Formed in 1991, ADPR has been delivering high impact PR results for consumer, B2B and marine clients for more than 18 years. Founded by former world champion sailor, Alice Driscoll, ADPR gives clients the detailed industry understanding they expect, coupled with passionate PR expertise they need.
Located in the heart of the south west, ADPR has a team of ten PR professionals working across regional, national and international client accounts – delivering big city results without the big city rates!
“We're passionate about our clients and everything PR. Whether it's creating a bespoke online campaign to increase awareness and drive traffic to a clients' website, delivering an engaging event or reaching international audiences through global media relations - we love to get creative and roll up our sleeves to exceed expectation."
Alice Driscoll. Managing Director, ADPR Ltd.
Meet the team...
Alice Driscoll, Managing Director
Founder of ADPR, Alice is a former world champion sailor and is an active member of the PR and marine community. With over 20 years of experience delivering campaigns across the industry, Alice leads the company with extreme passion and enthusiasm for all things PR and marine.
Christine Ryder, Director
Christine has a long career in managing and developing PR consultancies, originally in Oxford and London. Her role on the ADPR Board is mainly as a strategic advisor on service and skills development with the aim of ensuring that ADPR delivers world class service with a world class team from its Somerset base.
Peter Ramsay, Associate Director
With over nine years of international PR experience spanning North America and Europe, Peter specialises in digital and social media for ADPR. He also brings a wealth of environmental PR knowledge to the table, having worked closely with the likes of the Carbon Neutral Company and an array of environmentally conscious consumer brands.
Kate O’Sullivan, Account Manager
Kate leads the way for ADPR’s consumer and marine clients, delivering detailed strategy to client campaigns, giving them the needed x-factor in order to achieve superior results. Her international event management skills have made her a highly coveted PR asset!
Kirsty Mode, Account Manager
Kirsty brings extensive international food and drink experience to ADPR, having spent nine years in the industry working for London-based PR and marketing agencies. Kirsty’s strong relationships with premium food, drink and hospitality media makes her a refreshing addition to the ADPR team.
Adrian Bishop, Consultant
A former journalist with over 25 years’ experience, Adrian knows exactly what makes a great story for clients. He has won numerous national awards, including the UK’s Top News Campaigner. He has his finger on the pulse of all local and regional media channels, leading the charge for ADPR’s highly successful B2B accounts.
Chrissie Williams, Consultant
Prior to joining the ADPR team, Chrissie has worked for some of the top PR agencies in London. Her career spans 14 years, specialising in PR for consumer lifestyle brands as well as marine clients. Chrissie has worked for brands including Neal's Yard natural remedies, Proctor and Gamble, Princess Yachts and Helly Hansen.
James Tuck, Senior Account Executive
Always on the pulse, James is well known with the outdoor and marine media, delivering high impact results for clients on a national and international level. His strong relationships in the superyacht, outdoor consumer and water sport sectors are enhanced by his interest and passion for sailing, hiking, camping and wakeboarding. An outdoorsman through and through, James is the person clients can always turn to when they have a 'media mountain' to climb.
Sophie Whitaker, Account Executive
Sophie joins the team straight from university where she achieved a 2:1 in Marketing (BA Hons) from the Bristol Business School. Sophie brings with her experience in events management within the public and non-profit sector and is quickly developing both local and vertical sector media contacts. Sophie is interested in expanding the digital and social media product offering from ADPR, utilising the latest web 3.0 knowledge and her technological skill base.
Rosemary Jones, Financial Controller
Rosie has been with ADPR for over ten years, keeping the ship steady with her attention to detail and meticulous financial acumen. Even though she loves numbers, Rosie is secretly a real ale and live music fan and keeps the office amused with her Glastonbury tales.
Polly Tyekiff, Office Administrator
Polly joins the team fresh from her collegiate studies in English literature, media and sociology. Her attention to detail is clearly demonstrated through her meticulous press cuttings and her ability to multi-task during the most demanding of situations. Outside the office, Polly is a keen swimmer having represented Somerset at competitive level.
Meg, Official Greeter
Attentive and alert, Meg can sniff out a good story as well as the odd sandwich or two. Always the first to the door, she greets clients and deliverymen with excitement each day and keeps the ADPR team on their toes with a daily run, whether it’s outside or through the office chasing down the latest copy of Dog World.
James Tuck, Senior Account Executive
Sophie Whitaker, Account Executive 
Rosemary Jones, Financial Controller
Polly Tyekiff, Office Administrator
Meg, Official Greeter