DOUG WRIGHT IS APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LD COMMUNICATIONS

06 May 2016 - Press release

AC/DC ROCK OR BUST 2016 TOUR, DESERT TRIP, DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL AND READING & LEEDS FESTIVAL ADDED TO LD ROSTER
 
Doug Wright has been appointed as the new managing director of LD Communications, the UK’s leading music and entertainment PR agency.  Doug, who has been a director of LD since 2010, succeeds Claire Singers, who has been LD’s MD for over two decades: Claire will become an LD consultant.  Also promoted is Karen McNamara, who is appointed Account Director.
 
LD are also delighted to have recently added the AC/DC Rock or Bust 2016 tour featuring Axl Rose to the roster as well as new accounts working with Festival Republic on Download Festival and the broadcast publicity for Reading & Leeds Festival.
 
Additionally AEG/Goldenvoice have hired LD for the international publicity excluding US for the new mega-festival Desert Trip, featuring The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Who, Roger Waters, Paul McCartney and Neil Young.
 
Doug Wright said: “This is a very exciting time for LD and we are thrilled to be expanding our roster and our team at this key period. Thanks to Claire Singers I have big shoes to fill but this is a wonderful opportunity for me. Bernard Doherty, Neil Chivers and I will utilise our experience of multi-media PR campaigns and our passion for music and entertainment to build on the future.”
 
The board of directors at LD Communications comprises Bernard Doherty, CEO, Doug Wright, MD, and Neil Chivers, COO.
 
LD’s current client roster includes The Rolling Stones, Exhibitionism, Justin Bieber World Tour, Bear Grylls ‘Endeavour’ Tour, Polar Music Prize, Pink Floyd, Sony Music, David Gilmour, Boardmasters, Cirque Du Soleil, OnBlackheath, Blingby.com, Kerrang! Awards, MITS Award, Jools Holland and more.