Experience

Redwood Consulting

• Business Consulting and Services

• Senior Consultant

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  I work - or have worked - for a range of built environment sector clients including M&G Real Estate, Mitsui Fudosan UK, Stanhope, First Base/Socius Development Ltd, John Robertson Architects, Chetwoods, Winchester City Council, UPP and ETL. I am a strategic thinker with a wide network of industry contacts and a proven track record in managing corporate and B2B accounts. I work - or have worked - for a range of built environment sector clients including M&G Real Estate, Mitsui Fudosan UK, Stanhope, First Base/Socius Development Ltd, John Robertson Architects, Chetwoods, Winchester City Council, UPP and ETL. I am a strategic thinker with a wide network of industry contacts and a proven track record in managing corporate and B2B accounts.



Belford Communications

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Communications Consultant

  • Feb 2016 - Apr 2021

  I worked as a marketing and communications consultant for clients including Conran and Partners, Hopkins Architects, Speirs + Major, LOM architecture & design, Wright & Wright, John Robertson Architects, John McAslan + Partners, Flanagan Lawrence, Carpenter Lowings, Atelier Chang and other architecture, design and property sector organisations. I worked as a marketing and communications consultant for clients including Conran and Partners, Hopkins Architects, Speirs + Major, LOM architecture & design, Wright & Wright, John Robertson Architects, John McAslan + Partners, Flanagan Lawrence, Carpenter Lowings, Atelier Chang and other architecture, design and property sector organisations.



Kerguelen Communications

• Founder + Managing Partner

  • Feb 2016 - Apr 2021

  As Founder & Managing Partner of Kerguelen Communications, I worked as a consultant mainly with specialist design, architecture and property agency Belford Communications for clients including Conran and Partners, Hopkins Architects, John Robertson Architects and LOM Architecture & Design. Other clients include Wright & Wright, Speirs + Major, Flanagan Lawrence, Atelier Chang and Carpenter Lowings. I also delivered a major communications project for Gatwick Airport Ltd. As Founder & Managing Partner of Kerguelen Communications, I worked as a consultant mainly with specialist design, architecture and property agency Belford Communications for clients including Conran and Partners, Hopkins Architects, John Robertson Architects and LOM Architecture & Design. Other clients include Wright & Wright, Speirs + Major, Flanagan Lawrence, Atelier Chang and Carpenter Lowings. I also delivered a major communications project for Gatwick Airport Ltd.



Woods Bagot

• Australia
• Architecture and Planning
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Marketing & Communications

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  A newly-created role to manage all Woods Bagot's marketing and communications activities across Europe and the Middle East, as well as to provide wider support for the practice's marcomms and business development globally (including Asia-Pacific and North America). The role also involved a focus on building the practice's sector specialisms, including residential, corporate (interiors), rail & aviation and hotel & resort design offers. As well as building and managing the firm’s regional presence, I acted as a senior, strategic marcomms influencer/counsel with the firm’s extended BDMC team across Woods Bagot’s global network of 16+ studios and all key market sectors. Highlights include: - Initiating and managing a developers’ forum on issues around the tech sector with around 100 participants (London, June 2015). Speakers included: Miguel McKelvey (WeWork) and Juliette Morgan (Cushman & Wakefield) - Managing a series of roadshows and round table discussions to allow senior global sector leaders to engage with existing/potential clients through thought leadership platforms (workplace, transportation, retail, education; various locations 2014/15) - Building a stronger profile for Woods Bagot locally and globally through engagement with wider media and social media channels, awards and speaker opportunities. Major projects include: Ham Yard Hotel, Soho, London; Warner Music, Kensington, London; Zlota 44, Warsaw; IRENA HQ, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi; SAHMRI, Adelaide; National Australia Bank, Melbourne - Developing new collateral to support/drive Woods Bagot’s market sector expertise Show less



