Our People

Tim Ryan

Chairman

Tim is a former United Nations diplomat with 25 years of experience in international communications.

Ryan Coetzee

Chief Executive

Ryan has worked in politics and government across four continents, including as a member of parliament.

James Davies

Managing Partner

James is a government strategy and policy specialist with a range of experience working at the centre of national governments.

Zach Meyer

Partner

Head of Global Business Development

Zach is an international affairs and policy expert with 15 years of experience across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Currently, he leads the new business team at Consulum.

Mary Bernia

Partner

Head of Proposals

Mary is a strategic communications, media and stakeholder engagement specialist with more than 17 years of experience in the UK and Saudi government entities.

Stuart Walker

COO

Stuart has over 25 years of experience working in prominent international advertising, media and consultancy networks, implementing effective operational strategies.

Claudia Alder

Partner

Head of People

Claudia has a background in strategic communications and led several key client account teams before becoming Head of People in 2023.

Greg Lake

Finance Director

Greg is a qualified chartered accountant with over 20 years of commercial experience. He has international financial leadership in PR, advertising and marketing communication sectors.

Patrick Baxter

Partner

Head of Client Accounts

Patrick has provided strategic counsel to governments, leaders and state institutions across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for over 12 years.

Jonathan Angliss

Partner

Integrated Government Specialist

Jonathan specialises in government and economic communications, international media, ESG and reputation risk, with experience across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Roger Baker

Partner

Integrated Government Specialist

Roger is a strategic advisor who has delivered impactful campaigns for governments and political parties worldwide for over 20 years.

David Bishop

Partner

Integrated Government Specialist

David has worked in the travel and tourism sector for over 15 years and has developed tourism policies and national branding campaigns across the UK and the Middle East.

Simon Buckby

Partner

Integrated Government Specialist

Simon is a strategic communications advisor who supports government leaders and global corporate executives facing challenging political and media issues.

Lubna Hussain

Partner

Integrated Government Specialist

Lubna is a media specialist who trains spokespeople and government leaders in effective communication. Formerly, she was a news producer at some of the region’s largest networks.

Theresa Rice

Partner

Integrated Government Specialist

Theresa is a destination branding specialist and a tourism and investment promotion expert who has worked for governments worldwide.

Tracey Boux

Senior Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Tracey specialises in designing impactful communication strategies that reinforce or change behaviours. She has mentored and supported government leaders, CEOs, and business heads.

Daniel Hunt

Senior Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Daniel specialises in public policy, geopolitics, regulatory issues, ESG and finance. Over the years, he has advised several high-level governmental figures and entities.

John Laxon

Senior Director

Integrated Government Specialist

John has more than 15 years of international public affairs and policy experience in the Middle East, Asia and New Zealand.

Ranulph Murray

Senior Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Ranulph specialises in using global market research, strategy, and campaigning expertise to guide political leaders in achieving their agenda and navigating through challenges.

Nader Naamani

Senior Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Nader leads Consulum’s Saudi Arabia office and has advised governments and corporations across the Middle East on communication strategies.

Craig Wilkie

Senior Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Craig is a strategy specialist with extensive experience advising governments, national leaders, and major global brands in Europe and Asia.

Jacob Willmer

Senior Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Jacob is a former Special Adviser to Prime Ministers, Secretaries of State, intergovernmental organisations and senior military officers. He currently provides counsel at the highest level.

Dan Wilson

Senior Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Dan specialises in complex cross-border strategy and has worked with governments, NGOs, and corporations worldwide.

Sarah Ayache

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Sarah is a reputation and media relations specialist with over a decade of experience helping senior leaders, governments, private sector entities and NGOs achieve reputational outcomes.

Lauren Brush

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Lauren Brush is a media and communications expert with over ten years of experience in the US and EMEA. She has led several communication strategies for global and regional organisations.

Peter Douglas

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Peter is an expert in government strategy and reputation management. He specialises in delivering outcomes in complex environments and advising senior leaders.

Max Kellett-Cornils

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Max is a strategy specialist with extensive experience creating and implementing international comms and stakeholder engagement programmes around the world.

James MacFarlane

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

James is a strategic communications and campaign specialist who has developed strategies driven by research and data for corporations, governments and political parties worldwide.

Shelley Maher

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Shelley is an international strategy and public policy expert with over 11 years of experience across Australia, the UK and the Middle East.

Duncan Mayall

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Duncan is an economic communication specialist who advises on sovereign wealth funds and investment promotion agencies.

