I'm a highly experienced global communications strategist and agency leader. I've started new agencies from scratch, developed innovative service offerings and run some of the toughest (and most rewarding) global client assignments. I love helping organisations solve problems through creative PR & marketing. I've successfully managed hundreds of B2B, consumer and corporate PR campaigns over the years for some of the world's biggest brands. I’ve also worked with a range of disrupters, innovators and smart start-ups which I’ve taken through to liquidity. I've picked up a deep and well-rounded set of skills along the way, and I pride myself on delivering high impact strategic counsel that traverses the spectrum of marketing communications from brand, reputation management and digital / integrated comms, to policy comms and government affairs. I particularly enjoy advising CEOs and the c-suite at the intersection of commercial, policy and societal issues.I have a compelling track record of building high-performance, high-growth teams. I’ve shown a strong entrepreneurial streak throughout my career. I’ve founded agencies, managed mergers, been through acquisitions, led integration efforts, all with an eye to delivering great work and driving commercial success.I studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Bristol University and went on to work for British Telecom. It was exciting to be right in the thick of how broadband and the internet was transforming the world, and it inspired me to make a creative career pivot. I had a brief stint in in corp comms in-house before going back to university to take a degree in Media Studies and ultimately make the plunge into agency life.The rest, as they say, is LinkedIn history.