Diana MacCarthy
Senior Consultant
Diana’s services include media campaigns, crisis and issues management and community consultation. She also specialises in engaging BME communities and special needs groups.
Diana is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
Becki Ord
Senior Consultant
An award-winning practitioner, Becki has worked for several high-profile clients, including Halton Housing Trust and City South Manchester Housing Trust.
She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
Rob Hill
Senior Consultant
Rob is an experienced practitioner having spent three years working for a national public affairs company before joining IPB.
Craig Downs
Senior Consultant
Craig has worked as a marketing director of a subsidiary for a national retailer in London, and in the North East for a local authority and a housing association.
He is based in our Rainton office and works alongside the team in the North East.
Peter Wrathmell
Senior Consultant
Using social media, video and traditional media channels, Peter has developed media and consultation campaigns for national brands including Tesco, Lend Lease and The Co-operative Bank. With six years of experience in media relations, he brings a strategic, creative approach.
Claire Tinston
Account Executive
Claire is a former national journalist. She worked at the News of the World and The People newspaper in London before joining IPB at the end of 2007.
Bobbie Hough
Account Executive
Bobbie is a former newspaper and magazine journalist who has worked on publications in both the UK and abroad.
Kelly Elliot
Account Executive
Kelly is an award-winning former newspaper journalist. Kelly is based at our North East office.
Robert Davies
Junior Account Executive
With experience across a number of sectors in a top London agency, Robert brings a talent for public engagement and performs key roles across campaigns.
Ian Wilkinson
Junior Account Executive
Ian has recently completed his MSc in International Public Relations and is applying his skills to a number of high-profile projects for clients across a variety of sectors.
Geoff Johnson
Studio Manager
Geoff’s role with IPB is pivotal, taking responsibility for ensuring finished artwork and print are delivered on time and on budget.
David Atkinson
Senior Graphic Designer
David has almost 20 years experience as a graphic designer working with local authorities, national retailers, sports/leisure companies and multinational construction companies.
Darren Gibson
Senior Graphic Designer
Darren has worked as a graphic designer for more than 20 years and is based in our North East office.
He has worked with high street retailers, local authorities and the police. He joined us from a large housing association.
Stephen Meehan
Web and Online Production Associate
An experienced and passionate website designer of eight years Stephen specialises in designing eye-catching, search engine friendly websites using CSS and XHTML.
Sam Budd
Video Production Associate
A respected broadcast television cameraman with more than 15 years experience, Sam has produced, filmed and edited many video productions for a wide range of our clients.