Rodney McCune

Director

Business Development Specialist

Rodney specialises in government, policy and communications. He supports clients in developing bespoke strategies and implementing research and data-led communications.

Chessa O’Hara

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Chessa is a strategic communications specialist with experience focusing on security, defence, health, and education for international governments.

Leanne O’Rourkes

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Leanne is a cross-media communication professional with more than 20 years of international experience in integrated communications strategy, planning, advisory and delivery.

Christie Rawlings

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Christie is a public relations and government affairs expert with over 16 years of experience. She also has extensive experience in international aviation in the Middle East and the UK.

Thomas Smith

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Tom is a policy and public affairs specialist who has worked on various financial services policy issues for the world’s largest financial institutions.

Toby Ward

Director

Integrated Government Specialist

Toby is a corporate and public affairs specialist with considerable experience providing advice to the public sector and global brands in financial services, technology and retail.

Jean-Marc Bourreau

Partner

Head of Aviation

Jean-Marc Bourreau has over 20 years of experience providing innovative, disruptive, and pragmatic solutions for the aviation industry.

Fiona Bartosch

Senior Director

Capacity Building Specialist

Fiona is a capacity-building expert who has led transformation and improvement programmes at the centre of the UK government and around the world.

Tim Harris

Partner

Head of Competitiveness

Tim is an economic development leader with a track record of building global tourism, trade and investment programmes for multiple regions of the world.

Piers Thompson 

Senior Director

Competitiveness Specialist

Piers provides advice on FDI, capacity building, economic development strategy and policy. He has advised governments, institutional investors and Fortune 500 corporates worldwide.

James Milne

Director

Competitiveness Specialist

James is an investment promotion and facilitation specialist and has been advising businesses on cross-border investment decisions for more than 11 years.

Julian Hernandez

Partner

Executive Creative Director

Julian is a globally experienced creative leader and marketing communications consultant with over 30 years of award-winning work for governments, institutions, and global F500 companies.

Jessica Donoghue

Director

Creative Director

Jessica is an integrated creative with years of experience leading and executing global campaigns across government, commerce, and industry.

Jarrad Pitts

Director

Creative Director

Jarrad is a multiple award-winning copywriter, honing skills in screenwriting, anthropology and psychology. He has led culture-shaping and outcome-achieving work globally and regionally.

Damian Reilly

Chief Writer

Damian is a speechwriter and leadership communications specialist. He has written on behalf of royalty, government leaders, FTSE CEOs and heads of private businesses.

Richard Rust

Partner

Head of Digital

Richard has extensive experience driving strategic communications and reputation-transforming programmes across multinationals, top-tier agencies and government entities.

Dalia Aljurf

Director

Digital Specialist

Dalia is a digital strategist experienced in advising governments and high-value individuals, across the GCC and MENA region, on optimising and advancing their digital communications.

Gareth Talbot

Director

Digital Specialist

Gareth is a digital communications strategist with over ten years’ experience advising high profile clients including corporates, governments, NGOs, and private individuals.

Jolyon Welsh

Partner

Head of Diplomatic Outcomes

Jolyon is a government and international relations specialist that advises on impactful responses to challenging situations. Formerly, he was a senior British diplomat.

John Slinger

Partner

Head of Event Communications

John is an event communications specialist with years of experience delivering high-impact events across North America, the UK and the Gulf Region.

Luke Chauveau

Partner

Head of Communications Coaching

Luke has over 30 years of experience working with governments and leaders. He helps them protect their reputations, advance their agendas and prepares them for media correspondence.

J. Rae Cho

Senior Director

Head of Policy

Rae is a government strategy and public sector expert that develops innovative public policy solutions and transformational programmes for governments and leaders.

Natasha Ighodaro

Partner

Head of Strategy

Natasha has over 15 years of experience building and implementing brand communication strategies for private and public sector organisations across Europe and the MENA region.

Youmna El Asmar

Senior Director

Senior Strategist

Youmna is a brand and strategy expert advising on government communications, brand strategies and campaign development.

Lewis Galloway

Senior Director

Senior Strategist

Lewis is a brand, marketing and communications specialist who has worked for and on behalf of multi-national organisations in the UK, EMEA, and globally.

Klime Mickovski

Senior Director

Head of Insights

Klime is a global digital data and growth expert. He analyses data and research to advise on growth strategies. Previously, he was part of the global growth team at Twitter.