Strategic Team

Our team consists of experienced communications professionals at their most senior level, legal corporate advisors, government experts as well as country analysts. In our projects we only use the most senior support staff.

This means that our clients will always be serviced by senior professionals who have the necessary breadth of expertise to handle any reputational issue.

Brief biographies of our strategic team are outlined below.

Locksley Ryan

Locksley is a distinguished international media and crisis management expert. He started his career in research science at 3M prior to joining The Mars Group. Here he moved from marketing via personnel to business management culminating in the role of Head of European Communications. He has subsequently held positions at Lloyds TSB, BAE Systems (formerly British Aerospace) and implemented international campaigns across the Middle East, Far East, Africa, Europe and the USA. He also held partnership positions in several London based consultancies where he was advising clients on IPOs, M&A, reputational issues and crisis.

Experienced in delivering the most sensitive communication programmes, Locksley takes strategic leads in all the project.

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Farhad Mirzayev

Farhad is an experienced legal professional with a demonstrated history of working in various fields of law globally. Skilled in Public International Law, Commercial Law, Energy Law, Banking, Cross-Border Transactions, Real Estate, International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, he is also a strong entrepreneur with Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in International Law and MBA from the University of Cambridge.

In addition to consulting on legal matters, Farhad also provides direct access and links to key stakeholders and networks across the globe.

Jelena Kudelko

Jelena has 10 years of strategic consulting experience in London based boutique agency roles, working with global brands, government and corporate institutions, business leaders and private clients. Her expertise lies in government and diplomatic relations, crisis management, cross-border legal disputes and stakeholder engagement programmes. She is experienced in international promotion and campaigning on behalf of global organisations and private clients.

Jelena’s main responsibilities include operational delivery of the projects, coordination and planning, advisor and supplier liaison, quality control of research and analysis as well as coordination of digital marketing and implementation of social media strategy.

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