United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandAmazon hires Dan Perlet to new corporate comms role

Amazon has hired Dan Perlet, director of corporate & financial affairs at mobile operator EE, for a new position of UK corporate comms director. The role will focus on corporate and financial PR in the UK, reporting to UK head of PR Ben Howes. His position will also involve some government relations work related to campaigns.

It follows last month’s announcement that BT is to buy EE for £12.5bn, although it is understood Perlet’s decision to leave is unrelated to the proposed acquisition.

Meanwhile, it is understood that EE will not look for a direct replacement for Perlet but split his responsibilities between the existing team; most likely between Mat Sears, director of PR & corporate comms, and Kip Meek, who handles public policy.

Perlet is to leave his current role in May and join Amazon the following month.

Amazon is an American electronic commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. It is the largest Internet-based retailer in the United States.

2015
UK Corporate Comms Director
2013
Director of Corporate and Financial Affairs
2012
Head of Corporate and Financial Affairs