PRESS RELEASE
London, 5 September, 2011 – The PRCA today announced Elisabeth Lewis-Jones, CEO of Liquid PR and former CIPR President as Chairman of the PR Council. Elisabeth will be joined by Martin Bostock, Chairman at Nelson Bostock, in the Vice-Chairman role and Keith Johnston, Director of Policy and Communications at The Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners, will become Secretary.
Following the announcement of the election results Elisabeth Lewis-Jones, said; “It’s exciting to be working with fellow members to help influence, debate and inform the future growth of our industry. The role of the PR Council is to discuss the issues we face – to act as a think tank of senior practitioners to inform and guide.
“During the next 12 months we’ll be building on the work undertaken in the Council’s first year and projecting the ongoing development of our industry and subsequent needs.”
Francis Ingham, Chief Executive of the PRCA, commented “The strength of the PR Council is indicative of the superb talent in our membership. It is a fantastic voice for our wider industry. We need to make more of the success story that is the UK PR industry and Lis will be a fantastic advocate.”
The PR Council will meet on 20 September 2011 and the full list of members can be found here
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Notes to Editors
For media enquiries and more information on the PR Council please contact Aeneas Tole – aeneas.tole@prca.org.uk
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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 more than 250 agency members from around the world including the majority of the top 100 UK consultancies. We also represent around 70 in-house communications teams from multinationals, UK charities and leading UK public sector organisations.

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