Ketchum names new corporate affairs director

Ketchum has unveiled Patrick ‘Paddy’ Blewer as its new associate director of UK corporate and public affairs.

Joining the London-based communications company from College Hill Associates, Mr Blewer will advise global energy clients and report to Rod Cartwright, Ketchum’s managing director of corporate and public affairs practice.

As well as working as an adviser to natural resources firms at College Hill, the new director has previously held roles with Bell Pottinger’s corporate and financial communications group.

David Gallagher, senior partner and chief executive of Ketchum, said that Mr Blewer would bring a “unique perspective” and a “wealth of knowledge” to his new position.

“It is rare to find someone with such deep experience in capital markets communication as Paddy, particularly one with his unique background in consulting multinational energy corporations,” he added.

Ketchum was recently ranked 186th in the Top 500 Business Innovators list published by InformationWeek, making it the only PR agency to feature in the top 250 companies.