Kris Kowalewski Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

• Led on all aspects of media handling for Price Review 2024 (flagship programme of £104bn investment in sector over the five years to 2030).• Managed working group for all comms disciplines, to deliver activity on the annual Monitoring Financial Resilience and Performance Related Executive Pay reports, generating widespread positive coverage and a welcoming stakeholder reaction.• Co-ordinated PR aspects of a summit jointly organised with Ofgem to identify solutions to support vulnerable customers

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

• Provided senior advisory support to the Cabinet Member for Environment on all aspects of their portfolio, which included:- Street scene services (Waste collection, recycling, street cleansing);- Parks (631 open spaces in the city);- Climate Change (Route to Net Zero programme).• Worked with senior officers in related service areas in addition to collaborating with partner organisations and representatives from other layers of government - notable achievements including the completion of a £500million waste disposal contract with Veolia• Supported corporate response to the council’s financial issues and arrival of government commissioners to oversee organisational improvement. This included the shaping and agreement of a £10million savings programme for the portfolio

Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Council rep on Games Communication Group – cross-partner body with strategic responsibility for PR issues during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games• For the duration of preparations for Birmingham 2022, led on media matters related to the city council’s status as Proud Host City (including the £700m+ Perry Barr Regeneration Scheme, the council’s corporate “Be Bold” campaign – and the realisation of the Games legacy). The council’s Host City Partnership was named winner in the Best Public/Private Partnership category at the LGC Awards 2023• Attended the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games to activate the Birmingham 2022 brand on behalf of the Commonwealth Games Federation, the 2022 Organising Committee and the city council• Delivered media, PR and communications aspects of bid campaign that saw Birmingham win the right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games• Led on communications for the Mobile Household Recycling Centre service (recipient of LARAC and National Recycling Awards honours in 2022, with a 32 per cent reduction in fly-tipping reports, year on year)• Oversaw marketing for chargeable garden waste recycling service since its inception in 2015. Subscriber growth of 25 per cent in seven years (up to 74,000), generating income of £3.4million in 2022 (up 79.7 per cent since year one)• Tactical lead for council communications activity during COVID-19 pandemic• Part of communications response to the cost of living crisis, leading within an “Information and Guidance” workstream. Focus on advising vulnerable residents on how the council could help them maximise their income• Worked with Cabinet Members and senior officers to advise on and shape communications related to corporate priorities, having covered a range of subjects from refuse collection to finance to community cohesion• Responsible for directly managing two employees

Redditch

Worked in a range of roles including acting editor, chief reporter, business editor, acting sports editor and education reporter for paper with a 40,000+ weekly circulationMajor issues reported on include the threat of closure/downgrading for the local hospital and the 2005 General Eleection (interviewing the likes of the then-Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minster and Home Secretary)

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Worked on Saturday Sport show as a broadcast assistant, through a placement secured via a competitive process at universityInterviewed local sporting personalities, carried out vox-pops and produced/presented on-air results round-ups and analysis