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London, United Kingdom

Adviser and head of communications to leading organisations in transport, education and infrastructure sectors providing stakeholder engagement, marketing communications, issues management, strategic advice, and media relations. Clients: Abellio, Arriva, Eltham College, First Group, Stagecoach, and RSAcademics. Worked in-house at Eltham College, Northern.

Advising leading transport companies to enhance their corporate reputations and/or to achieve specific commercial objectives by providing stakeholder engagement programmes, media relations campaigns, PR and public affairs monitoring and advocacy, and preparation/editorial review of numerous rail bid plans to help companies secure commercial public.

London Area, United Kingdom

Worked with Senior Leadership Team and managing a communications team to promote the corporate reputation of a leading secondary school with more than 1,000 students: Planned innovative digital communications campaigns to raise awareness and to attract new customersBuilt partnerships with local community organisation to open up educational opportunities.

London Area, United Kingdom

Provided strategic communications and stakeholder advice and engagement for Transport Scotland regarding the renationalisation of two Scottish railway franchises (ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper). Developed stakeholder prioritisation and positioning and key messaging and monitored key issues. Worked in Scotland with officials from Scottish government.

Providing research and copywriting services to support the recruitment of school leaders (especially head teachers and governors). Prepared copy and editorial support for candidate recruitment brochures to attract candidates to senior leadership positions.

York, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Commercial Director, I managed a team of six client and stakeholder managers and the franchise compliance team to develop and maintain successful partnership working and collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across a large franchise area that stretches from Chester and Liverpool to Manchester, Sheffield, to Leeds.

Coventry, West Midlands

Project managing the development and introduction of a new company-wide intranet and advising on internal communications for Britain's largest distributor of medicines and pharmaceutical products to pharmacies and hospitals.

Fixed-term appointment role. I was a member of Communications Directorate Senior Management Team, managing a 12 strong team that coordinates external engagement with wide range of stakeholders and key opinion formers in business, higher education and skills sectors. The role also included arranging ministerial visits and keynote speeches, breakfast forums.

Fixed term appointment role.Managed a team of 15 communications managers, planners, and speechwriters. Helped establish a new filming and social media unit to broaden the Department’s ability to communicate with target audiences. Worked closely with Press Office, Marketing and Internal Communications and policy officials and Ministers to develop and.

A really interesting and challenging role, was a Member of Senior Management Team, reporting to Director General and Chairman. Responsible for planning media and public affairs activities. Designed and directed media relations and public affairs initiatives to promote the success and contribution of rail.Drafted policy briefings to act as key information.

I was Director of their Corporate Division with a number of clients in IT - the newly emerging internet/ecommerce sector and knowledge management arena. We also won the business to position and advise on the launch of what was to be the Oyster card, now widely available on London's public transport networks. We worked closely with Transport for London and.

In a truly worldwide role, worked at corporate HQ of world's largest veterinary health company - planned communications frameworks and oversaw external and internal communications campaigns in 30 countries across four continents for world’s largest veterinary pharmaceuticals company Designed communications strategy and global coordination for.

• A fantastic period of learning and growth as part of a leading and ambitious corporate and financial PR agency. Worked with some great and true professionals. Directed cross-agency teams and managed accounts in.
• Planned and implementing corporate, financial and consumer media relations and public affairs programmes for large blue-chip companies… Show more A fantastic period of learning and growth as part of a leading and.
• Planned and implementing corporate, financial and consumer media relations and public affairs programmes for large blue-chip companies such as CIGNA Employee Benefits, NTL, National Car Parks and Capital Coaches.
• Launched financial IT products in nine countries including co-ordination with overseas agency network
• Positioned, rebranded and promoted major broadcasting congress in Montreux, Switzerland
• Managed an EU ‘Phare’ consumer awareness campaign publicising privatisation in Romania Show less

Having left university in 1988, I joined Edelman PR Worldwide as a graduate trainee and honed my PR skills on a range of accounts in the agency's Corporate, Financial, Health and Public Affairs divisions. In 1990, I went in-house to a broad corporate PR role at National & Provincial Building Society. From there, I joined the glitzy world of Virgin Atlantic.

Coordinated media relations initiatives including new route and aircraft launches, crisis management plans, organised press trips to USA and redesigned internal communications activities.

Ma, European Economic And Political Integration

Activities and Societies: Member of College of St Hild and St Bede and its Rowing Club

Ba, Politics And International Relations, Upper Second Class Honours (2:1)

Activities and Societies: Rowing Club and Medical Society

A-Levels, English, History, Economics & Politics, General Studies