Experience

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• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Affairs Consultant

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  I am delighted to be helping the organisation review and refresh its Public Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement strategies. I am delighted to be helping the organisation review and refresh its Public Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement strategies.



CityFibre

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stakeholder Manager for the Glasgow City Region

  • Jul 2020 - Jun 2023

  CityFibre is the UK's largest alternative provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure I was the ‘face’ of CityFibre for its £310m investment across the Glasgow City Region, providing local insight, identifying and fostering key relationships, engaging with local and national politicians and community groups and supporting internal teams to ensure relevant stakeholders are fully engaged and all relationships are effectively managed. CityFibre is the UK's largest alternative provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure I was the ‘face’ of CityFibre for its £310m investment across the Glasgow City Region, providing local insight, identifying and fostering key relationships, engaging with local and national politicians and community groups and supporting internal teams to ensure relevant stakeholders are fully engaged and all relationships are effectively managed.



Transform Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Dec 2016 - Jul 2020



AN COMUNN GAIDHEALACH

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Dec 2012 - Jul 2020



CalMac Ferries Limited

• United Kingdom
• Maritime Transportation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Head of Stakeholder Communications

  • Aug 2008 - Jan 2020

  As Group Public Affairs Manager and latterly as Head of Stakeholder Engagement, I guided CalMac from a company whose communications were largely reactive and driven by negative operational issues, to one which proactively pursues and enjoys a positive relationship with local and national media, and which is firmly established as a customer-focused, modern and innovative member of Scotland PLC. As Group Public Affairs Manager and latterly as Head of Stakeholder Engagement, I guided CalMac from a company whose communications were largely reactive and driven by negative operational issues, to one which proactively pursues and enjoys a positive relationship with local and national media, and which is firmly established as a customer-focused, modern and innovative member of Scotland PLC.



Scottish Enterprise

• United Kingdom
• Government Relations Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Snr Media Relations Executive

  • 1991 - 2008

  During my time at Scottish Enterprise I covered all areas of the organisation’s work, latterly on corporate PR including high profile activities such as the writing and production of the Operating Plan and Annual Report and management of media around the Annual Public Meeting. My primary role was to handled press inquiries and identify opportunities for positive press coverage and advise on PR matters largely related to projects in a wide ranging portfolio which included the food and drink sector, rural affairs, transport and regeneration. For 11 years I led on the communications for inward invest announcements secured by the joint SE/Scottish Government agency Locate in Scotland. I was also responsible for initiating innovative PR projects including the BBC Beechgrove Garden's Hit Squad "Community Corner" series and the Museum of Scotland's Junior Board. Show less