Internationally recognized, entrepreneurial strategic leader commanding extensive portfolio experience in planning, reviewing, and implementing global governmental project initiatives. Honored for his cross-government work on diversity and inclusion, he engages with complex stakeholder needs at all levels to ensure strategic alignment, motivating and inspiring teams to maximize their performance and contribute with integrity, commitment and understanding of broader organizational ethics and goals.
Served Her Majesty’s Government in Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Beijing, and Nigeria where he was Deputy High Commissioner, leading a government office in one of the largest cities in the world. A transformational expert turning around underperforming teams. In Nigeria he added £1bn of economic value to the UK, turning one of the worst performing teams in the world to one of the best.
A champion for UK businesses, who has helped business grow and expand overseas. Been a credible interface with key senior interlocutors, Ministers, Ambassadors, Senior Business Leaders, Trade Envoys etc. A brilliant negotiator and lobbyist, convincing foreign governments to reduce specific barriers to trade, for example he led in landing a deal worth billions for the insurance industry by tackling barriers to trade in the West African market.
An innovator who thinks outside the box, led and delivered a number of digital enhancements to how things are done in the public sector. Led on developing a new innovative Government to Government initiative which secured £1.5bn in contracts for the infrastructure industry.
Has supported delivery of some of the most critically important projects for the UK such as the Olympics, Tech City, the Great Campaign etc. He was part of the crisis team that successfully helped the UK out of the Financial Crisis when a number of banks collapsed.
Since leaving the public sector he has focused on supporting tech start-ups and supports several at board level. He is also a Co-Founder and CEO of LittleGem a healthMore...
Melanie Gibbons
Communications Strategist@Elm Communications
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Communications is owned and managed by Melanie Gibbons. Melanie is a passionate communications professional who believes quality communications can provide immeasurable value to your organisation. Melanie worked in in-house communications teams for most of her career, so understands where you are coming from and what you need to succeed.
Melanie has over twenty years’ experience in communications across government, not-for-profit and the private sector in Australia and the United Kingdom. Before moving into consulting, she managed a full-service communications team in the Australian Government working on climate change policy and administration.
Melanie’s experience is complimented with academic qualifications including a Master of Strategic Communications with a dissertation on the Australian Governments use of social media, a Graduate Certificate in social media and public engagement, and a Bachelor of Communications specialising in public relations and advertising. She is also a certified Strategic Communications Management Professional.More...