PR Newswire Appoints Nick Gynne as UK & IR Sales Director

LONDON, June 20 /PRNewswire/ --

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PR Newswire, the global leader in commercial news distribution, today announced the appointment of Nick Gynne as UK and Investor Relations (IR) Sales Director.

Gynne, who began his career at PR Newswire eight years ago, has significant experience with expanding PR Newswire's business in a competitive market. Most recently, he held the position of UK Sales Director. His responsibilities will also include PR Newswire's IR suite of services within the UK.

"By bringing UK sales and IR services under Nick's command, it will enable a more consolidated approach to the UK market, and ensures we are better placed to offer our customers a complete communications solution, incorporating both their IR and PR requirements," said Lisa Ashworth, CEO PR Newswire Europe. "Nick's leadership skills and overall expertise will help PR Newswire continue expanding and strengthen our leadership position in the UK market."

PR Newswire's IR services are comprised of both regulatory disclosure and IR communications.

PR Newswire's signature Disclose service distributes regulatory and non-regulatory news announcements to approved Primary Information Providers such as Bloomberg, Reuters and Dow Jones. Currently, Disclose is the service of choice to many leading companies in the UK.

Gynne assumes the new post during a period of strong development and growth at PR Newswire. "It is a very exciting time to be directing the UK and IR sales teams," said Gynne. "The new European regulations implemented earlier this year, will significantly impact the way companies communicate to pan-European audiences. Through Disclose, our FSA approved disclosure service; TOD wire, our European Union Transparency Obligations Directive compliant distribution service; Investor Network, our industry specific analyst distribution circuits; our EDGAR filing services, and our financial print services, PR Newswire is well positioned to assist listed companies in complying with these new regulations."

Gynne began his career at PR Newswire as a New Business Sales Executive. Within PR Newswire, Gynne has assumed a variety of roles including Business Development Manager, Corporate Sales Manager and Strategic Account Director, working across both the corporate and agency marketplace.

About PR Newswire

PR Newswire (http://www.prnewswire.com and http://www.prnewswire.co.uk) provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement and broadcast services on behalf of tens of thousands of corporate, government, association, trade, non-profit, and other customers worldwide. Using PR Newswire, these organisations reach a variety of critical audiences including the news media, the investment community, government decision-makers, and the general public with their up-to-the-minute, full-text news developments.

PR Newswire has offices in 11 countries and routinely sends its customers' news to outlets in 135 countries and in more than 40 languages. Utilising the latest in communications technology, PR Newswire content is considered a mainstay among news reporters, investors and individuals who seek breaking news from the source. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London.

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Media Contacts: Rachel Meranus, Vice President Public Relations, +1-212-282-1929,email: rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com; Samantha Proctor, Head of European Marketing, PR Newswire Europe, +44-20-7454-5115, email: samantha.proctor@prnewswire.co.uk