Philip Dewhurst, Esq

Career: mgmnt trainee then copywriter Longman Group Ltd 1968-71, int publicity controller Evans Publishing Ltd 1971-73; PRO: Havering London BC 1973-76, Hackney London BC 1976-77; head of PR and publicity City of Canterbury 1977-80, PRO Surrey CC 1980-84; dir of public affrs: Chemical Industries Assoc 1984-88, Sterling Public Relations 1988-92; md public affrs GCI Group 1992-94, gen mangr GCI Europe 1993-94; chief exec The Rowland Company (Saatchi & Saatchi PR) 1994-95, dir of corp affrs Railtrack plc 1995-99, UK chief exec Shandwick Int 1999-2001, gp dir Corp Affrs BNFL Gp 2001-07, head of PR Gazprom Mktg and Trading 2007-; pres IPR (now CIPR) 1999- (chm CIPR Excellence Awards 2004-05), chm Nuclear Industry Assoc 2004-, hon sec NATPRO 2003-; visiting fell Bournemouth Univ 2004-; FCIPR (FIPR 1989), FRSA 1989