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From investment, commercial and retail banking to insurance, asset management, markets, private equity and fintech our International Financial Services practice combines deep corporate communications, financial communications, regulatory and public affairs expertise to helps clients resolve complex challenges.

I am a Director at Penta’s Hong Kong office. My primary focus is to support our international financial services clients on their PR and communications needs. Apart from overseeing various client projects, I also specialise in providing strategic content advice to clients, including purpose-led content curation which helps generate powerful and engaging conversations with the media and the public.

I am a Director in Penta’s London office focused on international financial services across asset management, wealth management, banking and fintech. My role with Penta includes the development of strategic communications plans to tactical implementation and supporting businesses and organisations in their communications with their key stakeholders.  

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 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 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.

Karin specialises in public affairs, as well as corporate and financial communications. She was previously an adviser to an Irish Government Minister and has extensive experience in strategy and policy, as well as a background in corporate finance and investor relations, advising clients across a number of sectors, including financial services, aviation, agri-food

I am an Associate Partner with Hume Brophy and work primarily in the financial services division. I started my career as a fixed income trader and then a salesman with banks in France, Germany and the Middle East. Over the last 25 years, I worked in asset management, in the beginning as an account manager with Dresdner Bank for central bank mandates.

I am the Managing Director of Penta’s Hong Kong office and also the firm’s financial services practice lead in Asia. With close to 20 years of experience in corporate communications, I specialise in strategising communications programmes for MNCs and international financial services and professional firms operating in the region, as well as for local semi-government bodies and NGOs.

I am the Partner of Penta’s Dublin business and have almost 20 years’ experience in public affairs and corporate campaigns. My expertise lies in managing campaigns for Irish, European and global brands in the financial services, agri-food, energy, sustainability, technology, and healthcare sectors.