George Oliver

Managing Director

George is an award-winning Chartered PR Practitioner and Chartered Manager. A former newspaper Editor, he has a first-class Master's degree in Strategic Leadership, as well as post-graduate diplomas in journalism, public affairs, and strategic management.

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MIDLANDS SMALL PR AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Industry experience

Non-Executive Director, East Midlands Chamber
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, University of Leicester
Editor, Leicester Mercury & LeicestershireLive
Digital Editor, Evening Gazette & GazetteLive
News Editor, The Sentinel & StaffordshireLive

Professional qualifications

MSc Strategic Leadership, Loughborough University
Diploma in Professional Consulting, Chartered Management Institute
Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership, Chartered Management Institute
Diploma in Public Affairs, Chartered Institute of Public Relations
Certificate in Digital Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing
Certificate in Journalism, National Council for the Training of Journalists
BA (Hons) History, Liverpool University

Biography

George is the founder and Managing Director of 1284 Communications. He has more than 20 years’ experience of working in fast-paced media and communications environments in the Midlands and North of England. Of that time, 15 years was spent in management and senior management roles. George founded 1284 Communications in 2020 to tell the story of East Midlands innovation. He specialises in small business innovation - typically startups, scaleups and social entrepreneurs - and triple-helix economic growth programmes. His work since has developed into marketing and corporate communications for technology parks, investment zones and major regional accelerator projects.