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Image Credit: Josh Caius We were delighted to sponsor the Trainee of the Year Award at the annual NCTJ Awards for Excellence in Journalism. It was won by Financial Times FTAdvisor news editor Amy Austin on account of her achieving the highest exam mark of any NCTJ trainee in the UK. More broadly, the event […]
Alder was delighted to sponsor the launch of the National HIV Story Trust’s film archive, which took place at the Curzon cinema in Soho in February 2023. The Trust is a unique and important charity that tells the story of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through the personal testimony of those directly affected by it. The launch […]
Alder hosted a breakfast seminar – Under the spotlight: key trends in entertainment crisiscomms – with our specialist entertainment partner, Ben Todd. Prior to joining Alder,specialist partner Ben Todd was Simon Cowell’s spokesman; European Head of Media forCowell’s company, Syco Entertainment; and Vice President, Communications for SonyMusic UK. Before joining Syco, Ben was an award-winning […]
Alder is delighted to announce the appointment of Susan Smith to the newly-created role of chief operating officer. Smith previously worked for integrated agency WE Communications, leading work on two of its largest clients; Microsoft and Capgemini. She has experience with other large global agencies, including as Weber Shandwick’s client lead for Unilever. The new […]
Crisis communications specialist Alder has appointed Ben Todd, who for the last decade has been UK and European Head of Media at Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, as a specialist partner. Todd began his career as a journalist, latterly covering showbusiness for the Daily Mail before moving to Syco in 2012. As European media lead he was also […]
Alder has appointed Ben Griffiths as a specialist partner. Griffiths has a combined 20 years of experience at News UK and Reach PLC, leading news and features teams at some of the country’s biggest-selling newspapers, latterly as The Sun’s executive features editor. During this time he was at the centre of some of the biggest stories of […]
Alder has extensive experience of advising organisations through times of crisis. Last week, we had a slightly different opportunity – lending our support to a charity dedicated to remembering one of the greatest crises of the last century – the AIDS epidemic of the 80s and 90s. The National HIV Story Trust‘s new book Love, Loss & […]
Crisis communications specialist Alder is pleased to have welcomed new specialist partner Sue Bishop and new senior account manager Jack Myers on board in recent weeks. Sue, who will specialise on clients in the education and charity sectors, was most recently director of external relations at the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference, which represents the leaders of UK independent schools. She has […]