28 Feb 2003
| by Joe Lepper
The Department of Culture Media and Sport is on the hunt for another special adviser this week after Philip French quit in his first week in the role.
28 Feb 2003
| by Holly Williams
Leisure entrepreneur Hugh Osmond - who founded Punch Taverns and floated the Pizza Express chain - has called on Citigate Dewe Rogerson for City PR advice as he prepares to launch a 5.7bn bid for Six Continents.
28 Feb 2003
WPP this week outlined plans to increase PR and marketing services to two thirds of its overall revenue despite revealing disappointing PR figures in its latest set of year-end results.
28 Feb 2003
| by Gidon Freeman
Retailer Woolworths is in talks with agencies about a strategic PR contract aimed at better aligning the firm's media coverage with its business goals.
28 Feb 2003
The London Stock Exchange has created its first senior public affairs post, headhunting Luther Pendragon partner David Wheeldon for the role.
28 Feb 2003
| by Joe Lepper
BSkyB this week re-appointed Cohn Wolfe to handle its consumer PR but vowed to look again at the contract in six months' time.
28 Feb 2003
| by Ian Hall
FTSE 100-listed pharmaceutical products firm Alliance UniChem has hired Yves Romestan as director of corporate communications for the UK and Europe.
28 Feb 2003
| by Holly Williams
Over 100 top UK PROs have drawn up a list of what they think makes the 'ultimate corporate communications director'.
28 Feb 2003
A campaign aimed at boosting inward investment in Sweden's IT sector is on the hunt for UK PR support.
28 Feb 2003
FINANCIAL: Financial services giant XL Capital has hired Weber Shandwick to handle its global PR. WS London will lead the account, co-ordinating staff across its European and US network. XL Capital, which two years ago acquired Winterthur International, has assets under management of 22.6bn.