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Career Highlights

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SME Capital - Building a National Growth Engine​

  • Built the marketing foundation that helped SME Capital become a nationally recognised alternative lender, finishing joint 3rd in the Experian League Tables and winning multiple awards across acquisition, retention and brand growth.

  • Brokered partnerships that directly closed £10m+ in loan value

  • Launched Navrisk.io, a spun‑out AI‑native SaaS risk platform enabling SME lenders to accelerate underwriting and strengthen portfolio monitoring through transaction‑level credit intelligence

 

CDC Group to British International Investment (BII)​

  • Delivered a historic corporate rebrand for the UK’s development finance institution during a major strategic pivot in global development.

  • Led migration of a 50,000‑contact internal database to Microsoft Dynamics following formal procurement
     

The Covid Years - Digital Pivot & International Delivery

  • Founded and ran a digital marketing and SEO agency helping scale‑ups and SMBs transition from traditional retail and wholesale models to digital direct‑to‑consumer (D2C).

  • Delivered projects across North Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia

  • Applied scalable digital growth strategies to businesses cut off from traditional routes to market during periods of extreme disruption

 

​St. James’s Place Wealth Management: Growth, Products & Partnerships (Asia)

  • Defined and led go‑to‑market strategies that delivered material commercial impact across Asia.

  • Launched a new Portfolio Review service, securing 40 clients and £3.25m+ FUM within 18 months

  • Built and scaled delivery teams across Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai

  • Launched a suite of Corporate Protection products, generating £2.5m+ in revenue over two years, including contracts with KPMG and Linklaters

  • Established SJP’s High Net Worth (HNW) private client proposition in Hong Kong and Singapore, onboarding clients from Credit Suisse and UBS

  • Optimised Salesforce usage, reactivating dormant prospects and generating 5,000+ new leads and £1.2m+ FUM

Edelman: Regional Transformation & Performance Growth

  • Led regional transformation from traditional PR to integrated communications across APAC, Middle East and Africa.

  • Delivered 27% YoY revenue growth and a 26:1 ROAS on paid media

  • Managed a £100m budget and developed a team of 12 marketers across Asia, Africa and the Middle East

  • Designed and delivered a three‑pillar regional strategy: content and storytelling, earned/owned/paid integration, and awards & sponsorship PR

  • Delivered results across UK, EMEA, APAC and North America while maintaining global brand integrity

  • Managed 3-global workstreams across award submission best practice; thought leadership and channel ROI.

 

Haymarket Media Asia: Digital & Product Innovation

  • Founded Asia’s first in‑house digital marketing ecosystem, spanning SEO, SEM, paid media, content amplification and campaign automation.

  • Built a big‑data analytics framework across eight brands to guide commercial decision‑making

  • Launched Asia’s first digital‑only publication (PRWeek Asia), generating 1,500+ subscribers in the first two weeks

  • Led monetisation, digital events and rebrands, increasing brand awareness by 35% in key markets

The Mergermarket Group (now Acuris)

  • Led marketing and media relations across 10 brands in Asia‑Pacific, consistently punching above weight with lean budgets.

  • Secured tier‑one coverage with CNBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, Wall Street Journal and The Times

  • Delivered partnerships and events across South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Shanghai, Melbourne and Mumbai​​

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CAREER

EXPERIENCE

2022-Present

SME Capital

Head of Marketing

An alternative lending scale-up that provides bespoke long-term growth capital and acquisition finance solutions to established UK businesses. 

Reporting to the COO and accountable to the board, I oversee all marketing strategy and activity, including brand development and storytelling, website development, outbound / inbound channel development and lead generation, origination support, digital (SEO, paid media, social media), sponsorship and media relationships.

2021-2022

Investment Marketing Advisor:
Emerging Markets 

British Investment Institute (contract) 

UK’s development finance institution supporting companies in Africa, South Asia and South East Asia to build thriving economies. I provided marketing strategy and operational support across BII’s origination strategy and digital migration into Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

2020-2022

Marketing Consultant:
Global

Investment Innovation Institute (i3)

FinTech, RegTech and Capital Markets Publisher and Events Firm.
After 3 years providing ad-hoc project support as the business scaled, I became a trusted marketing advisor to the leaderships team. I led and delivered end-to-end B2B marketing initiatives, including campaign management, LinkedIn content strategy and amplification, SEO optimisation within WordPress, and data-driven research and reporting.

2020-2022

Co-Founder & Managing Consultant

Seeded Digital

Digital marketing consultancy specialising in SEO for D2C e-commerce & B2B businesses. Launched an award-winning agency that supported brand growth via Google search. Served as both client consultant and Marketing Director, building agency’s brand recognition amongst UK SMEs and scale-ups. 

2017-2019

Head of Partnerships & Growth:
APAC

St. James Place Wealth Management 

FTSE 250 British financial advice company with international operations. I was a member of the regional leadership team, accountable for growth and leadership of commercial marketing and partnerships across financial services portfolio. Owned commercial partnerships strategy that drove aggressive business growth and innovation in the region.

2017-2017

Edelman (Contract)

Regional Marketing Director:
APACMEA

The world's largest PR and communications agency.​ I reported to the CEO and sat on the global leadership team. Supported region as part of a globally significant strategic reset. Developed a team of 12 marketers in Asia, Africa and Middle East, managing a £100M budget.

2013-2016

Regional Marketing Director:
APAC
Head of Marketing:
Hong Kong

Haymarket Media Asia Ltd 

A global media company with print and online publications in consumer, business and customer sectors. Reported to APAC Managing Director and promoted twice to Regional Marketing Director by 2014; established Asia’s first central marketing function from the ground up to lead team of 10 specialists in digital, data and brand marketing.

2012-2013

Acuris Group

Regional Head of Marketing & PR:
APAC

2025-2012

Head of Marketing:
Asia
Marketing Manager:
EMEA
Marketing Executive

Acuris provides specialised financial information, including news, research, and analysis focused on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and corporate finance. Its flagship products include Mergermarket, Debtwire, and Dealreporter, which cater to investment banks, hedge funds, and advisory firms. 
I owned the whole Marketing and PR strategy for the region, across the groups 10 core subscription products and events portfolio. 


 

Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, a leading British financial media and information company, was rebranded as Delinian after its acquisition by private equity in 2022.

London:
Joined as a Marketing Executive for the UK market, before being promoted to Marketing Manager EMEA, looking after a small team of executives, assistants and designers across the professional training, forums and conferences division in Legal and Energy.  

Hong Kong:
Promoted to Head of Marketing for Asia and moved to HK to build the regional marketing function for Legal, Energy, IT Security and Finance - leading a small team responsible for the marketing of 150+ professional training courses, forums and conferences across the APAC. 

2003-2004

Kantar Group

Marketing Assistant

A leading global market research company based in London. Various research disciplines include brand guidance, brand strategy, social media monitoring, advertising effectiveness, consumer and shopper behaviour, design strategy and public opinion.

Started my career within the Group as a Graduate Marketing Assistant for the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB International) 

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