Chris Hughes Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Henley-On-Thames

Responsible for managing SQN's account teams to deliver leading, integrated marketing and communications programmes for international clients in sport, automotive, engineering and technology sectors.

Henley-On-Thames

- Working as part of senior team to drive agency growth, increase client portfolio and strengthen delivery of communications accounts.- Overall responsibility for all communications, PR and media relations elements of Sine Qua Non's client offering, including development of agency's digital marketing and social media capabilities.- Supported clients on crisis communications processes and internal communications campaigns, in addition to multimedia content creation strategies.- Client work awarded Consumer Magazine App of the Year and shortlisted in the annual Digital Magazine Awards.

Henley-On-Thames

- Recruited to develop PR and communications arm of Sine Qua Non's sponsorship activation capabilities, and to enhance the agency's offering to clients.- Working alongside agency directors, helped increased client base with successful pitches to international companies and brands in the automotive, motorsport and engineering industries.

- Joined initially to head up the Bridgestone MotoGP account and to establish an effective and professional communications and press office for the client within the MotoGP paddock.- From January 2007, became Account Director for the entire Bridgestone Motorsport account, incorporating MotoGP, Formula One and GP2 Series - leading a team of three reporting directly to the agency MD. - Ensuring clear and consistent communications for the client's motorsport activities, working alongside the corporation's in-house communications team in the UK and with a direct reporting line to the Japanese HQ.

Cologne, Germany

- Working initially as part of a close-knit team of three with the responsibility of developing Toyota's in-house Formula 1 PR office from scratch.- Role included regular liaison with international media, co-ordination with Toyota's head office in Japan, European office in Belgium, as well as markets around the world.- As part of wider marketing and communications team, helped to organise and run global F1 car launches.- Attended over 50 F1 GPs in a Press Officer capacity.- In 2005, moved into corporate communications role with Toyota Business Practice training and liaison directly with the company's senior management team.