Experience

RADA Business

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Consultant & Media Relations Trainer

  • Mar 2013 - Present



Freelance Consultant

• Global

• Communications Consultant & Media Relations Trainer

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  - Developed and run media training /personal presentation and communications programmes for senior executives and board directors of various companies. - General media relations work, issues management and communications support. - Developed and run media training /personal presentation and communications programmes for senior executives and board directors of various companies. - General media relations work, issues management and communications support.



Angkor Hospital for Children

• Cambodia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications and Marketing Advisor

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2016



Act! formerly Pact Kenya, a Nairobi based NGO

• Kenya

• Communications Advisor

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2012

  - Developed and implemented strategic communications and rebranding programme to support Act! becoming an independent Kenyan NGO. - Set up communication and writing workshops for Act! and partners. - Ran business workshops for start- up businesses/individuals working in agriculture/water sectors. - Developed and implemented strategic communications and rebranding programme to support Act! becoming an independent Kenyan NGO. - Set up communication and writing workshops for Act! and partners. - Ran business workshops for start- up businesses/individuals working in agriculture/water sectors.



Unilever

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Communications Director, UK Foods

  • Sep 2000 - Dec 2007

  - Functional implementation of all communications support to deliver business strategy. - Development and delivery of external stakeholder engagement programme including Government, NGOs, media, consumer and pressure groups in core areas of food, health and environment. - Media spokesperson for all major company activities including restructures, mergers, acquisitions, consumer crisis and issues management. - Provided communications and media training for board directors and senior… Show more - Functional implementation of all communications support to deliver business strategy. - Development and delivery of external stakeholder engagement programme including Government, NGOs, media, consumer and pressure groups in core areas of food, health and environment. - Media spokesperson for all major company activities including restructures, mergers, acquisitions, consumer crisis and issues management. - Provided communications and media training for board directors and senior leadership teams.

• Head of Corporate Relations, Van den Burgh/Brooke Bond Foods

  • Apr 1995 - Sep 2000

• Head of Corporate Communications, Brooke Bond Foods

  • Sep 1991 - Apr 1995



Britvic plc

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Relations Manager

  • Jan 1988 - Sep 1991

  - Media spokesperson to communicate launch of the UK’s second largest soft drinks business. - Implemented Public Relations strategy for major consumer brands like Pepsi including support of their music marketing sponsorship. - Developed, wrote and edited customer magazines. - Launched and developed annual sector report on UK soft drinks market for consumer and business journalists. - Media spokesperson to communicate launch of the UK’s second largest soft drinks business. - Implemented Public Relations strategy for major consumer brands like Pepsi including support of their music marketing sponsorship. - Developed, wrote and edited customer magazines. - Launched and developed annual sector report on UK soft drinks market for consumer and business journalists.



Molson Coors Beverage Company

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Relations Officer, Bass North

  • Mar 1985 - Dec 1987

  - Media spokesperson to develop profile of newly merged business. - Managed stakeholder engagement programmes with relevant trade associations, leading pressure and consumer groups. - Developed and implemented community support programme. - Full PR support for brand and sponsorship launches. - Media spokesperson to develop profile of newly merged business. - Managed stakeholder engagement programmes with relevant trade associations, leading pressure and consumer groups. - Developed and implemented community support programme. - Full PR support for brand and sponsorship launches.



Local World Media

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Reporter, Cambridge Evening News

  • Jul 1983 - Mar 1985

  - General news and feature writing. - General news and feature writing.



BBC

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

• Freelance News Desk Editor

  • Jul 1983 - Mar 1985

  - collating and editing news bulletins for regional and national BBC news - collating and editing news bulletins for regional and national BBC news



Johnston Press

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporter, Fife Free Press

  • Apr 1980 - Jul 1983

  - Indentured trainee journalist - Indentured trainee journalist