Meet our Comms Leaders
We're a collective of subject experts with a deep understanding of how great communication can create purposeful connections.
We help you, your teams or your entire business to:
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lead with authenticity, confidence and presence
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develop and sustain robust relationships with all stakeholders, whether they are external or internal, senior people, your peers or your direct reports
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build a culture of engagement and effective collaboration
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get and maintain a seat and a voice at the table
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communicate with impact, clarity and meaning, and
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successfully manage situations and interactions, no matter how complex or challenging.

Managing Director
Andrew Holland
Andrew's career in internal and corporate communications spans 25 years and comprises some of the world's most recognised brands including BAE Systems, Heathrow Airport and British Gas (Centrica).
Andrew has a deep understanding of the communication skills and competencies managers, communication professionals and in fact anyone with a communication responsibility need to survive.
Andrew is a CTI qualified Co-Active coach and has completed the NLP Core Skills programme. He regularly coaches professionals to help them progress in their careers.

Head of Recruitment
Rebecca Tarry
Rebecca heads up our recruitment offering. She has enjoyed an illustrious career in internal communications spanning more than 20 years, working for some impressive brands including Barclays, which she joined on the graduate scheme, the BBC and Hill & Knowlton Strategies, before starting her second career in recruitment 14 years ago, culminating in the launch of Comms Leaders in 2015.
Rebecca focuses on senior-level roles as well as offering exceptional career coaching support and advice to communication practitioners, especially those who are between roles or seeking to develop their career further.

Recruitment Consultant (External Communications)
Joanne Watkins
Joanne has 14 years' experience in recruitment, specialising in external communications, with a focus on corporate and external affairs, policy, marketing communications as well as digital and social media.
She has worked across an extensive range of B2B and B2C sectors, with typical roles ranging from mid- to senior management.
Before her time in recruitment, Joanne held senior in-house positions as well as agency side, in Hong Kong, Boston, New York and London, ensuring she truly understands the opportunities and challenges of the communication profession.

Director of Training
Nicole Utzinger
Nicole has been working as a comms professional and L&D expert for around 30 years, supporting a range of global organisations, in-house and as a consultant.
Nicole has focused her attention on corporate comms, employee engagement, leadership development and change management with emphasis on understanding the psychology and science behind human behaviour.
Nicole is a certified Co-Active coach and holds a coaching diploma from the Coaches Training Institute, accredited by the International Coaching Federation.

Head of Communications
Piers Nutbrown
Piers leads and delivers our communications, marketing and brand strategy, cutting through to build and connect with our network of candidates, clients and subscribers.
After starting his career as a journalist, over the last 20 years Piers’s career has spanned external and internal comms remits, supporting not-for-profit and corporate organisations large and small, global and UK-focused - including leading projects across the globe, from Cairo to Bangkok and Geneva.
Drop him a line to chat about opportunities for collaboration, connection or sponsorship.

Director of Media Training
Sukhi Hayer
Sukhi is a BJTC qualified practicing journalist (currently a reporter with the BBC in The Midlands), which ensures he has a comprehensive understanding of the current media landscape and is therefore as authentic a media trainer as you can find.
Sukhi has worked across all formats; print, online, press agency and broadcast. He’s covered major events both in news and sport including the Cricket World Cup in India, South Asia Tsunami, Olympics, the 7/7 London terror attacks in 2005, and the 2010 General Election.
Sukhi has a Diploma in coaching from the University of Warwick.

Career Coach
Vicki Marinker
Vicki is a career coach who supports communicators to get hired, promoted or change careers with confidence.
With a background in PR and over two decades of comms recruitment, Vicki now coaches communication professionals to rebuild their confidence, sharpen their messaging and improve their visibility - to accelerate their career success.
She also trains corporate teams and individuals to use LinkedIn more strategically, and hosts the comms career podcast Don’t Shoot the Messenger.
You can connect with Vicki on LinkedIn here.