Camargue

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• B2B Marcomms & Corporate Communications Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  Interim consultant at Camargue managing/supporting accounts covering the built environment/architecture, property, construction and infrastructure sectors as well as working on new business development opportunities and providing strategic input across accounts for a former employer. Projects included public consultation programmes for National Grid (CO2 pipeline proposal in Yorkshire), IKEA and Morrisons (new store development) and St James (residential development). I also helped to develop marketing collateral for Kantar Worldpanel. Independently, I advised the Corporate Services division of Thomson Reuters on the positioning of a new service for monitoring and measuring the impact of digital and social media activity. Show less



Atkins

• United Kingdom
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Marketing Communications, UK

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Working directly to UK CEO and Business Development Director to review existing marketing communications provision across six UK businesses and assessing strategic opportunities for the more effective marketing of the business as a whole. My role was newly created in 2012 to reflect a changed management structure and a more joined-up approach towards promoting the company’s capabilities globally. Key responsibilities: - Influencing a network of approx 30 comms professionals across all external and internal marketing and communications activities in the UK (media relations, reputation management, digital and social media, stakeholder relations, sponsorship opportunities, recruitment marketing, change management programmes, etc) - Collaborating with a wider network of comms professionals responsible for marketing Atkins in North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East - Raising and maintaining the profile of the Atkins UK brand through regular profiling of the CEO and industry/technical expertise - Championing a crisis management training programme for key UK staff - Exploring approaches for encouraging greater integration of the business development and marcomms functions Highlights: - Planning a programme for centrally integrating and managing key marcomms functions across Atkins’ UK businesses (partially implemented) - Establishing a framework for developing a UK-wide value proposition - Creating and managing a new intranet channel for Atkins’ UK staff to communicate all relevant information about the company’s activities across the UK Region (including offices in North America, Europe and India) - Supporting the significant role of Atkins in delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the media and among clients/influencers - Securing the participation of Atkins in the Government Construction Summit (UBM/July 2012) and Big Bang Fair (Engineering UK/March 2013) Show less



Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Comms & Associate

  • Feb 2006 - Oct 2011

  Working directly to Richard Rogers/board on all comms issues affecting the practice; developing, mentoring and motivating a skilled communications team; aligning all RSHP communications with the image and efficiency expected of a leading international architectural practice. Highlights: - Successfully managing media and internal comms around practice rebranding (2007) and redundancies (2009) - Dealing with national and international media crises including Chelsea Barracks/Prince Charles’ intervention (2009/10), Heathrow Terminal 5 opening (2008) and Javits Convention Centre, New York (2006) - Preparing and implementing media programmes for launch of new projects - Developing website (www.rsh-p.com) and social media as marketing/news channels - Managing international media around Pritzker Prize (2007), two Stirling Prize wins (T4 Madrid (2006), Maggie’s London (2009)) and design of tower on World Trade Center site, NYC (with Silverstein Properties) - Supporting development of new exhibition, ‘Richard Rogers + Architects’; drafting and co-ordinating written materials (including new book); co-ordinating media coverage in all locations (Paris, London, Barcelona, Madrid, Taipei, Singapore); laying groundwork for delivering exhibitions in Hong Kong and Beijing during 2012 - Sustaining consistent profile of Richard Rogers in the global media - Improving exposure of other key partners and increasing understanding of good design as a key business issue - Co-ordinating new business development/potential jobs; co-ordination of early-stage competition and OJEU submissions "Stel is committed, loyal and thoroughly professional in his approach; he is excellent at prioritising his own work and the work of his team; and he is a strategic and creative thinker who collaborates with senior members of staff to manage and resolve issues at all levels. He made a significant contribution to the practice’s success..." Richard Rogers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Show less

