LSE poaches LP's Wheeldon for first senior PA posting
28 Feb 2003
The London Stock Exchange has created its first senior public affairs post, headhunting Luther Pendragon partner David Wheeldon for the role.
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LONDON - Royal Bank of Scotland has said that it will spend £150m rebranding its NatWest network of 1,650 branches, in a programme that includes revamping the bank's distinctive black and white logo as well as refitting stores.
The London Stock Exchange has created its first senior public affairs post, headhunting Luther Pendragon partner David Wheeldon for the role.
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.
FINANCIAL: Penrose Financial has been hired to handle PR for Moscow Narodny Bank. The agency's brief is to raise the firm's profile in the UK. MNB's core markets are in central and eastern Europe.
Tulchan Communications - the financial PR consultancy founded by former Brunswick partner Andrew Grant - has hired Morgan Stanley European investment banking chief David Trenchard.
HONG KONG: Edelman has resigned the Lehman Brothers regional Hong Kong account, less than six months after winning the work.
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Citibank is talking to agencies about the launch of a new super premium credit card, provisionally called Citicard.
Goldfish, the Centrica-owned online bank, is looking for a direct marketing agency to promote its personal loans products. Goldfish's lead DM agency, DP A, is not pitching for this part of the business.
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO has unveiled its first work for Norwich Union Direct since winning the business last year.