Movers & Shakers
Triple triumph as DriveTribe, GVE London and OBDeleven join the Red Marlin roster Red Marlin, a PR and communications agency specialising in the automotive sector, has announced the addition of three new companies to its expanding client portfolio.
Coventry solicitors awarded firm of the year for second year running A night of great success for largest law-firm in Coventry at regional awards ceremony
DriveTribe, GVE London and OBDeleven are the latest companies set to benefit from Red Marlin’s suite of PR and marketing solutions, as the Midlands-based agency will respectively support the firms in a market repositioning strategy, launching a media subsidiary and driving website traffic. Red Marlin will support DriveTribe, the brainchild of automotive legend Richard Hammond, raise the profile of the firm’s leading automotive marketing and video production offering. Meanwhile, the agency will collaborate with GVE London, renowned for its celebrity clientele including Premier League footballers and rappers, to launch its new media subsidiary business which will
produce social media content for a range of luxury and lifestyle brands. Finally, OBDeleven's vehicle diagnostics technology is set to benefit from enhanced visibility and increased web traffic from UK customers by way of Red Marlin's PR efforts. Danny Rughoobeer, Managing Director and Founder of Red Marlin, said: “Welcoming three more eminent companies to our growing client base marks yet another exciting moment for Red Marlin. This achievement highlights Red Marlin's strategic foresight, tailor-made services, and dedication to shaping the future of automotive communication. “All three partnerships come with their distinctive challenges and opportunities, offering Red Marlin the chance to showcase its skills and align our clients with the dynamic changes transforming the industry at every level.” Find out more at www.redmarlin.co.uk
Celebrating two decades of Imagineer as Jane Hytch steps down as CEO "It’s almost impossible to pick individual highlights. Whilst always hard work, the culmination of each of our projects has brought me - and all those involved - much joy and pride. Moments that come to mind include the first time the giant Godiva walked; UK fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, high up on a cherry picker fixing Godiva’s frock in a secret location in Coventry; and Godiva and her Cyclopedia being chased by Hampshire police as she rode along the A5 to London during the Olympic Games.
Band Hatton Button were recently crowned Firm of the Year in the 6+ Partners category at the Warwickshire Law Society Awards at Nailcote Hall. This follows on from their success in 2022, where they also took home the top prize, making them the first firm to win the award two years in a row. However, this was not their only success of the evening, as Charlotte Macalister, Senior Associate in their Wills, Trusts & Probate team, also won the award for Lawyer of the Year, 10 years after she was awarded Young Lawyer of the Year. Charlotte has gone above and beyond to build upon her skills to provide clients with the best possible care, including becoming an accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly, and a qualified member of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Mark Moseley, Managing Director at Band Hatton Button, said: “We’re extremely pleased to have won Firm of the Year once again. Our firm’s success is a result of the hard work of our staff who continuously strive to provide clients with the very best possible service. “We are very proud of our team and know we were up against some tough competition, so to be recognised is fantastic. We are all delighted for Charlotte too for winning Lawyer of the Year. She is a credit to the team and has been for over 13 years.” Charlotte Macalister said: “To be shortlisted alongside some other fantastic lawyers meant a lot and I did not expect to be leaving with the award. I’d like to thank Band Hatton Button for all their support over the years and for nominating me for the award.”
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"I’m proud of the young people graduating from our Transformations programme and watching their achievements as well as nurturing young women as producers and creative leaders through projects like Bridge. So many wonderful memories along with personal and shared achievements."
Imagineer is celebrating almost two decades of achievements as founder member and Chief Executive Jane Hytch steps down to embark on semi-retirement. Alongside fellow founder members Kathi Leahy, Claire Maddocks and Andrea Simpson, Jane has embedded herself in the arts in Coventry, growing Imagineer into a thriving organisation, housed in the Daimler Powerhouse with National Portfolio investment from Arts Council England, and with a strong future ahead with new CEO and Creative Director Angus MacKechnie. Founded in 2005, the original founding directors of Imagineer, had the imagination, initiative and enthusiasm to see that arts, culture and creative industries had a real and growing role to play in Coventry and Warwickshire’s future.
Jane has been at the helm of a multitude of groundbreaking arts events that have brought joy and creativity to tens of thousands of people across Coventry and around the world, as well as bringing in millions of pounds in funding to the city from major arts projects from Godiva Awakes and the creation of their giant Godiva to the multi-million-pound restoration of the historic Daimler building into a dynamic creative space. Jane’s work was recently honoured with an honorary doctorate by Coventry University. Jane Hytch, who stepped down as Chief Executive at the end of 2023, said: "I am immensely proud of what Imagineer has achieved over the last 18 years, playing a part in the growing cultural sector in Coventry, and through the meaningful engagements we’ve had with the people of Coventry, in all communities, as well as communities across the UK.
John McGuigan, Chair of the Board at Imagineer, said: “Quality of life, with all that means in terms of creative arts, heritage, sport and leisure, is what feeds people’s souls and their individual and collective commitment to ‘make a difference’. Jane is someone who makes a difference. Not many people can really say they changed a city and its people. Jane is someone who can.” From January 2024, Jane will begin her semi-retirement by leading the Creative Explorers programme in Nuneaton and Bedworth, working alongside the new Creative Director and CEO. The Transformations project has been awarded £440,000 from the Reaching Communities fund (National Lottery), which will allow the programme to continue for three years working with 16 to 29-year-olds in Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth.
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