John Warehand Email & Phone Number

Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Weybridge, Surrey

Thales UK serves the transport, aerospace, defence, security and space sectors. Managing corporate media relations and heading a shared service for the six Country Business Units in the UK, my key responsibilities were to:• Develop and implement integrated Media Action Plans to support the UK business, manage the relationship with key media outlets, and secure positive and accurate media coverage.• Act as the principal interface for all UK media enquiries, and as the trusted advisor for senior internal stakeholders within Thales UK, the Global Business Units and the Group press office.• Develop a profile for the UK CEO and senior management with national media and Tier One trades, focused around UK-led bids and programmes, customer wins, corporate strategy, and industry-facing thought leadership.• To draft, edit and approve press releases, by-lined articles and other press material to ensure consistency of messages and a high standard in all PR output.• Liaise with press teams of key customers, such as the MOD, and represent Thales at trade bodies and cross-industry initiatives such as ADS and the Defence Growth Partnership.• Plan for and manage crisis response, including the development of Lines To Take and Q&As.

London

Inmarsat is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, and a FTSE 250 company; the company is active in the maritime, aerospace and land (oil & gas, broadcast, NGO) sectors. My responsibilities were to:• Direct all aspects of the global PR programmes for Inmarsat’s services and solutions – defining strategy and developing plans, overseeing the implementation, and evaluating and reporting the results.• Be a first point of contact for media and industry analysts, develop strong relationships with journalists and analysts, and act as a company spokesperson.• To manage the quarterly financial results announcements and media briefings for CEO and CFO• Manage the day-to-day activity of the 10 retained and project-based PR agencies around the world.• Work alongside the business development teams, and direct and indirect sales teams, to identify suitable news and other material for use within the corporate PR campaigns.