Amanda Walsh appointed to the board of the UK Film Council

James Purnell, Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism, has announced that Amanda Walsh has been appointed to the board of the UK Film Council.
Her term of appointment will run for four years from February 1 2006.
Amanda Walsh is Chief Executive of the advertising network, the United Group, (2004-present), Founder partner and CEO of advertising agency, Walsh Trott Chick Smith (1995 – 2003), Director and then Managing Director of advertising agency WCRS (1983 – 1995).
The United Group is a new WPP network made up of strong, entrepreneurial, creative advertising agencies located in key markets around the world. Walsh has served on the IPA Board, Institute of Practitioners of Advertising (1993-2003). She was president of WACL, Women in Advertising and Communications London (2002) and she sits on the Executive Committee of the Brain and Spine Foundation Charity.
Walsh holds no other public appointments and has not undertaken any political activity in the last five years.
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