Christopher Penn

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Communications Manager @ Avanti West Coast
Birmingham, GB
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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Experienced communications professional skilled in Event Management, Journalism, Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Stakeholder Engagement and PR Strategy Management; and with a Master's Degree in Journalism from Staffordshire University.

Christopher Penn's Current Company Details
Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast

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Communications Manager
Birmingham, GB
Website:
westcoastpartnership.co.uk
Employees:
33
Christopher Penn Work Experience Details
  • Avanti West Coast
    Communications Manager
    Avanti West Coast
    Birmingham, Gb
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  • West Coast Partnership Development
    Communications Manager
    West Coast Partnership Development Jun 2022 - Present
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  • Gtr (Govia Thameslink Railway)
    Stakeholder Manager
    Gtr (Govia Thameslink Railway) Sep 2019 - May 2022
    - Project communications management - formulating and leading communication strategies for major investment projects; managing the stakeholder relationships through briefings and forum events; working collaboratively with industry partners and the internal workstream leaders. Examples include East Coast Upgrade, GTR's Electrostar Upgrade and introducing longer trains on Fen Line.- Managing relationships between the business and local communities surrounding sensitive issues which could be reputational or industry damaging. This included being the Comms lead for the Cambridge Depot Upgrade programme.- Working alongside other teams to coordinate and promote ‘Return to rail’, as well as community and wellbeing initiatives – including webinars during Covid-19 pandemic to ensure maximum engagement with key stakeholders.
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  • London North Eastern Railway
    Stakeholder And Communications Manager
    London North Eastern Railway Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
    LNER Communications and Stakeholder lead for the King's Cross Remodelling Programme and East Coast Mainline Upgrade.
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  • Great Western Railway
    Project Communications Officer
    Great Western Railway Sep 2014 - Dec 2018
    London, United Kingdom
    • Supporting and leading on elements of the overall communications delivery for GWR’s fleet upgrade programme, including introduction of next-gen Intercity Express Trains.• External and Internal communications lead on major railway engineering work as part of the Great Western Electrification Programme, ie. Severn Tunnel closure, Reading track remodelling etc.• GWR communications lead for the UEFA Champions League Final in Cardiff in 2017; now advising for future events in Cardiff regarding GWR’s reputation management.• Leading on PR opportunities to generate engaging content and for online channels and media.• Supporting the press office function – responding to media enquiries (including on-call) and managing film requests.
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  • First Capital Connect
    Media Relations Executive
    First Capital Connect Jun 2013 - Sep 2014
    London, United Kingdom
    As the media relations executive I prepare media plans, respond to press enquiries, cover out of hours on-call, write and issue press releases, conduct media analysis and prepare the Managing Director and senior members of the executive team ahead of media interviews I also take the communications lead on a selection of FCC projects - in particular station improvements. I am responsible to design and roll out communications plans with industry colleagues e.g. Network Rail, seek agreement from third parties and coordinate the delivery of communication plans with colleagues.
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Christopher Penn Skills

Media Relations Corporate Communications Journalism Management Social Media Stakeholder Management Press Releases Reputation Management Strategic Communications Event Management Communications Planning News Reporting Blogging Basic Videography Internal Communications Communications Management Writing News Releases Customer Service Marketing Communications Project Communications Change Management Transportation Teamwork Project Management Project Planning Marketing

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Christopher Penn works for Avanti West Coast

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Christopher Penn's current role is Communications Manager.

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Christopher Penn attended Staffordshire University, Swansea University.

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Christopher Penn has skills like Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Journalism, Management, Social Media, Stakeholder Management, Press Releases, Reputation Management, Strategic Communications, Event Management, Communications Planning, News Reporting.

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