Leading financial commentator, David Buik, has been announced as the compere of the PRCA City and Financial Awards 2017. The prestigious black tie event takes place on 22 February 2017, at the Merchant Taylors Hall in the City of London.

The PRCA City and Financial Awards celebrate the best of the city and financial PR and communications industry. It is also in support of the Company of PR Practitioners.

Buik has had a 53 year career in the City, encompassing merchant banking and money broking, developing his knowledge and experience at Philip Hill, Higginson Erlangers before passing through brokers including RP Martin & Co, Exco and Prebon Yamane. He spent the last 16 years as a market commentator at Cantor Index, BGC Partners and most recently at stockbrokers, Panmure Gordon & Co. He has appeared on the BBC, Bloomberg Television and CNN International.

Buik says, “It is a pleasure to once again be compere of the PRCA’s City and Financial Awards. I look forward to meeting all of the finalists and celebrating another great year in financial and corporate communications.”

Francis Ingham MPRCA, PRCA director general and master of the Company of PR Practitioners, says, “It is great to have David Buik back for a second year of compering the PRCA City and Financial Awards. The evening promises to celebrate the very best in city and financial PR.”

The City and Financial Awards now has 15 categories, including ‘Best M&A or communications in support of a transaction,’ ‘Best banking communications campaign,’ ‘Best strategic communications or corporate brand campaign,’ ‘In-house team of the year,’ and ‘City agency of the year.’ The full list of categories can be viewed here.

The City and Financial Awards will be judged by some of the biggest names in City leadership, communications and journalism, including:

• Andrew Thomas, publishing editor, Communicate Magazine
• Gavin Sullivan, acting group communications director, London Stock Exchange Group
• Donna Zurcher, managing partner, Instinctif Partners
• Steffan Williams, group managing director, Newgate Communications
• Stephen Doherty, global head of corporate communications, Barclays
• Neil Bennett, chief executive, Maitland
• Richard Campbell, managing partner, CNC
• Ben Smith, founder, PR Moment
• Lisa Carr, director and partner, Lansons

The early bird deadline for entries is 22 December 2016. To enter, click here.

To view the full list of judges, click here. The City and Financial Awards 2017 recognises the talent and impact of individuals, teams and campaigns from the best of the City PR profession. Consultancies, in-house teams and individuals are all welcome to enter.