On January 1 the agency’s managing partner became president-elect of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). President Elect is one of four elected officers of the Institute, who also sit on the CIPR’s Board of Directors. Rob will take over as president in January 2016, succeeding Sarah Pinch. The CIPR president acts as chairman of the institute and as a representative for the profession in the UK. Rob said “2014 president Stephen Waddington has set a great precedent for this year’s incumbent Sarah Pinch and for me to follow in 2016. It’s an honour to be given the opportunity to lead the Institute and continue the great work that has been done by the CIPR.”