Constituent correspondence and stakeholder comms for Ranil Jayawardena MP, Minister for International Trade

Copy and freelance writing for various clients including Verosa and RealSustainabilty.

Interim Corporate and Internal Communications manager at Domino's, managing the agency, delivering a full update of the corporate website, intranet copy, speech writing, customer service messaging, key messages, Q&A and press releases.

Led Westminster/Whitehall engagement to foster a competitive UK policy environment for GSK's HQ operations and supported the drive to build GSK's reputation as a partner in the global fight on NTDs.Led lobbying activities on issues of UK competitiveness; managing relationships with No.10, Westminster, Whitehall and industry trade bodies; responsibility for CEO/Chair briefings papers and correspondence on key issues with the PM and other senior Govt figures, events organisation, site… Show more Led Westminster/Whitehall engagement to foster a competitive UK policy environment for GSK's HQ operations and supported the drive to build GSK's reputation as a partner in the global fight on NTDs.Led lobbying activities on issues of UK competitiveness; managing relationships with No.10, Westminster, Whitehall and industry trade bodies; responsibility for CEO/Chair briefings papers and correspondence on key issues with the PM and other senior Govt figures, events organisation, site visits, comms with HMG and local MPs around site issues including restructures and closures. Additional responsibility to provide support to the business on Corporate Responsibility stakeholder comms, including GSK's annual submission to the Access to Medicines Index; writing the Access to Medicines section of the annual CR Report and setting the party conference agenda.During my time in this role I was promoted from Manager to Director on the back of a number of successes including top ranking for GSK two years in a row on the Access to Medicines Index and bringing together a coalition of companies including Tesco, Diageo and Astra Zeneca to campaign for and secure changes to potentially damaging pensions taxation policy and the proposed immigration cap. Show less

Responsible for issues management and government and media relations for the GSK drinks business: Lucozade, Horlicks and Ribena.

Co-led the new Government Affairs practice at Cohn & Wolfe, managing accounts including Coca-Cola, Starbucks and Parcelforce.

Ran comprehensive stakeholder engagement programmes for clients including Levi's, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), the Cancer Campaigning Group and Pepsico.Responsible for briefing and accompanying senior clients to one-to-one meetings with Parliamentarians; organising Parliamentary receptions; providing the secretariat function for a group of 20 oncology charities (the Cancer Campaigning Group), funded by Aventis Pharma; creating the Cancer Campaigning… Show more Ran comprehensive stakeholder engagement programmes for clients including Levi's, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), the Cancer Campaigning Group and Pepsico.Responsible for briefing and accompanying senior clients to one-to-one meetings with Parliamentarians; organising Parliamentary receptions; providing the secretariat function for a group of 20 oncology charities (the Cancer Campaigning Group), funded by Aventis Pharma; creating the Cancer Campaigning Group's Manifesto and drafting speeches and speaker notes for Ministers, MPs and business leaders. Show less

A number of freelance positions including writer for the New Statesman, by-lined columnist for trade publication Money Marketing and researcher for the GMTV Sunday Programme, Radio 5 Live’s ‘Sunday Service’ and the BBC News Department.