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CHELGATE LIMITED APPOINTS MARK PURSEY TO BOOST MEDIA RELATIONS
27 November 2000

Mark Pursey, formerly Press Secretary to the Lord Mayor of the City of London, has been appointed a Senior Counsellor by Chelgate Limited to boost their media relations capacity. Mark will work on a spread of accounts, involving the promotion of financial and business services clients, major corporate rebranding programmes, and consumer relations.

Mark brings with him experience of media promotion, publicity and management for events and organisation launches, gained while working for the Corporation of London. He worked as the media co-ordinator for major London events, including the Queen Mother's 100th birthday party, the Lord Mayor's Show and the Celebration of Achievement at Mansion House.

At the same time, Mark was in charge of co-ordinating the proactive media relations work of the Corporation. This was particularly focused on raising the profile in the London and national press of the City's management of open spaces and its environmental initiatives across the capital. This experience of designing innovative PR solutions offers added strength to Chelgate's client servicing capacity.

Previous to joining the Corporation of London, Mark worked as a researcher for the Liberal Democrat Social Security Team, and managed the team's profile with the Press Gallery during the Lone Parent Benefits debate early in this Parliament.

Along with media relations and political activism, Mark's career has also included a short time working as a writer on the Evening Standard's gossip column, Londoner's Diary. There he gained first hand experience about how and why journalists write the stories they do.

Commenting on Mark's appointment, Terence Fane-Saunders, Chairman and Chief Executive of Chelgate Limited said:

"Mark's expertise complements the strong and growing team at Chelgate, which focuses very clearly on creative, quality servicing."

"Mark will make a contribution especially in our expanding New Media Unit, with his excellent media relations track record."

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