Experience

News Media Association

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  www.newsmediauk.org www.newsmediauk.org



PPA

• United Kingdom
• Business Content
• 300 - 400 Employee

• CEO

  • Apr 2020 - Jun 2021

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

• Director Of External Affairs

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2017

  Having led PPA’s public affairs since 2014, I was promoted to take responsibility for all PPA’s external communications and public affairs activity. Representing 7,500 of the UK’s leading consumer and business media brands, I work at the highest level across this £4bn sector briefing CEOs and industry leaders. Representing the PPA on a number of external Boards and industry committees, I provide strategic leadership on key sectoral issues, including leading the industry’s response on press regulation in the wake of Leveson.I have delivered a strategy to broaden and deepen our political engagement, on a very limited budget, restructuring member committees to drive greater stakeholder engagement among political and industry audiences. Notable wins include securing EU legislative proposals for changes to VAT treatment of digital publications, Key policy areas: Press Regulation, Advertising, Copyright, Data Protection/GDPR, Piracy, VAT, Literacy, Skills/Apprenticeships, Competition Policy, and Licensing & International Trade.www.ppa.co.uk

• Head of Public Affairs

  • Mar 2014 - Sep 2016

  Responsibility for all PPA’s UK and European public affairs activity and representing the UK’s consumer magazine and business media industry. Working at the highest level across the industry, including leading industry discussions on press regulation in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry.Key issues: Press Regulation, Advertising, Copyright, Data Protection, Piracy, Tax, Literacy, Skills, Competition policy, Licensing & International Tradewww.ppa.co.uk



NLA media access

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non-Executive Director

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2021

  Magazine representative on the Board. NLA Media Access is a content, rights & database licensing business representing publishers to 10,000 clients. Advising on strategy, growth, partnerships and innovation. www.nlamediaaccess.com Magazine representative on the Board. NLA Media Access is a content, rights & database licensing business representing publishers to 10,000 clients. Advising on strategy, growth, partnerships and innovation. www.nlamediaaccess.com



Committee of Advertising Practice

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non-Executive Director

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2021

  PPA nominated Director. The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) write and maintain the UK Advertising Codes, which are administered by the Advertising Standards Authority. www.cap.org.uk PPA nominated Director. The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) write and maintain the UK Advertising Codes, which are administered by the Advertising Standards Authority. www.cap.org.uk



The Conservative Party

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Parliamentary Candidate (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

  - Polled the highest Conservative vote share in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1900 (48.1%) - Reduced Labour's majority to just 30 votes, in a seat not held by the Conservatives since 1885. - Polled the highest Conservative vote share in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1900 (48.1%) - Reduced Labour's majority to just 30 votes, in a seat not held by the Conservatives since 1885.



House of Commons

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Parliamentary Advisor

  • May 2010 - Mar 2014

  A comprehensive and challenging role providing full range of support to a Member of Parliament from 2010 intake. Key Responsibilities: • Managing long term strategy and policy delivery • Drafting speeches, research briefings and policy correspondence • Management of the parliamentary office, staff and budgets • Media relations, seeking opportunities for exposure and managing local media • Writing and managing distribution of constituency Annual Report to 45,000 homes Main Achievements: • Effective management of Stafford Hospital campaign. Including messaging across mainstream, local and trade media; responsive media messaging; proactive media strategy; securing ministerial meetings; and managing ‘ground’ campaign. • Regular placement of op-ed pieces on international development issue: The Times (Case for 0.7%); Huffington Post (Smaller Holder Farmers); Conservative Home (UK Development Bank); PoliticsHome (Global Food security); • 10 Minute Rule bill on planning reform – placing articles in trade and political media in advance of bill presentation; managing responsive media, including hostile Q&A; drafting speech.



Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

• United Kingdom
• Civil Engineering
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2008 - May 2010

  Ensuring the effective management & delivery of innovative ideas & knowledge outputs through the Institution's Learned Society. The role requires strategic planning and management of the activities of Expert Panels and Associated Societies to promote engineering at the heart of society. I project managed delivery of the flagship State of the Nation report, lead research and submissions to government consultations, creating key policy position statements. Streamlined practices for management of expert panels, shortened consultation response times, and delivering £100k+ efficiency savings.