as chief executive of its Argentine operations. He joins from Fernandez Ivern Comunicacion to replace Cecilia Kolsky, who emigrated to France for family reasons. Lopez de Cicco is the third CEO the Buenos Aires-based...
Global PR agencies have had a tough year but some have fared better than others. Arun Sudhaman...By and large, this has been a year to forget. PRWeek's Global Agency Report Card tracks ... of the global PR networks: 'If you look at WPP, it is probably much more exposed to traditional PR - FMCG ... . This helps explain a clear demarcation that appears to exist among global networks - between the big agencies ...
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