Ben Carpenter-Merritt Email & Phone Number

London, GB

Second maternity cover as Chief of Staff in addition to role as Group Director - UK External Affairs.

London, GB

At Babcock, I sit on the Senior Leadership Team (top 100) and lead a team managing all UK Government Relations and External Affairs for the Group. In addition to designing and owning the corporate engagement strategy and representing the company externally, I facilitate and support engagement for, and provide political counsel to, the Executive Committee.

London, GB

Maternity cover as Chief of Staff to the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer (Group lead for Strategy, Communications, Government Relations, International and ESG) in addition to role leading UK Government Relations for the Group.Management of senior team including HR, L&D, an eight figure budget and general day to day team management in support of principal.

London, GB

Promoted to new role leading all UK Government Relations for Group, reporting directly to Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and providing counsel to Executive and Board on all UK Government Relations matters. Established formal internal information sharing mechanisms to ensure Senior Leadership Team are informed of key political developments.

London, GB

Recruited to role supporting Head of Government Relations. Led on Parliamentary engagement, developed new methods of communication and engagement.

London, England, GB

As Head of Industry, Technology & Innovation, I sat on the Senior Management Team and led a team working in Manufacturing, Design and Data policy. I also headed the External Affairs programme, supporting colleagues across the organisation in engaging Parliamentarians, civil servants and stakeholders.

London, England, GB

At Policy Connect, I led on all work in the manufacturing and industrial space. I directly managed the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group (APMG) and delivered a series of roundtables and events to develop new policy ideas, critique existing government decision-making and help the manufacturing community better engage with the policy process. I.

London, England, GB

At Make UK, I headed the regional external affairs programme, working to raise the profile and influence of both the organisation and its members by driving engagement with policy makers, regional decision making bodies and the media. I connected the Westminster Policy team with members to enable dialogue to ensure members experiences were fed into.

Darlington, GB

At Harvey & Hugo, I worked with a broad range of clients, from local government to private companies and associations, supporting them in public relations and communications activities. I created content and copy for a range of mediums from press releases to social media and liaised with clients to craft communication strategies tailored to their specific.

St. Louis, MO, US

At FleishmanHillard I worked in the Manufacturing & Industrials Practice, supporting a wide range of clients predominantly in the Transport, Chemical and Environment sectors. I monitored EU institutions and media channels, carried out data analysis, and produced client updates on salient policy developments. I wrote copy for various blogs, publications and.

St. Louis, MO, US