NEWS: WPP rejects rumours of bid for Pendragon
22 Nov 1996 | by STEVE BEVAN
Hill and Knowlton parent company WPP has emerged as a possible bidder for the self-styled media management consultancy Luther Pendragon.
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NM Rothschild, the London end of the Rothschild family s worldwide investment banking business, is on the hunt for a new director of group corporate affairs.
Hill and Knowlton parent company WPP has emerged as a possible bidder for the self-styled media management consultancy Luther Pendragon.
Guinness Mahon, the Japanese-owned merchant bank, is testing the market for financial PR agencies, which could result in a full scale review early next year.
Last week we stated that Holmes & Marchant Financial had ceased trading.
Chelsea Village, the company which owns Chelsea Football Club, is considering hiring its first PR consultancy to advise on its corporate image and relations with the City and financial press.
Burger King parent company Grand Metropolitan has turned to Buckingham Palace to fill its top PR job.
Allied Domecq Spirits and Wine is on the lookout for a new head of corporate communications.
The UK food and drinks industries will spend an increasing amount of their marketing budgets on PR rather than advertising over the next four years, according to research by management consultancy Datamonitor.
Northern Rock Building Society has called in Ludgate to advise on communications with members, the City and the financial press in the run up to its conversion to a plc next year.
Mary Rice, who was last week fired from her job of head of public communication at the Medical Research Council, is suing her former employer for wrongful dismissal.