Having left the PRCA last month after seven years as a member of its senior management team, first as communications director, and most recently as deputy director general, Matt Cartmell was the first former member of staff to be made a PRCA fellow.

The unique appointment was made in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the PRCA and to ICCO over this period. 
 
David Gallagher, president of growth and development, international at Omnicom Public Relations Group, and chairman of the PRCA fellows, says, “Big associations are complex, noisy, and constantly in motion, especially when they’re growing like the PRCA, and Matt was always there with a quiet word, a sensible compromise. We’ll welcome his experience and perspective among the fellows.”
 
Francis Ingham, director general of the PRCA, adds, “Matt Cartmell was instrumental in the PRCA’s key achievements of the past seven years. The legal victory over the NLA. The incredibly important Bell Pottinger case. The vote by APPC members to merge with the PRCA. The transformation of the PRCA from a niche trade body to the world’s largest PR Association. In recognition of these achievements, the PRCA is delighted to welcome Matt as a PRCA fellow – the first time a former employee has been acknowledged in this manner.”