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London, June 11, 2008 -- David Gallagher today took over from Richard Houghton as Chairman of the Public Relations Consultants Association. Gallagher, a Partner at Ketchum and CEO of Ketchum’s London office, has been Vice-Chairman of the PRCA for the last year. Richard Houghton, will take over the position of Vice-Chairman, previously held by Gallagher.
“I look forward to building on the great work that Richard Houghton has done as Chairman of the PRCA,” Gallagher said. “Over the next two years, we will broaden membership and increase the range of benefits that are offered to our members.”
“The U.K. is already an international hub for PR, and by bringing foreign consultancies accredited with the Consultancy Management Standard into the membership, we will be able to raise the standards of PR internationally and promote the reputation of the U.K.’s vibrant PR sector,” Gallagher added. “In the U.K., we will build on our existing services. We plan to increase the number of sector and industry group networks that we run and engage more closely with in-house teams.”
Francis Ingham, Director General of the PRCA, said, “David and I share a common vision of how the Public Relations Consultants Association will grow and bring greater value to its members. PR is going from strength to strength, and the PRCA will help its members to take full advantage of the opportunities that this presents. It is going to be an exciting and dynamic few years.”
About the PRCA
The PRCA (Public Relations Consultants Association) is the representative body for public relations consultancies in the U.K. It has over 140 members and represents consultancies which account for more than 70 percent of the consultancy fee income generated in the U.K. The association provides support to PR consultancies to enable them to become better businesses and helps to demonstrate the value of public relations consultancy to clients.
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