Experience

SalientKSA

• Saudi Arabia
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia



Hill & Knowlton

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Gov + Public Sector Practice Lead

  • Apr 2021 - Dec 2022

  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• General Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Group Account Director

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates



Safe Places To Work

• United Arab Emirates
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Founder

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2019

  Worldwide Creating learning organisations that realise the benefits of giving employees a voice.



Emirates

• United Arab Emirates
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Communications Consultant

  • Nov 2017 - Feb 2019

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates Change lead for business technology initiative designed to improve the end-user and passenger experience during flight check-in and boarding. Touching 11,000 airport services agents across 145 airports in 80 countries, serving 60 million passengers on 200 thousand flights per annum. Focused on delivering tangible business benefits and encouraging system adoption (the hard stuff), by driving innovative approaches to training and communications and providing support to workplace coaches… Show more Change lead for business technology initiative designed to improve the end-user and passenger experience during flight check-in and boarding. Touching 11,000 airport services agents across 145 airports in 80 countries, serving 60 million passengers on 200 thousand flights per annum. Focused on delivering tangible business benefits and encouraging system adoption (the hard stuff), by driving innovative approaches to training and communications and providing support to workplace coaches (the soft stuff) Recognised and acknowledged as the most significant and successful change initiative undertaken by Emirates Airport Services which is served by 10 international Ground Handling Agencies (dnata, Swissport, Menzies etc) Deployment programme accelerated by 3 months. Show less



Buro Happold

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Communications Consultant

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Responsible for building organisational capabilities to improve delivery of Riyadh Municipality capital expenditure programmes with a budget of US$1.5bn. Engagement forum with local Baladiya to keep local residents informed on the progress and impact of disruptive construction works. Regular reporting and presentations to H.E. The Mayor of Riyadh.



BAT

• United Kingdom
• Tobacco Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Communications Consultant

  • Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

  London, UK Change communications lead on Business Intelligence for the world's largest value global SAP programme.



Balfour Beatty plc

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Communications Consultant

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2015

  London, UK Change communications lead on PMO for IT infrastructure change programme.



Balfour Beatty plc

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Communications Consultant

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2013

  London, UK Communications lead on PMO for organisational change programme



Vodafone

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Communications Consultant

  • Jul 2011 - Oct 2011

  Newbury, UK Engaging workforce around new customer proposition.



British Gas

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrial Relations Communications Consultant

  • May 2010 - Apr 2011

  Staines, UK Communications lead on industrial relations programme Communications lead on safety culture



WPP

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• UK Partner, The Brand Union

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

  London, United Kingdom Head of London practice of employee engagement consultants, strengthening engagement credentials, tools and knowledge share across international network. Providing senior counsel on employee communications and engagement for organisations including HP, DHL, UPC, Linklaters, Rolls-Royce, Ernst & Young, Statoil Hydro, Spice. Leading successful pitches and subsequent engagement programmes for multi-national clients , including: o Barclaycard – engaging 10,000 international… Show more Head of London practice of employee engagement consultants, strengthening engagement credentials, tools and knowledge share across international network. Providing senior counsel on employee communications and engagement for organisations including HP, DHL, UPC, Linklaters, Rolls-Royce, Ernst & Young, Statoil Hydro, Spice. Leading successful pitches and subsequent engagement programmes for multi-national clients , including: o Barclaycard – engaging 10,000 international employees in customer-focussed corporate re-brand o Nissan – award-winning "Topcomm 2009" engagement programme for European regional business units. Show less



Network Rail

• United Kingdom
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Internal Communications

  • Nov 2004 - Dec 2006

  London, United Kingdom Managed a team of 18, introduced award-winning channels, and unprecedented leadership communication training. Battled with Q12, joining the dots between employee communication and employee engagment.



BBC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Business Partner

  • Jan 2004 - Nov 2004

  London, United Kingdom Part of professional network of IC, OD and HR business partners with IC responsibility for BBC Sport and BBC People.



BNFL

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Strategic Communications

  • Mar 2000 - Oct 2003

  Warrington/London Career development opportunity to shadow Group Comms Director. The "one-year secondment" was a baptism of fire into a new vocation.

• Nuclear Fuel Business Manager

  • Jan 1995 - Feb 2000

  Lancashire, UK Various management positions in manufacturing, project management and business improvement.

• Graduate Management Trainee

  • Aug 1993 - Jan 1995

  Lancashire, UK Fasttrack 2-year management trainee scheme towards Chartered Engineer Status