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− | '''David Wilson''' is the chairman of PR and lobbying firm [[Bell Pottinger]] and the former head of communications for [[Pfizer]], the world's biggest pharma company.<ref> [http://www.bell-pottingerpr.co.uk/team.html Our team], accessed 18 July 2011 </ref> | + | '''David Wilson''' is the chairman of PR and lobbying firm [[Bell Pottinger]] and the former head of communications for [[Pfizer]], the world's biggest pharma company.<ref name="team"> [http://www.bell-pottingerpr.co.uk/team.html Our team], accessed 18 July 2011 </ref> |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
− | Wilson trained as a journalist. His career in PR began at [[P&O Ferries]] in the build-up and subsequent opening of the Channel tunnel, where he held the role of PR Manager. He later became Head of News at [[British Airways]] and was Managing Editor of the BATV business TV channel for the airline’s 60,000 staff. His biography on the Bell Pottinger website says he is recognised as an authority on corporate reputation and crisis management". <ref name="Wilson"> [http://www.bell-pottinger.co.uk/index.php/keypeople Key People], Bell Pottinger, accessed 18 July 2011 </ref> | + | Wilson trained as a journalist. His career in PR began at [[P&O Ferries]] in the build-up and subsequent opening of the Channel tunnel, where he held the role of PR Manager. He later became Head of News at [[British Airways]] and was Managing Editor of the BATV business TV channel for the airline’s 60,000 staff. His biography on the Bell Pottinger website says he is recognised as an authority on corporate reputation and crisis management". <ref name="Wilson"> [http://www.bell-pottinger.co.uk/index.php/keypeople Key People], Bell Pottinger, accessed 18 July 2011 </ref><ref name="team"/> |
==Activities== | ==Activities== |
Revision as of 14:22, 18 July 2011
David Wilson is the chairman of PR and lobbying firm Bell Pottinger and the former head of communications for Pfizer, the world's biggest pharma company.[1]
Career
Wilson trained as a journalist. His career in PR began at P&O Ferries in the build-up and subsequent opening of the Channel tunnel, where he held the role of PR Manager. He later became Head of News at British Airways and was Managing Editor of the BATV business TV channel for the airline’s 60,000 staff. His biography on the Bell Pottinger website says he is recognised as an authority on corporate reputation and crisis management". [2][1]
Activities
In July 2011 Wilson was appointed by Rebekah Brooks' lawyers following her resignation as News International chief executive and her subsequent arrest over the phone-hacking scandal. [3]
Affiliations
Clients
- Rebekah Brooks
- Emirates Airline - leads its global and media relations account, responsible for devising and implementing its global communications strategy [2]
Contact
- Address:
- Phone:
- Email: dwilson@bell-pottinger.co.uk
- Website:
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Our team, accessed 18 July 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Key People, Bell Pottinger, accessed 18 July 2011
- ↑ Sara Luker, Rebekah Brooks hires Bell Pottinger chairman David Wilson to handle media, prweek.com, 18 July 2011, 8:55am