The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is pleased to announce that it has added 14 leaders in the world of PR and communications to its community of PRCA Fellows.

PRCA Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have made a major contribution to the PR and communications industry.

New Fellows are invited to join on the unified recommendation of the chairman of Fellows, the board chairman, and the director general, and those recommendations are voted on by the PRCA Board.

The individuals are entitled to use the designatory letters FPRCA, and are invited to help shape thinking on the future of the industry.

David Gallagher FPRCA, international president for growth and development, Omnicom Public Relations Group and chairman of the PRCA Fellows, says, “Because of the important role that they have played in the ongoing development of the PR and communications industry, it is my great pleasure to welcome 14 new PRCA Fellows today. They are now part of the UK's most elite body of PR and communications practitioners. I know that they will find the experience thought-provoking and productive."

The new PRCA Fellows are:

Ruth Allchurch, Managing director, Cirkle

Iain Anderson, Executive chairman, Cicero

Michael Burrell, CEO, Michael Burrell Consultancy

Colin Byrne, CEO, UK & EMEA, Weber Shandwick

Helen Dunne, Editor, Corp Comms

Sophie Galvani, Global brand vice president, Unilever

Simon Goldsworthy, Professor, Richmond University

Jonathan Hughes, President, International, Golin

Stuart Jackson, Vice president of communications, Nissan Europe

Matt Neale, President EMEA, Golin

Alex Singleton, Head of media relations, London First

Ben Smith, Founder, PRMoment

Michael Stenberg, Vice president of digital marketing, Siemens

Andrew Thomas, Publishing editor, Communicate