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London, 5 September 2011 - Clarence Mitchell has joined
Burson-Marsteller’s London team where he becomes a Managing Director,
providing strategic counsel to corporate and public affairs clients and
reporting to UK CEO Matt Carter.
Clarence Mitchell was most recently Director of Media Strategy and
Public Affairs at Lewis PR, offering clients strategic counsel across
the issues and crisis management and public affairs practices, a role he
combined with his ongoing duties as official media spokesman for Kate
and Gerry McCann, whose daughter Madeleine went missing in Portugal in
May 2007. Previously, he was a consultant with Freud Communications.
Prior to that, he was Director of the UK Government’s Media Monitoring
Unit leading a team that advised No 10 and all of the major Departments
of State on how best to respond to the daily news agenda. Before moving
into Government Comms and PR, he was an on-air News Correspondent and
Presenter with BBC News.
Commenting on the hire, Matt Carter said: “Clarence has first-class
experience in handling the media, as a BBC journalist, a government
media adviser and someone who’s faced the cameras regularly on behalf of
his clients. He’s a great addition to B-M’s award-winning UK team”
Commenting on his new role with Burson-Marsteller, Clarence said: “I am
absolutely delighted to be joining such an established, forward thinking
agency as Burson-Marsteller. With its truly global reach, impressive
client list and its innovative evidence-based approach to
communications, I know it’s an environment I will thrive in. I’m excited
by the campaign challenges to come.”
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About Burson-Marsteller UK
Burson-Marsteller UK (http://www.bursonmarsteller.co.uk/) established in
1967 is the European HQ of the global public relations and public
affairs firm. Reflecting London’s role as a world class business centre,
the UK’s capital city has become the leading market for global public
relations services providing an unrivalled opportunity to interact with
and influence a diverse range of stakeholders. As such,
Burson-Marsteller UK is well placed to serve and grow its international
client base of FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies leveraging London as a
gateway to the world.
Consultants at the multi-award winning office provide clients with
strategic thinking and program execution across a full range of public
affairs, brand marketing, corporate reputation, technology, investor
relations and healthcare services. In addition, the company has a
full-service advertising and design practice that specialises in digital
consulting ensuring new media is fully integrated into client campaigns.
Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young & Rubicam Brands, a subsidiary of
WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of the world’s leading communications services
networks.
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Phone: +44 207 300 6422
Email: meera.thakkar@bm.com |
