The newly created role at the Foundling Museum brings together its comms and philanthropy teams.
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Disney comms chief to depart company
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The media giant’s comms exec is set to leave after four years.
Skipton Group hires corporate affairs director
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Public affairs specialist brought in to boost comms function.
Adoption UK hires comms chief
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An experienced fundraiser with more than 20 years experience has been recruited to a newly created comms and fundraising role.
A quarter of in-house pros think their teams will grow in 2026
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The latest annual Power Book survey asked in-house comms professionals whether they expect to have additional headcount this year.
Glasgow University’s govt relations head leaving for new role
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The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has boosted its comms team with a senior hire from the academic sector.
One fifth of in-house pros think agency budgets will increase in 2026
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The latest instalment of the annual Power Book survey asks in-house professionals their thoughts on how agency budgets will change this year.
Should businesses take a stance on societal issues?
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Companies seem less willing to speak out on the issues of the day than they once were but, as a panel of experts discussed, sometimes it is in the better interests of employees to do so.
Maternity leave ‘has a negative effect on career progression in public affairs’
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A new report from leading women’s trade body Women in Public Affairs reveals that organisations need to do more to ensure maternity entitlements are clearly explained and easy to use.
AI startup invests in internal comms
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UK AI startup Wayve has recruited an internal comms lead to ensure ‘clear, effective, and strategic communication’.
Nursing and Midwifery Council hires internal comms head
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The independent regulator for nurses and midwives has brought in an experienced comms professional, who spent a decade leading internal comms at Serco.
HM Treasury recruits ex-Home Office staffer for senior comms role
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An ex-tabloid reporter turned government comms professional is to join HM Treasury’s comms team.
Unilever boosts internal comms department
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The FMCG giant has recruited an internal communications specialist from Sky.
‘Internal comms leaders are crucial to AI investment success’
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The successful adoption of AI rests not on buying the best software, but on a deliberate workforce transformation.
Green Party leader gets new comms advisor
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Zack Polanski has drafted in a new advisor from a former party co-leader.
Ovo Energy's former corporate affairs chief to join M&S
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The British retailer has recruited Alex Doorey to replace Victoria McKenzie-Gould, who stepped down last year.
Home Office director of comms announces departure
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Robert Hall has accepted a role “outside of government”, creating an opening for a new comms director.
‘PR has a serious branding problem’
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It’s time for the industry to clearly assert its strategic value and commercial, economic and societal impact.
Downing Street advertises job as PM's official spokesperson
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The job has been unfilled since the previous incumbent left last year.
Accounting firm creates new senior comms role
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RSM UK, a major audit, tax and consulting firm, has created a new role to boost its profile.
Penguin marketing chief to join Walker Books in comms role
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Walker Books is focusing on integrated campaigns to promote the work of its authors.
Why rebranding as Intact Insurance meant a radical new approach to comms
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Jon Sellors, director of external affairs at Intact Insurance, tells In.Comms how the switch from RSA Insurance has been so much more than just a name change.
Most comms pros ‘open to leaving role in 2026’, report finds
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New research has shed light on a significant retention risk, despite the challenging economy and weak jobs data.
Packaging giant promotes comms manager to corporate affairs director
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A marketing and comms manager has been elevated to director level.
Former agency director moves in-house at Ticketmaster
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The ticket marketplace and distributor has appointed a former agency chief as a director
Glasgow 2026 brings in public affairs manager
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With six months to go before the Commonwealth Games take place in Glasgow, the organisers have boosted their comms team.
Companies must be open and honest about lobbying, report says
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Businesses are being urged to adopt structured, values-based decision-making and engagement processes.
Industry bodies raise alarm over use of fake experts
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Concerns over the use of fake experts to promote companies in the media has prompted PR trade bodies to urge journalists to check the credentials of comms professionals.
AI adoption in comms still in development stage, report finds
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New research has called into question how much teams are actually using AI in their day-to-day work.
‘We need to convince business leaders that they can learn from PR’
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A poorly landed announcement can be hard to recover from, which is why PR professionals should be engaged early and consistently.
Music charity hires head of marketing and comms
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The chief executive of Music Support has turned to a former colleague to fill a senior comms role.
British Beauty Council hires ex-Glamour exec editor to lead comms
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A senior editor has left journalism to move into an in-house comms role.
Aviation regulator announces two senior comms appointments
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Vicky Steadman and Zoe Kindler join the organisation to ‘strengthen’ its comms team.
Bentley promotes former engineer to comms manager
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The British car company has promoted from within to appoint a new sustainability and community communications manager.
Renewable energy company hires new comms director
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The former director of comms and engagement at FirstGroup's bus division joins the ranks at Engie UK.
IHG appoints new global external comms manager
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The hotel giant has taken on a former Direct Line Group senior manager to handle its global external comms.
Women in Public Affairs network elects co-chairs
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Kendal Sefton and Lucy Warren replace Elizabeth Tomlin, who remains with the organisation on the senior advisory committee.
‘2026 could be when things really shift for internal comms’
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The split between tactical execution and strategic influence has always existed but this might be the year when we stop trying to be both things to all people.
Mars Petcare corporate affairs lead moves to Royal Canin
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The petcare brand has appointed a new global external comms lead for purpose and sustainability.
UK Chamber of Shipping appoints new public affairs manager
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The shipping trade association has recruited a former SEC Newgate accounts manager as its new public affairs manager.
‘Throw off the gloom… you work in comms!’
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Forget about ‘blue Monday’ and new year despondency – there are many reasons to be cheerful in January 2026. Plus, being optimistic is in your job description…
Center Parcs boosts comms team
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The holiday firm, which has six resorts in the UK and Ireland, has recruited a new manager for its comms team.
Global shipping body hires new comms chief
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Ex-director of communications at the UK Chamber of Shipping joins the global trade association for shipowners and operators.
Ex-No. 10 comms chief takes agency role
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Guto Harri, who has held several high-profile in-house roles, has joined a global strategic comms and public affairs agency.
Comms veteran appointed charity CEO
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A senior comms professional has been picked for the top job at a youth charity.
UK Council for Psychotherapy boosts comms team
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The professional membership organisation, which represents 12k therapists, has hired a public affairs professional to a newly created senior role.
Private health trade body hires first comms director
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The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has created a new senior comms role.
Agency founder named chair of CIPR Scotland
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Sarah Lee is tasked with leading Scotland’s comms profession through a period of industry transformation.
Reckitt hires BT comms chief
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The pharma giant has made several senior additions to its in-house communications team in recent months.
CIPR launches internal crisis comms guide
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New guidance seeks to fill the gap left by traditional approaches to crisis communications.