Caroline Kinsey elected first PR Council Chairman

London, 29 July 2010 - Caroline Kinsey was today announced as the first Chairman of the PR Council, after winning a closely-fought election contest with Stephen Waddington.

The Cirkle CEO beat her opposite number at Speed Communications by a handful of votes, as PR Council members voted for who should be their inaugural Chairman.

The PR Council team will therefore be:

Chairman Caroline Kinsey, CEO Cirkle

Vice-Chairman Alex Aiken, Director of Communications and Strategy, Westminster City Council

Secretary Adrian Brady, CEO Eulogy!

Caroline Kinsey commented: "I'm delighted to have been elected as Chairman of the newly-formed PR Council. I'm looking forward to working with fellow members to help elevate the profile, reputation and respect shown to the PR industry. I think this body of seasoned PR professionals can help to deliver real change and develop blueprints to build best-in-class practices."

Francis Ingham, chief executive of the PRCA, added: "I'm thrilled to welcome Caroline as the PR Council's inaugural Chairman. Her dynamism and drive will make this new role a decisive voice within the industry. I have held her in the highest regard for years, and it will be a pleasure now to work together."

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About the PRCA

Who we are:
Founded in 1969, the PRCA is the professional body that represents UK PR consultancies, in-house communications teams and PR freelancers.  The PRCA promotes all aspects of public relations and internal communications work, helping teams and individuals maximise the value they deliver to clients and organisations.

What we do:
The Association exists to raise standards in PR and communications, providing members with industry data, facilitating the sharing of communications best practice and creating networking opportunities.

How we do it and make a difference:
All PRCA members are bound by a professional charter and codes of conduct, and benefit from exceptional training. The Association also works for the greater benefit of the industry, sharing best practice and lobbying on the industry's behalf e.g. fighting the NLA's digital licence.

Who we represent:
The PRCA represents many of the major consultancies in the UK, and currently has 197 agency members from around the world including the majority of the top 100 UK consultancies. Having launched in-house membership last year it also represents 31 in-house teams including many of Europe's leading corporations and UK public sector organisations.

About Caroline Kinsey

Caroline Kinsey has over 25 years of PR and marketing experience both agency and in-house. Caroline founded Cirkle in 1998 and has since built it into a Top 100 PR agency with a £3m turnover and double digit YOY growth. Cirkle's client list boasts blue-chip companies such as GSK (Lucozade, Ribena, Horlicks), PepsiCo (Walkers, Tropicana, Quaker), Premier Foods (Ambrosia, Branston, Hovis) as well as Remington and Energizer and has recently added two new divisions to expand beyond their food and drink expertise. Cirkle body+soul was launched 2 years ago and was such a success that Cirkle life+leisure swiftly followed in January 2010. Cirkle has won 25 awards in the last 3 years for their creative work and their commitment to employee engagement. 

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