Grayling creates new senior structure following merger
With the merging of Huntsworth owned PR companies Grayling, Trimedia and MMd, a new senior management team has been put in place to oversee the future of Grayling.
The newly formed company will have offices across 65 locations worldwide with over 220 staff working at offices across the UK and Ireland.
As a result, Vivien Hepwork, chairman of Grayling UK will become chairman of UK Public Relations and Public Affairs businesses while Lotetta Tobin – CEO of Trimedia UK will become CEO OF the merged UK PR businesses.
Tanya Joseph will continue in the role of managing director of Public Affairs UK and Rav Singh, previously CFO of Mmd, has been appointed COO of the new, combined company.
Other senior changes have been made at other offices around the world.
Michael Murphy, CEO of Grayling, explained: “These changes bring together a top team from all three companies. This merger is about capitalising on an opportunity to create a new style of global public relations and public affairs company that is fit for the 21st Century.”
Murphy continued: ”What has been so encouraging in the past few weeks is to see at first hand the strength of the professional and personal links that our top team already enjoy, as well as the number of clients we share. I’m confident that this will allow us to bring the three companies together in the weeks ahead in a very seamless and natural way and allow us to create a truly international culture which will set us apart.”