Quartet join Bucks PR and social media company Nobull

A PR, social media and events company based in Wooburn Green has introduced four new staff after a recruitment drive. 

Nobull Communications, based in Stag Place, has welcomed Simon Branney and Rick Osborn to the automotive arm of the business as account director and account executive respectively.

Simon has nine years consumer, trade and b2b PR experience working across numerous sectors both in-house and agency side. Prior to joining Nobull Simon was with M&C Saatchi PR where he worked on Dixons Retail and Twitter, running proactive and reactive press offices for both clients.

Rick Osborn, automotive account executive at Nobull, studied business management at Manchester University and prior to joining Nobull worked for an online car website as a features writer. Rick was regularly tasked with interviewing the great and the good of music and motorsport and worked on road tests for the outlet.

Nobull has also appointed a new office and events manger Sophie Love. Sophie will be supporting the teams across the business in addition to running the Vehicle Remarketing Association’s events calendar. She will also be masterminding client events from product launches to experiential activity. Sophie has eight years experience in retail PR and events, having worked for some high profile brands both in the UK and Australia including 30 major shopping centres, Ikea, Ravel, Westfield Australia and the Brisbane Boat Show.

Completing the quartet is Mark Solesbury, who joins Nobull as social media channel manager for the company’s sister agency; Sociabull. Mark is responsible for Nobull’s clients’ social media activity across all outlets and has been in the digital marketing arena since 2008 having worked for B&Q, Panasonic and Gekko Field.

Anne-marie Payne, director of Nobull Communication, which was founded in 2000, said: "Despite the current economic climate, the last 18 months have been a time of growth for Nobull and 2013 promises to be another strong year for us.

"It is the team that makes Nobull and creates our unique ethos, with Simon, Rick, Sophie and Mark joining us we are strengthening our core. We’re very excited about utilising their experience, enthusiasm and knowledge to continue to offer our clients a creative effective and integrated communications service."