Profiles

Philip Mawer

SIR PHILIP MAWER: Mawer the mandarin: here to steer the birth of UKPAC

In a rare interview Sir Philip Mawer tells Ian Hall that lobbyists are “fooling themelves” if they expect a respite in politicians’ scrutiny of the industry

Will Lambe

WILL LAMBE: Lambe gees up strategy for horseracing’s future

British horseracing hopes to banish factionalism as a new lobbying group seeks to speak with one voice. Adam Hill meets Will Lambe, the man who must make it work

Paul Moore

PAUL MOORE: First's Moore rams home public transport message

Paul Moore spent almost nine years working for Sir Richard Branson at Virgin Atlantic. Nowadays running public affairs and comms for FirstGroup, he tells Adam Hill what is on the Aberdeen-based bus and train giant’s public affairs agenda

Tim Collins

TIM COLLINS: Cameron's old pal bounces back with Bingle and BPPA

Four-and-a-half years after losing his parliamentary seat, Tim Collins has made a surprise return to the political scene at Bell Pottinger Public Affairs. Ian Hall meets him

Alisdair McGowan

ALASDAIR McGOWAN: The eBay evangelist takes brands battle to Brussels

Alasdair McGowan, eBay UK’s head of public affairs, tells Sam Macrory what he learned in his years at Number 10 – and why his company has sent a petition with 750,000 signatures to European policymakers

Rob Siddall

ROBERT SIDDALL: The airports man who wants the Tories to think again

Airport Operators’ Association chief executive Robert Siddall tells Adam Hill why Heathrow needs to expand, what is wrong with Air Passenger Duty, and why he wants the Conservatives to “look again” at their aviation policies

Jennifer Webber

JENNIFER WEBBER: Webber shifts centre-stage as wind power finds favour

Britain is a windy island with little energy derived from wind. The British Wind Energy Association’s head of public affairs, Jennifer Webber, tells Adam Hill why this needs to change

Miles Celic

MILES CELIC: The Man United fan who is the new Man from the Pru

After Oxford University, and working for companies including Fishburn Hedges and HSBC, Miles Celic recently landed the top public affairs job at FTSE 100 insurance giant Prudential. Not bad for a ‘working-class’ Salford lad, says Adam Hill

David Moir

DAVID MOIR: Lobbying for charity shops with the ‘gentle rottweiler’

Sixteen years in Whitehall have stood David Moir in good stead as head of policy and public affairs at the Association of Charity Shops. Here, he reflects on his civil service career and explains the challenges of his current role to Adam Hill

Darren Murphy

DARREN MURPHY: APCO's Blairite Brummie: forever a Labour loyalist

Two years into his second stint at APCO, Darren Murphy tells Adam Hill about the government’s “policy vacuum”, campaigning – and how the recession is affecting public affairs

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