PR Council Voting Underway

PRESS RELEASE

London, 26 July 2011 - The second day of voting for the PR Council closed today with over 10% of PRCA member CEOs and Communications Directors having cast their vote already.

The vote sees 23 of the industry's most senior people fighting it out for the 15 available places.

 

The nominated candidates are:

Adrian Brady (Eulogy, Chief Executive)

Bron Eames (HTPR, Managing Director)

Christian Cull (Communications Director, TUI).

Dan Murphy (Remploy, Director of Corporate Communications and External Affairs)

David Hamilton (Action for Children, Head of Public Relations and Engagement)

Elisabeth Lewis-Jones (Liquid, CEO)

Graham Goodkind (Frank PR, Chairman)

Helen Holland (The Reptile Group, CEO)

Jenny Caven (Slimming World, PR Manager)

Jonathan Corbett (The Little Big Voice, Managing Director)

Kelly Walsh (MSL Group, CEO of MSL London)

Martin Bostock (Nelson Bostock, Chairman)

Matt Carter (Burson-Marsteller, CEO)

Michael Frohlich (Bell-Pottinger, Managing Director)

Nick Brooks (4CM, Managing Director)

Nick Dines (Belgrave Communications, Director)

Rob Ettridge (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Director)

Sarah Knight (One Marketing Communications, PR and Social Media Director)

Stephen Waddington (Speed Communications, Managing Director)

Steve Howell (Freshwater, Chief Executive)

Stuart Smith (Ogilvy, Managing Director)

Tanya Joseph (Tanya Joseph Consulting, Director)

Warren Johnson (WCommunications, Managing Director)

 

Voting closes on 5 August, after which the Council will elect its Chairman.

Francis Ingham, Chief Executive of the PRCA said “The PR Council has been a great success over the past year. Testimony to that is the seniority of people who have nominated themselves for the 15 places available. I look forward to the election of the new full Council, so that it can continue the progress made over the past year under Caroline Kinsey's leadership”.

           

           -ENDS-

 

Notes to Editors

The PR Council was created in 2010 as a vehicle for the most senior people within the industry to exchange views on industry issues and PRCA activities. Its Chairman over the 2010-11 period has been Caroline Kinsey, MD of Cirkle.

For media enquiries please contact: AeneasTole, PRCA Communications Executive, aeneas.tole@prca.org.uk, 020 7233 6026  

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 more than 230 agency members from around the world including the majority of the top 100 UK consultancies. We also represent around 60 in-house communications teams from multinationals, UK charities and leading UK public sector organisations

 

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