Italy
Grayling in Italy is represented by one of the oldest and most experienced Italian Public Relations consultancies, Noesis Communicazione.
Noesis, an affiliate partner of Grayling, is an independent multi-specialist Public Relations agency with a particularly strong track record in healthcare, technology, consumer brands, finance and the service industries. Noesis has successfully grown over the years, building lasting partnerships with its clients.
Clients are served through a multilingual and well-trained professional team of 40 consultants located mainly in the head office of Milan. Representative offices situated in Rome and Trieste offer additional territorial coverage for clients located across the country or with regional interests in the areas.
The consultancy is headed by Martin Slater, President and CEO of the company, one of its founders back in 1991. Educated at Essex University, UK, he completed a Ph.D. in 1977 at MIT. Martin is an expert in communications strategy and issue management. He has advised numerous corporations and institutions across a broad range of industries and themes.
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Murphy Michael
CEO
Telephone: +44 20 7932 1841
michael.murphy@grayling.com
Michael Murphy is CEO of Grayling. Prior to this role Michael was CEO of Trimedia International which merged with Mmd and Grayling to create the Grayling of today. Under his leadership, Trimedia was named Best European Agency at the European Excellence Awards 2008 and Best Multicountry Agency to Work For 2008 by the Holmes World Report.
With a career spanning over 30 years, Michael has considerable experience in handling global communications programmes in most parts of the world.
In 1993, Michael Murphy was appointed Head of Shandwick’s Hong Kong Office and, the following year, took over as Chief Executive of Shandwick’s Asian operations. He was later appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Shandwick Europe and then Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Shandwick International, with responsibility for Europe and Asia Pacific.
Michael was working for The Hatch Group, a small €6M UK PR company, when it was acquired by Huntsworth plc in 2003. The following year he led Huntsworth’s acquisition of Trimedia, kick-starting the fastest ever growth story in European PR.
Michael also chaired a joint study between the UK Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) into the future of the UK PR sector.
- Milan
- Rome
