Google hires ex-Howard adviser
Google has recruited Tory leader Michael Howard’s former special adviser Rachel Whetstone to the newly created post of director of European comms and public affairs. The move ends weeks of speculation linking her to the role.
In the run-up to her appointment, which Google has previously denied, Whetstone was also linked with a return to former employer Tim Allan at Portland PR.
Allan denied any offer had been made but told PRWeek: 'The door was always open [for Whetstone to return].' She has also worked at Carlton Communications and was last month signed up as a contributor to Sky News's The Sky Report.
Google's IPO last year was an instant market success, prompting some analysts to predict its bubble might burst. Its growing list of ventures include news, maps and WiFi.
