23 Jun 2000
| by MAJA PAWINSKA
Former Labour Party PR chief David Hill has had talks with senior
party communicators over roles he may play in the next general election
campaign. Hill is not planning to leave his directorship at Bell
Pottinger Good Relations which he took after the 1997 campaign. He has,
however, been in talks with...
23 Jun 2000
| by GIDON FREEMAN
ANA Communications has promoted Anna MacLellan to the position of
board director. She joined the company in 1995 as a PR assistant, and
now heads ANA s travel and leisure department. The agency has also
promoted Stephanie Rich to account director, heading the health and
beauty department.
23 Jun 2000
| by ED SHELTON
The English Tourism Council and the British Tourist Authority have
appointed Westminster Strategy to handle Parliamentary monitoring.
23 Jun 2000
| by GIDON FREEMAN
The National Canine Defence League has appointed David Rigg as its
communications director. Rigg, 44, joins from Allied Domecq where he was
an executive in the corporate affairs department. He replaces Siobhan
Lavelle who has returned to the consumer healthcare sector as a
consultant at the agency Chandler...
23 Jun 2000
| by GIDON FREEMAN
South Bucks District Council is reconfiguring its PR function as
part of an effort to meet Government demands for greater consultation in
the provision of local services. The local authority is seeking to fill
a newly-created PR/communications officer post following the departure
of PR/marketing officer...
23 Jun 2000
| by GIDON FREEMAN
Southwark Council is seeking two press and communications officers.
The recruitment is being handled by the recently-appointed
communications manager James Flynn who is aiming to build a dedicated
press desk around senior communications officer John Harrison who is
already in post. The vacancies have...
23 Jun 2000
| by GIDON FREEMAN
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability has upgraded its director
of communications and fundraising role from a one day a week position
handled by a consultant to a full-time job. The hospital is currently
seeking someone to fill the position overseeing a team of 12 and
reporting to CEO Vernon Beauchamp....
23 Jun 2000
| by GIDON FREEMAN
The Highlands and Islands Enterprise has appointed Chris Roberts as
head of communications and media, replacing Bob Kass who was promoted to
become the HIE s head of exports and tourism. Roberts, 38, was
previously account director at the Dundee-based agency, Prospect PR
where he worked on accounts...
23 Jun 2000
| by GIDON FREEMAN
The University of Bath is seeking to use PR to strengthen its
reputation domestically and abroad. Further to the recruitment of Bob
Gordon in the role of director of communications and development seven
months ago, the university is now looking for a public relations manager
to oversee a team of three....
23 Jun 2000
| by JENNIFER WHITEHEAD
Novartis, the world s fourth- largest pharmaceutical firm, has
hired Greenlines Healthcare Communications to work on the communications
strategy for its Alzheimer s disease treatment Exelon.