26 Feb 2001
Luke Johnson, owner of The Ivy restaurant and Belgian-themed restaurant chain Belgo, has found a new financial backer to fund his purchase of 3,000 Whitbread pubs.
23 Feb 2001
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO's sheer size did not affect the quality of its output, as the Gunn Report showed. Bates UK struggled for a second year, the loss of the Halifax taking the gloss off its gains. BDH TBWA's position at the top of the regional agency list was toppled and it lost Time
23 Feb 2001
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO's sheer size did not affect the quality of its output, as the Gunn Report showed. Bates UK struggled for a second year, the loss of the Halifax taking the gloss off its gains. BDH TBWA's position at the top of the regional agency list was toppled and it lost Time
23 Feb 2001
Vanbrugh Financial Communications has taken on Brendan McNamara as associate director. McNamara previously worked at Citigate Dewe Rogerson, Shandwick Consultants and in-house at actuary and benefits consultancy Watson Wyatt Partners. He reports to MD Sophie Hull.
23 Feb 2001
The protracted lobbying around the battle for control of Abbey National will climax this week when Office of Fair Trading director-general John Vickers rules on whether to refer Lloyds TSB s bid to the Competition Commission.
23 Feb 2001
| by HOLLY WILLIAMS
Cahoot - Abbey National s online banking arm - has swapped consumer PR agencies, choosing Manning Selvage & Lee after a competitive five-way pitch.
23 Feb 2001
MELBOURNE: Australia's largest independent corporate and marketing communication consultancy, Blackie McDonald, has formed a strategic alliance with GCI Melbourne. Blackie McDonald Melbourne general manager Sarah Fitton will take over as general manager for the alliance.
23 Feb 2001
Financial Times Business has appointed Kevin O Donnell as editor-in-chief of Investment Adviser and Financial Adviser. He has been editor of the latter since 1997. The move is part of an amalgamation of the two weeklies news desks. The company is also recruiting a director of news covering both titles...
23 Feb 2001
Consumer services group Centrica is considering setting up an online car-buying service for its 11m AA members.
22 Feb 2001
Barclaycard is seeking a consumer marketing director for its online financial service iMoney.co.uk, set to launch this summer. James Davison, previously managing director of e-commerce for Barclaycard, becomes chief executive of the service, which allows customers to compare and buy financial products...