Jon McLeod, Chairman, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs

Jon McLeod went into public affairs in 1994, having spent six years in financial and legal journalism. His specialisms include: Parliamentary and lobbying campaigns, coalition building, national media relations, litigation and legal communications, and strategic counsel.

He has worked in a variety of industry sectors, including transport and infrastructure, financial services, food and agriculture, property and planning, legal and professional services, healthcare, the voluntary sector and information and communications technology.

Clients counselled include the Bar Council, Microsoft, the BBC, Shell, Coca Cola, the Meat & Livestock Commission, War Child, Barclays plc, Mars, Clifford Chance, Panasonic, ntl inc. and Volvo Car UK.

Jon was a Board Member of the East Midlands Development Agency from 2000 to 2007, with lead responsibility for communications, ICT, human resources and remuneration. He is a former Council Member of the Nottinghamshire Learning & Skills Council.

Click here to read Jon’s article for PRWeek entitled ‘Politics goes digital...at last’

Contact

Jon McLeod
+44 (0)777 553 0978
jmcleod@webershandwick.com

Tara Hamilton-Miller, Vice-Chairman, Public Affairs

Tara has over 13 years experience working in the media. She joined Weber Shandwick in 2008 as a non-executive director advising primarily on political issues and was subsequently appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Public Affairs in 2009.

A Westminster insider with excellent contacts, Tara is a political writer and commentator with a regular column in the New Statesman and PRWeek. She is a panellist and reviewer for BBC television, radio and Sky news.

Tara worked for five years within the hub of Conservative Central Office’s press office, from 2000- 2005. A press officer for 11 Shadow Secretaries of State, she specialised in education, the environment and Culture, Media and Sport.

During her time with the Conservative Party, Tara worked daily with the parliamentary lobby, broadcasters, trade press, leader writers and Comment editors.

After leaving Conservative Party Campaign Headquarters she was Deputy Editor of The Sun newspaper’s political diary, and worked as a political consultant on a number of projects including Live Aid in 2005 and with M&C Saatchi.

Prior to politics Tara worked in television making a range of programmes ranging from factual, educational and light entertainment for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

Contact

Tara Hamilton-Miller
+44 (0)207 067 0311
thamilton-miller@webershandwick.com