A FTSE 250 ambient food manufacturer, with 4,000 employees and revenues of £1.1bn. A stable of well-known brands found across New Zealand, Australia, North America, EMEA, Ireland and 90% of UK households.

Part of the C-Suite, leading group internal and external communications, public affairs and ESG, with a team of 10 and £2.1m budget.

Delivered one of the most significant business turnarounds in recent UK corporate history. Through effective communication of a clear strategic vision, drove stakeholder wide business re-appraisal, leading to progress across all investor ESG benchmarks, a substantial change in media sentiment and contributed to a four-fold share price increase. Now in a completely transformed financial position, is comfortably in the top half of the FTSE 250, with leverage at 1.5X EBITDA - its lowest ever level.

Pioneered the development of a new company purpose and created and implemented an inaugural and ambitious ESG strategy. Instrumental advisor in M&A and crises

Formally Dixons Carphone, a FTSE 100, formed by the merger between Dixons and Carphone Warehouse. Then a £4.5m revenue omnichannel retailer of technology products and services, with 40,000+ employees in 14 countries.

Led communications for one of the most successful retail mergers in UK history, worth £5.5bn. Senior Counsel to the PLC Board, management team and wider business through a significant change programme.

Rapidly devised and implemented a creative and proactive merger communications plan, setting out a clear rationale and benefits of the deal for all stakeholders, from launch right through completing integration.

Managed in-house team and two agencies to handle media enquiries, financial rehandled media enquiries, financial results communications, leadership speaking opportunities, office, store and international market messages, social media content, consumer PR, social media and supported brand building campaigns and Investor Relations.

A leading ‘big four’ multinational grocer and general merchandise retailer with revenues at the time of £71bn, 500,000 employees and 3,200 stores in the UK & Ireland.

Senior member of the UK press office function, managed a team responsible for proactive and reactive Corporate PR, leading media relations for financial communications, new marketing and brand strategies, reputation management, and key events including the horse meat scandal and 2011 Bristol/London riots.

Part of the Group Internal Communications function working across 12 international markets and accountable for Asia and America, engaging 500k colleagues across traditional and new media channels. Delivered world class events including bi-annual conferences for 3000 managers and annual CEO conferences in 12 markets.

Managed all internal and external communications for ESG programmes including the promotion of charity, environmental, sustainability, animal welfare and responsible sourcing work.

The UK’s largest law enforcement agency, responsible for policing Greater London (excluding the City of London), with 34,000 officers, 10,000 staff members, and an annual budget of around £4 billion.

Focused on ‘helping Londoners to feel safer,’ I provided strategic counsel to the country’s most senior police officers across high profile detective led investigations, large scale public order events and specialist operations involving armed response units, the mounted division, police dogs, boats and helicopters.

Led communications for stories of national and international media interest including; the reinvestigation into the murder of Rachel Nickell, the fraud investigation into MPs’ expenses, the Pakistani cricket betting scandal, the Antiguan murder of two British honeymooners, a live bomb threat and large public order events such as the Notting Hill Carnival and Climate Camp.
▪ Facilitated regular national TV and radio interviews, organising media access to policing operation

A leading global public relations and communications agency, specializing in corporate reputation, crisis management, and purpose-driven campaigns, with around 90 offices worldwide, 1,000 employees, and a parent company, Omnicom Group, generating annual revenues exceeding $15 billion.

Part of the agency’s Corporate PR division, working across a range of key accounts and supporting new client pitches.

Core team member on a broad range of corporate and consumer briefs including General Electric Healthcare, Disney, Gillette, ADT security, Gala Bingo, Department for Trade and Industry, Warburton’s and Duracell. Delivered a full range of press office, campaign, evaluation and crisis management activities.

Also seconded to the British Airways in-house consumer PR team for six months, working directly in their headquarters across a range of creative campaigns and on the in-house colleague magazine.