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Common Seas to make two key hires: Head of External Affairs and a Head of Insights

Ellwood Atfield is delighted to be working with Common Seas, a not-for-profit enterprise that researches, designs and implements practical project-based solutions to our global plastic pollution crisis. Their mission is to quickly and significantly reduce the amount of plastic waste produced and stop it polluting rivers and seas. About Common Seas...more

Health & Social Care Team – August Update

Over recent weeks, the Ellwood Atfield Health and Social Care team has hosted and attended a variety of events covering a range of issues in the ...more

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BioIndustry Association’s Parliament Day 2019

Ellwood Atfield was proud to host the BioIndustry Association’s Parliament Day 2019. The purpose of the UK’s life sciences sector is for ...more

Tory Leadership Hustings – London

As part of our efforts to keep abreast of current affairs, members of our policy and health teams attended the Conservative Leadership Hustings ...more

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Why so many communications experts lead trade bodies

Gavin specialises in headhunting leaders for trade associations and professional bodies. There is an increasing demand for communications ...more

Written by Gavin Ellwood

Ellwood Atfield Hosts Kulveer Ranger

Continuing our internal speaker series, Ellwood Atfield welcomed Kulveer Ranger, SVP of Strategy & Communications at ATOS, to talk us through his ...more

Is the interim market really as quiet as they say?

2019 has been anything but certain. With the lack of anything productive coming out of Parliament, it’s difficult to know when the right time is ...more

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Summer Drinks Reception with Niall Dickson | Event Report

Last week, the Health and Social Care team hosted Niall Dickson CBE, Chief Executive of NHS Confederation at our summer drinks reception. Niall was...more

The Value of an Interim

A key resource for every organisation, interim staff provide expert support in times of increased demand, organisational change, and between ...more

Written by Olivia Grant

PRCA Health: ‘Better Communication, Better Engagement, Better Healthcare’.

March 2019 - ellwood atfield gallery. Last month Ellwood Atfield hosted the first PRCA health campaign half-day conference, with numerous speakers ...more

PRCA: What will 2019 bring for the communications industry?

 Ellwood Atfield were delighted to host PRCA’s first event of 2019 entitled “2019: The year of…” at our office in Westminster.   ...more

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Brian Ager and Catherine May Join Ellwood Atfield.

Ellwood Atfield is pleased to announce that Catherine May and Brian Ager will join the company as Senior Advisors. They will join the communications ...more

Five Key Takeaways from Dame Helena Morrissey

The WCCN were privileged to host an evening with Dame Helena Morrissey, founder of the 30% Club and Head of Personal Investing at Legal & ...more

The Political Cartoon Awards of the Year 2018 – Gallery

A huge thank you to everybody who attended and helped to make this years' political cartoon awards such a success. Our guests of honour, Yvette ...more

Political Cartoon of the Year Awards 2018

The awards celebrate the UK’s national newspaper cartoonists, and are attended by the National Press, Members of Parliament, leaders from the ...more

Ark seeks Head of External Relations for Mastery Programmes

Ellwood Atfield is delighted to be working with the Ark Mastery Programmes to hire a Head of External Relations to develop and implement the external ...more

Written by James Green

Association Leadership Academy: 11th December 2018.  

2019: How to navigate a year of change At this last Association Leadership Academy session of 2018, Richard Steel, Senior Associate at Interel ...more

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SALARIES IN TRADE ASSOCIATIONS – THE REPORT 2018

The data will provide a unique insight into the current level of remuneration and benefits in associations at all levels of seniority....more

Written by Gavin Ellwood

Navigating the Candidate Controlled Market

Candidates are no longer desperately clutching to job offers. Quality applicants know there are other options available to them and that the number of...more

Written by Alec Zetter

Progressing in recruitment & following your own advice.

Like many people, recruitment was not a career I had considered until I found myself during the financial crisis as an unemployed (fairly clueless) ...more

Written by Olivia Grant