John M. Email & Phone Number

An experienced public affairs, stakeholder engagement, strategy & policy consultant, specialising in regeneration, transport, planning, health policy & regulation, I am currently an account director in a London-based communications agency, specialising in regeneration, planning and housing. I led the company to achieve IIP Gold status.I have a successful parallel career as an elected councillor, planning committee member (16 years) and former chair of select committees (health for 12 years, transport for 12 years, environment for 4 years).Skilled in regeneration consultations, stakeholder & community engagement, strategic planning, health policy making, regulatory compliance, performance review, and managing change in the private, public & not-for-profit sectors. I am an experienced local councillor, former lead governor of an NHS Foundation Trust & former chair of a health select committee. These responsibilities equip me with the necessary knowledge, credibility and gravitas to operate at board level. I am a member (and former vice-chair) of a pension investment committee, overseeing a £1.4 billion fund and served on the national board which advised on changes to the local government pension scheme regulations.For many years I was a trustee (including as chair) of an independent debt advice agency which I led to achieving charitable status.I have consulting and training experience, with excellent written & oral communication abilities, and political astuteness, all supported by strong numeracy and IT skills. I held regulatory approval as a senior manager to oversee and implement the compliance function for investment, pension & mortgage intermediary businesses, including money laundering reporting and oversight of training & competence regimes. Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Member of the Institute of Directors and Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Member of the Financial Times NED Club.Specialties: Public affairs. Excellent current knowledge of London regeneration projects & FCA compliance. Policy analysis within local & central government. Local government scrutiny expert. Change and turnaround management in public & private sectors. Leadership and governance in not-for-profit sector. Identifying compliance & conduct risk in retail financial services. Trainer for QCF level 4 CII RO exams. Speech writing. Presentation coaching.