I am someone who transforms company narratives, creating powerful competitor-beating stories that inspire your internal talent and excite your customers and partners. Decisive collaboration is my hallmark and I am a highly results-focused leader but also experienced enough to know the best results come from the best teamwork, not the best self-promotion! With 25+ years experience as a journalist, marketer and writer, I love nothing more than rolling my sleeves up on a remarkable new challenge whether it is in my traditional homeland of engineering and technology or a new adventure requiring an experienced and highly creative marketing and communications leader. Key Skills:· Marketing & Communications expert with multinational (and start-up) executive level credentials. - Award-winning journalism and writing ability and a passion for compelling content creation. - Experience leading multidisciplinary teams/departments covering all areas of the marketing mix. - Ability to transform existing teams and structures, or create from scratch. - Significant commercial track record in semiconductors, smart buildings and autonomous vehicles; all with a hefty dose of AI.· Financial Comms and M&A (inc. the $31bn sale of Arm to SoftBank in 2016, the bid by NVIDIA to buy Arm in 2021/22 and subsequent run-up to IPO program).· Highly approachable, trustworthy, well-networked, dedicated and reliable.Specialities: Corporate communications leader with strategic marketing experience at executive level. Expert in content creation and marketing, international media relations, reputation management, speech writing, crisis and issues mitigation, CEO whispering, financial media relations and having led global events, brand and digital marketing teams.