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Movers & Shakers: Edelman, Visa, Mischief, Finsbury Glover Hering, AxiCom and more
PRWeek's round-up of industry hires, departures and promotions.
Pitch Update: Mikkeller, White Claw, Missguided, Checkmarx, Professional Darts Corporation and more
PRWeek's round-up of pitches and account moves.
Visa hires communications director for Europe
Visa has appointed Portland director Claire Hardy as its communications director for continental Europe.
Rachel Royall launches healthcare comms consultancy
Former NHS communications director Rachel Royall has launched a strategic comms consultancy targeting health and care leaders.
British Army and Karmarama get YouTuber Behzinga on board for recruitment drive
The film is a part of the British Army’s “Fail. Learn. Win.” recruitment campaign.
Engine Mischief grows leadership team with senior hire
Engine Mischief has appointed experienced brand strategist and former agency founder Alicia Mellish as a director.
AxiCom hires Frank's creative director
AxiCom has appointed Graeme Anthony to the new role of creative director. He joins from Frank, where he spent 10 years – most recently in the same position.
Cannes Lions U-turns and confirms 2021 festival will be digital-only
Online-only event dubbed Cannes Lions Live.
Pitch Update: Marks & Spencer, Innocent Drinks, Very.co.uk, Salomon, Silentnight and more
PRWeek's round-up of pitches and account moves.
M&S hires PR agency for clothing categories
Marks & Spencer has appointed Aisle 8 as its PR agency for womenswear, menswear and kidswear product categories.
Iris appoints new London CEO
Former chief marketing officer takes over from Chris Marlow.
ESG specialist Adrian Rimmer joins Finsbury Glover Hering
Finsbury Glover Hering has appointed ESG and sustainable finance expert Adrian Rimmer as a partner in its London office to provide leadership to the consultancy’s sustainability and climate offering.
Silentnight re-hires PR agency after eight-year break
Bed-maker Silentnight Group has appointed Brazen for a wide-ranging comms brief, eight years after it last worked with the agency.
Innocent appoints global communications lead agency
Innocent Drinks has hired Where Eagles Dare as its retained lead corporate communications partner for global communications.
Edelman promotes Russell Dubner, Lisa Osborne Ross
The firm is naming Dubner global vice chairman; Osborne Ross is succeeding him as U.S. CEO.
Engineering firm Atkins appoints PR agency for equality and diversity brief
Good Relations has been hired by engineering consultancy Atkins to deliver an external campaign as part of its equality, diversity and inclusion programme, following a competitive pitch process.
Very.co.uk hires retained PR agency
Online retailer and financial services provider The Very Group has appointed W Communications as the retained agency for its flagship brand Very.co.uk.
BT, Coke, Kellogg's and more: how has COVID transformed internal comms?
PRWeek looks at the impact of the pandemic on internal comms at six major organisations: Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, BT, Highways England, PMI and the Church in Wales.
Finn Partners buys London-based digital marketing agency
Finn Partners has continued its acquisition programme by snapping up London-based digital marketing shop MintTwist.
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Edelman promotes Russell Dubner, Lisa Osborne Ross
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Innocent appoints global communications lead agency
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Finn Partners buys London-based digital marketing agency
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M&S hires PR agency for clothing categories
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AstraZeneca's vaccine comms: why 'slick and corporate' isn't always best
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Very.co.uk hires retained PR agency
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People moves
Talker Tailor Trouble Maker names lead creative
Talker Tailor Trouble Maker has promoted Olivia Mushigo into the new role of lead creative.
Portland hires former Spad Anita Boateng
Boateng has joined Portland as a partner, PRWeek has learned.
The Unmistakables expands leadership team and hires former BT D&I lead
The Unmistakables has grown its leadership team with the promotion of Ben Brooks-Dutton to managing partner and addition of former BT Group director of talent, leadership and diversity, Simone Marquis, as culture and inclusion director.
Movers & Shakers: Weber Shandwick, Facebook, Google, Lexington, Radioactive PR and more
PRWeek's weekly roundup of industry hires, departures and promotions.
Google hires KPMG's Jennifer ‘Jo’ Ogunleye to lead b2b comms
Google UK & Ireland has hired Jennifer ‘Jo’ Ogunleye to lead its b2b communications function with a focus on Google Search and YouTube advertising.
Ogilvy UK CEO Michael Frohlich joins Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick has hired Ogilvy UK chief executive Michael Frohlich as its EMEA chief executive a year after Tim Sutton vacated the role.
Lexington names new managing director and rebrands
Independent consultancy Lexington has promoted its healthcare lead Emily Cook to managing director and rebranded.
Radioactive hires managing directors in leadership restructure
Radioactive PR has appointed two managing directors in a major leadership restructure.
Facebook hires Mastercard marcomms chief for EMEA comms role
Mastercard’s global head of marketing and communications, Rose Beaumont, has joined Facebook.
Movers & Shakers: Golin, Grayling, M&C Saatchi, Hanover, Instinctif Partners, McCann and more
PRWeek's round-up of industry hires, departures and promotions.
Instinctif Partners names new CEO
Edward Amory has been promoted to chief executive of Instinctif Partners six months after joining the consultancy, with Tim Linacre taking on a group role.
Citigate Dewe Rogerson hires asset management lead
Citigate Dewe Rogerson has appointed Alex Hogan as head of asset management in its corporate and financial services practice.
Porter Novelli ups Fenella Grey to EMEA MD
Porter Novelli has promoted Fenella Grey to managing director for the EMEA region.