Weber Shandwick
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People
- Colin Byrne Chief Executive Officer, Weber Shandwick UK. Byrne is the former flat-mate of Business Secretary Lord Peter Mandelson. He was Labour’s Chief Press Officer up to the 1992 election, working with Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on media relations. He also worked for Labour’s election manager, Peter Mandelson in 1997 and for Labour on the 2001 election. Clients include BNFL
- Alex Deane, head of public affairs: ex-director of pressure group Big Brother Watch (BBW). He is a former chief of staff to David Cameron and held the same role for Tim Collins, himself now managing director at Bell Pottinger Public Affairs, when Collins was a Conservative shadow cabinet member. Deane joined WS from Bell Pottinger Public Affairs, where he worked for less than a year.[1]
- Jim Donaldson, executive vice-president: Donaldson joined WS early in 2011 from Hill and Knowlton. His responsibilities span WS's corporate, financial and public affairs practices.[2]
- Jon McLeod, chairman of corporate comms and Public Affairs. McLeod went into public affairs in 1994, having spent six years in financial and legal journalism.
- David Yelland Senior Vice Chairman, Weber Shandwick - UK
- Nora Farrell, Managing Director of the Edinburgh office
Former staff
- Andrew Brown, former director of media strategy. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's brother. He moved to energy company EDF from Weber Shandwick in 2004.
