MARY DERRANE PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF CHELGATE
25 November 2003

Corporate PR and public affairs consultancy Chelgate Ltd has promoted Mary
Derrane to Executive Vice President of the company.

Mrs Derrane joined Chelgate in 1999 after 15 years at Pfizer Limited, where she was responsible for media relations and was editor of the company's in-house magazine.

She was also a Labour member of Thanet District Council for twelve years, where she was the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Housing. She had previously chaired its Economic Development & Regeneration Committee and served on the Policy & Resources and Finance & Monitoring Committees.

A local government specialist, she makes an important contribution to the
Chelgate Local Government Unit, providing specialist support to local councils, and other organisations with an interest in local government.

Mary is also a key member of the Chelgate education group, having worked with clients such as OCR, the Oxford and Cambridge examination board.

Chelgate Chairman and Chief Executive, Terence Fane-Saunders said:
"Mary is an exceptional member of the team, and this promotion is very well deserved."

“Her ability to blend specialist political expertise with first class media relations skills is particularly valuable for the kind of work we do at Chelgate, while her good judgement, team spirit and unflagging commitment make her a much valued member of the management team.”

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