Experience

GFG Alliance

• United Arab Emirates
• International Trade and Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Head of Communications - Europe

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  London Providing strategic corporate affairs leadership and counsel to the CEOs, Plant Directors and communications teams across GFG's continental European steel businesses in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Poland and Romania.



PTSPR

• Managing Director

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Winchester Corporate affairs consultancy offering integrated public relations, government affairs and internal communications support for organisations experiencing transformational change. Programmes include: • International media relations support to Telecom Italia through its significant management and strategic changes (with Rook Consultants) • Communications lead for Liberty Steel during its €740 million acquisition and integration of seven steel businesses across Europe (with Aura… Show more Corporate affairs consultancy offering integrated public relations, government affairs and internal communications support for organisations experiencing transformational change. Programmes include: • International media relations support to Telecom Italia through its significant management and strategic changes (with Rook Consultants) • Communications lead for Liberty Steel during its €740 million acquisition and integration of seven steel businesses across Europe (with Aura Financial) • Successful launch of toob, one of the UK’s new fibre broadband providers Show less



Virgin Media

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of External Communications (Interim)

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

  London, United Kingdom Member of the Senior Leadership Team devising and delivering external communications strategies, campaigns and counsel to the UK Executive Committee. Led and developed a highly effective PR team of 10 specialists and numerous external agencies, building a comprehensive proactive PR strategy and budget. Delivered a range of consumer-facing communications’ campaigns, including a successful regional one to promote the growth of Virgin Media’s ultrafast broadband network.



Vodafone UK

• Head of External Communications

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2017

  Member of the Senior Leadership Team delivering strategic and operational PR and social media advice and counsel to the UK CEO and UK Board. • Built a highly effective, integrated PR and social media engagement team. • Developed and implemented a range of successful strategic campaigns, incorporating corporate, consumer and B2B PR with integrated social media activation. • Advocated and introduced a range of social media programmes to improve brand engagement and consideration with… Show more Member of the Senior Leadership Team delivering strategic and operational PR and social media advice and counsel to the UK CEO and UK Board. • Built a highly effective, integrated PR and social media engagement team. • Developed and implemented a range of successful strategic campaigns, incorporating corporate, consumer and B2B PR with integrated social media activation. • Advocated and introduced a range of social media programmes to improve brand engagement and consideration with consumers, including an employee advocacy programme and Community Management function. • Led the successful communications’ response to a wide variety of reputational crises including high profile network disruption, data protection and consumer issues. • Won a PRCA Award for Best Technology campaign in 2016 for the UK-wide ‘Digital Library’ campaign in partnership with the British Library. Show less



G4S (UK & Ireland)

• Regional Corporate Affairs Director

  • Jul 2008 - Oct 2013

  London, United Kingdom Member of UK & Ireland Board providing strategic corporate affairs advice and counsel to the Regional CEO and Group Managing Directors. • Built the company’s first centralised and specialist functional team and with them developed and implemented regional corporate affairs strategy. • Built effective internal communications channels for 50,000 employees • Established regional CSR strategy/programme, achieving Gold standard in Business in the Community’s CR Index in 2012. • Created… Show more Member of UK & Ireland Board providing strategic corporate affairs advice and counsel to the Regional CEO and Group Managing Directors. • Built the company’s first centralised and specialist functional team and with them developed and implemented regional corporate affairs strategy. • Built effective internal communications channels for 50,000 employees • Established regional CSR strategy/programme, achieving Gold standard in Business in the Community’s CR Index in 2012. • Created the G4S Global Security Directors’ Forum driving £25 million in new contracts; • Drove G4S’s leadership of International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers and parallel UK regulatory development • Provided crisis communications support across the Uk, Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan and other complex environments. Show less



ArmorGroup International plc

• Corporate Affairs Director

  • May 2006 - Jun 2008

  London, United Kingdom • Developed the ArmorGroup brand into one internationally recognised as a delivering market-leading services with the highest possible standards. • Enhanced the company and the industry’s reputation with international and national stakeholders. • Coordinated the successful financial and corporate communications response to a range of global issues.



Citigate Dewe Rogerson

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

• Director

  • 1994 - 2006

  London, United Kingdom • Won a PR Effectiveness Award for the planning and execution of the launch of Standard Life Bank, which helped the bank take £1.7 billion in deposits in its first year. • Extensive IPO, business launch and M&A experience across a wide range of sectors including: Holcim’s £1.8 billion acquisition of Aggregate Industries; Securicor’s £3.8 billion merger with Group 4 Falck; Apeejay Surrendra Group’s acquisition of Typhoo Tea; and the £50 million IPO of Ecosecurities. • Responsible for a… Show more • Won a PR Effectiveness Award for the planning and execution of the launch of Standard Life Bank, which helped the bank take £1.7 billion in deposits in its first year. • Extensive IPO, business launch and M&A experience across a wide range of sectors including: Holcim’s £1.8 billion acquisition of Aggregate Industries; Securicor’s £3.8 billion merger with Group 4 Falck; Apeejay Surrendra Group’s acquisition of Typhoo Tea; and the £50 million IPO of Ecosecurities. • Responsible for a range of financial and corporate PR communications accounts worth over £500,000 including: Incepta; URS; Carpetright; North Atlantic Value Trust; ArmorGroup; and Group 4 Securicor. Show less



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Captain

  • 1989 - 1994

  Served in Iraq and Northern Ireland.