Posts tagged Mark Bentley

I walked past city council press chief Mark Bentley twice last week, and he didn’t look too happy.

I used Twitter to speculate as to what could have caused his disgruntlement, and a few direct messages were pinged my way with theories.

But word now reaches me that he has a tendon problem in his left foot. Suddenly the pained expression (and the limp) all makes sense.

Whenever there’s a regime change at a local authority, you expect to see a few people jump ship.

The old routine is shaken-up, and the change is often the motivation some people need to move on and find a new job or career.

But it still came as a surprise to find this sign-off from an online grocer when I did my shopping at the weekend.

Thank you for shopping with Ocado.
On behalf of Ocado,
Mark Bentley
Head of Service Delivery Division

It turns out it’s not really Leicester City Council’s communications chief. He hasn’t gone anywhere.

Although his LinkedIn web profile does say he’s interested in career opportunities, consulting offers, new ventures, job inquiries and business deals…