Managing Director
George is an award-winning Chartered PR Practitioner and Chartered Manager. He has a first-class MSc in Strategic Leadership, as well as post-graduate diplomas in journalism, public affairs, and strategic management.
George is a Board Member at East Midlands Chamber and the Chair of Charity Link. He spent 15 years as a journalist and was Editor of the Leicester Mercury from 2016 to 2020.
Account Director
Amy is a Chartered PR Practitioner with 10 years+ of regional news experience. She specialises in East Midlands local government comms. A trained BBC journalist, Amy was a regional Local Democracy Reporter.
Amy has BA in Media Studies and a post-graduate diploma in Journalism. She was comms manager for University Hospitals Leicester during the Pandemic.
Partnerships Director
Suz is a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She has 25+ years of industry experience, working on business development for some of the Midlands’ biggest brands. She helps SMEs build market share.
Suz has managed product ranges with turnovers in excess of £25m for companies including Next, Boots, and Samworth Brothers.
Account Executive
Lauren is a PR Executive, marketer and photographer. She supports the development and execution of strategic communication plans for regional startups, social entrepreneurs, and non-profits.
Lauren is a member of the PRCA, and the Internal Auditor for 1284’s ISO9001. She also manages 1284's Good Business Charter accreditation and its carbon reduction strategy.
Content Director
Emma has 15+ years experience in news management and industry digital media leadership. She also has a degree in Communications, agency experience, and spent more than a decade teaching journalism at two leading universities. She has an MA in Journalism.
She oversees content campaigns for our clients, providing a news desk approach to manage proactive and reactive content.
