The PRCA has announced who will sit on its 2016 PR Council.

The 49 elected appointments follow a record 143 nominations and were voted in by PRCA members. The chairmen of the PRCA’s 37 national, regional and sectoral Groups also get a place on the PR Council.The members will be led by PR Council chairman, David Hamilton, director of communications at The Scout Association, who will take-up the role in January. 

The PR Council members act as representatives of the PR industry in topical debates and help to inform the PRCA’s strategic priorities. Francis Ingham, director general of the PRCA, says, “After a record number of votes, I am very pleased to welcome the new PR Council, one that is even more reflective of the talent, insight and expertise inherent in the PR industry. I would like to congratulate each and every newly-elected Council member, and I look forward to working with them.”

PRCA members were able to vote for one candidate per category. The categories were; small consultancy (up to £1.5m), medium consultancy (£1.51m to £2.5m), large consultancy (£2.51m upwards), private sector in-house, public sector in-house, universities, and freelancers. Nine places on the PR Council were attributed to highest voted members in each category. 

The PRCA will now receive nominations for the PR Council’s vice chairman role.

The council is: 

Large consultancy category:

Lee Nugent, CEO, Nelson Bostock Group Unlimited

Chris Owen, director, Grayling

Lisa Elliott, director, Lansons

Miles Freeman, senior account executive, Lexis Agency

Molly Aldridge, global CEO, M&C Saatchi PR

Frankie Cory, CEO, Mischief PR

Bronwen Andrews, director, EMEA Business Development, MSL Group

Mark Stringer, CEO, PrettyGreen

Zoe Ward-Waring, managing director, Publicasity

Medium consultancy category:

Will Cairns, managing director, Bottle PR

Holly Tyzack, head of editorial PR, Bottle PR

Tallulah Cullen, director, Cow PR

Rebecca Lee, digital account manager, Dynamo PR

Richard Fogg, managing director, CCGroup

Errol Jayawardene, head of digital, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

James Brown, senior account manager, Richmond Towers

Chris Rogers, head of public relations, Whitehouse Consultancy

Louise Andrews, senior account director, Wildfire PR

Small consultancy category:

Cameron Grant, director, 3x1 Public Relations

Cath Brannan, associate director, Albion Drive

Gareth Thomas, founder, Capella PR

Jill Coomber, co-founder, Onechocolate Communications

Sara Howard, deputy MD, Popcorn PR

Rachel O’Connor, CEO, Siren Communications

Jo Seymour-Taylor, board director, Stir Public Relations

Amanda Williams, account director, Storm Communications

Matt Eagles, PR director, The Big Cat Group

Private sector in-house category:

Mark Radvanyi, head of UK/I media and analyst relations, Accenture

Dana Gloger, senior PR manager, BT

Olivia Orton, global communications and content director oral health/ skin health, GSK

Ros Kindersley, executive chairman, JFL Search & Selection

Steve McCool, associate director, corporate communications and investor relations, Macquarie Group

Imogen Osborne, co-founder, Q&R

Jenny Caven, head of PR and public affairs, Slimming World

Ian Crowder, head of public relations, The AA

Gabi Ioan, programme engagement and change consultant, Vodafone

Public sector in-house category:

Phil Baker, press officer, Department of Work and Pensions

Ed Stearns, director of media and communications, Metropolitan Police Service

Alex Fedorcio, press officer, Metropolitan Police Service

University category:

Gloria Walker, lecturer, Hult International Business School

Mark Dorey, external relations manager, Leeds Beckett University

Dee Goldstraw, senior lecturer in marketing and digital communications, Manchester Metropolitan University

Jane Tonge, senior lecturer in marketing communications, Manchester Metropolitan University

Zsuzsanna Matyak, corporate PR officer, University of Westminster

Georgia Sibold, student, University of Westminster

Freelancer category:

Sarah Weldon-Gamble, director, Advocate Angels

Kerem Turkman, Kerem Turkman

Jonathan Weinberg, managing director, Ten14 Media

Former chairman:

Tony Langham, chief executive, Lansons