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I am a Director in Penta Brussels since July 2022, primarily focusing on energy, environment, and transport policies. My role is to deliver tactical regulatory advice, provide guidance on the EU policy and decision-making processes, and design and execute public affairs strategies for our clients.
I’m currently an Associate part of the Graduate Programme at Penta Group. I am based in Brussels but also collaborate with the Dublin and London offices, being heavily involved with public affairs work in transport, sustainability and financial services. My role comprises of supporting the team with quality research and reports that help achieve our clients’ business objectives. My past positions include working as an International Relations specialist at the Italian Ministry of Defence.
I am a Managing Director in Penta’s Dublin office, delivering integrated communications campaigns to a range of clients in the energy, technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and gaming sectors.
I have 10 years’ experience as a communications consultant with expertise in delivering campaigns utilising public affairs, public relations and stakeholder engagement to meet my clients’ business objectives. I hold a MSc in Political Communications and prior to joining Penta I worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Canada.
I am currently a Director in Penta’s Brussels office, with 5 years’ experience. I work on EU-focused public affairs campaigns covering issues relating to tourism, travel and aviation, as well as being involved in the management and running of large industry associations.
As Senior Director in International Financial Services at Penta, I work with high-profile financial services clients to provide strategic communications, political and tactical regulatory advice across key markets. My focus is on understanding client objectives and designing and delivering campaigns to meet their business needs, with due consideration to the political and regulatory environment in which they operate.
I am a Senior Director in Penta’s Brussels office. I support a range of international clients with interests in transport, the environment and travel retail. I help our clients to advance flagship projects and grow and protect their reputation in the European Commission and European Parliament.
I currently hold a position as a Senior Director with public affairs expert in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. I work mostly with the Duty Free and Travel Retail industry and also support the public affairs team with regards to transport and agri-food topics. I joined the Penta team in 2016 after over 5 years’ experience lobbying in Paris.
I joined Penta over five years ago and currently work as a Managing Director, where I lead our Brussels office’s Energy & Environment Team. Since joining the company, my focus areas have been on energy, environment, transport and circular economy policies.
My client work tends to focus on planning and executing public affairs campaigns, with a specific public policy or legislative target to work towards. Advising major MNCs, innovative start-ups and EU trade associations, we analyse the business implications of a legislative proposal and then leverage political, third-party and media engagements for the clients’ policy goals.
I am Managing Director of Corporate Affairs, London, leading group-wide campaigns and drawing upon almost a decade of experience as a corporate affairs and reputation specialist. I am adept at transforming the perception of both emerging and high-profile businesses and organisations, with a keen eye for a narrative that shapes public opinion. I am highly regarded for my ability to manage sensitive reputational matters, providing strategic counsel and crisis communications support at board level. I have a strong grounding in UK and European public policy having led public affairs campaigns focused on decision-makers in Westminster and Brussels.
I am the Managing Director of Transport and Mobility, based in Penta’s Brussels office. With over 15 years’ experience in EU public affairs, I sit at the intersection of transport and sustainability policy. As part of Penta’s international transport practice, I give clients strategic advice as well as support the execution of objective driven public affairs campaigns at the EU level and in national markets.
I currently work as a Senior Director for Penta and provide public affairs and public relations communications services to clients in the fintech, banking, insurance, and aviation sectors at national and international level. My work primarily involves advising companies on their engagement with Government and monitoring policy and legislative issues of importance to these companies.
I am a Managing Director in Penta’s cross-jurisdiction transport team, working on client briefs primarily in the aviation industry – as well as several of the heavily regulated sectors associated with it – in Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Before joining Penta, I held roles at Heathrow Airport and communications consultancies in New Zealand, and spent several years as a special advisor in the New Zealand Government and Office of the Prime Minister.
I lead the Agri-Food practice in Brussels and specialize, in addition to the Agri-business, in the trade, and chemicals sectors. With over 7 years of experience in European affairs in Brussels, I specialize in the Agri-business, trade, and chemicals sectors. As a public affairs professional who has worked in both the public and private sectors with companies and governments, I manage projects and advise clients, supporting them in reaching their objectives.
I lead financial services practice in Brussels. We create bridges between the decision-makers and the clients through understanding both worlds. When helping the clients identify strategic opportunities, overcome the challenges, or find solutions, I need to understand what is happening behind the scenes and why. With that insight, we ensure that the desired solutions are implemented at the appropriate level – policy or technical.
I am the Partner of Penta’s Transport and Mobility practice and have 15 years’ experience working in public affairs. I focus primarily on transport policy at the EU level. I specialise in dealing with heavily regulated sectors and helping our clients to develop and maintain networks with senior figures in the European Institutions. I am also a Certified Data Privacy Practitioner and provide advice on GDPR concerns.