• Senior Consultant

  • May 1993 - Jan 2006

  1993-2006: Senior Consultant at one of UK’s leading B2B agencies. Clients/projects (by sector) include: Infrastructure - Thameslink 2000 Consortium (Railtrack and the SRA) (1995-2003) – implementing stakeholder liaison programme - Halcrow (1998-2002) – developing and managing comms programme for the South Coast Multi Modal Study Property/Inward Investment - Sainsbury’s and Somerfield (property divisions) (1993-2005) – managing research, planning and community support programmes for new store proposals and contentious land issues including Greenwich, Deptford, Newport (IoW), Stanmore, Worcester, Prestatyn, etc - Lambert Smith Hampton (1999-2005) – working with in-house marketing team at large commercial agency - Inward investment campaigns for local government organisations (1993-2005) – eg Greater Lincoln Partnership, East of England Development Agency, Renaissance South Yorkshire, Investment Belfast, Harlow Gateway, Upper Lee Valley Partnership Environmental Affairs/Energy - The Carbon Trust (1999-2004) – developing and implementing a wide-ranging media and stakeholder relations campaign to raise awareness of the CT’s role - Sainsbury’s (Environmental Management) (1997-2001) – supporting key CSR campaign - Energy from Waste Foundation (1996-2000) – campaign to promote the benefits of converting domestic waste into electricity/CHP for industry body Market Research - NOP (now GfK) (1995-1999) – acting as NOP’s UK press office to run multi-sector media relations campaign based on wide-ranging market data and dealing with all corporate media issues - TNS (formerly Taylor Nelson Sofres) (1999-2005) – working with in-house comms and investor relations teams to promote the company’s expertise across all key business sectors, announce organisational changes and ensure consistency of message Commercial - Barclays (1996-2001) – developing and implementing campaign to increase awareness of Barclays expertise of the mid-market sector (£1m - £100m turnover businesses) Show less



Burson-Marsteller

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• AD

  • Feb 1989 - May 1993

  1989-1993: Burson-Marsteller, London; Account Executive/Account Director on range of B2B, corporate and stakeholder relations accounts at one of world’s Top Five international agencies. Clients/projects (by sector) include: Infrastructure - Motorola/Inmarsat (1990-91) – managing media launch of ‘Iridium’ (77 satellites in geostationary orbits for new mobile telephone networks worldwide) in Europe, US and Asia Pacific - Mercury Communications (1990-91) – implementing campaign via national roadshow and media coverage to publicise the benefits of using Mercury services to residential and business customers as a cheaper alternative to BT for long-distance calls Property/Inward Investment - Sainsbury’s (property division) (1990-93) – pioneering and managing research, planning and community support programmes for new store proposals Environmental Affairs/Energy - Mass Energy (1992-93) – public affairs and media relations campaign to promote issues relating to the conversion of domestic waste into electricity and support client in winning contracts or establishing special incinerators on several UK sites - Scott Ltd (1992-93) – implementing media relations programme to promote Scott Ltd as the makers of ‘Andrex’, including tie-in with National Tree Week Commercial - UK Aluminium Extruders’ Association (Shapemakers) (1989-95) – developing, implementing and managing campaign to promote the use of extruded aluminium to targeted sectors (automotive, retail, engineering, etc) - Dow Chemical (1989-92) – implementing trade media campaign to promote benefits of Styrofoam in commercial and residential new-build design Show less



Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Teaching Assistant & Cultural Exchange Co-ordinator

  • 1986 - 1988

  1986-88: Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme, Japan; English teaching assistant employed by Japanese Ministry of Education working for the Mie Prefectural Board of Education at Kawagoe Senior High School. Highlights include: - Developing new approaches to teaching and testing oral/aural abilities of students (15-18-years old) and teachers in English - Playing an active role in a national government initiative to raise awareness of English language and British culture/society among Japanese people in Mie-ken (central region of Honshu) - Contributing articles on teaching methodology to various publications including the ‘Yomiuri Shimbun’ and ‘CLAIR’ textbooks - Producing the musical ‘Salad Days’ and an adapted version of 'Hamlet' with students at Kawagoe Senior High School (1987-88) Subsequently, I was invited by the Japanese Government to serve as a Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme interviewer at the Japanese Embassy in London between 1990-1996. This role - as a member of a panel of interviewers - required me to assess the suitability of UK candidates seeking places on the Programme. Show less