Ep 78 - PR Heroes and Villains of 2024
Welcome to the third annual Little Questions PR Heroes and Villains. This is our excuse to look back over the year that almost was and consider who nailed their comms and who jumped straight into the proverbial pile of steaming.
In previous years we’ve considered caterpillar shaped cakes, Union leaders, ferries taking on German Auto giants, some famous pieces of stone, the odd city, a book shop and a veritable confusion of politicians. Indeed, I’m sure you’re already wondering – will Matt Hancock make it three years in a row?!
Joining me to consider and cogitate are Father and Mrs Christmas of Apella, Matt Young and Jenny Scott.
This podcast was hosted by:
Andrew Brown; formerly Director of Communications and Public affairs at Ageas Insurance, Andrew has more than ten years’ experience leading the corporate affairs functions for global, listed, multifaceted firms across a range of regulated and unregulated sectors. He has considerable experience in issues, crisis and change management as well as reputation sentiment analysis and insight. Formerly Director of Communications at Drax Group plc and Group Corporate Affairs Director at Regus plc.
Jenny Scott; Former Executive Director of Communications at the Bank of England and co-lead for Bank wide strategy. Advisor to the Governor, sat on the Bank’s executive committee and risk committee. Formerly economics and politics correspondent for the BBC and presenter of the Daily Politics. Trustee of Pro Bono Economics.
Matt Young has 25 years of experience across media relations, public affairs, regulatory development, employee engagement, brand development, competition and CSR. Group corporate affairs director at Lloyds Banking Group, part of the senior team which rescued the bank and rebuilt its reputation following the financial crisis. Formerly communications director at Santander UK and board member of the BBA. You can get in touch by emailing podcast@apellaadvisors.com and please consider leaving us a review.
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