Chris Wakley joins Chicane as PR consultant

Chicane, has boosted its media relations team with the appointment of Chris Wakley as a consultant. Wakley brings with him 35 years of automotive media relations experience and will assist Chicane with further developing its media relations offerings to automotive businesses as well as to the agency’s existing client base.

Chris Wakley is a former press officer at the SMMT, a founder member of the Motor Industry Public Affairs Association (MIPAA) and a founder director of Automotive PR, an agency he ceased working with last year. Since that time he has operated as an independent media relations consultant and continues to act for a variety of motoring clients.

Chicane director, Gary Barak said, “We are absolutely thrilled to have Chris on board. I have known and respected Chris as a friend and a fellow PR man for many years and to have him working alongside us can only benefit us as a company, our clients and indeed future clients.”