OUR SECRET ADVANTAGE
Our people are why we really stand out.
We are highly selective. Attitude is as important as aptitude – see Our truths. Every member of our family is skilled in financial, corporate or brand communications. We also look for broader experience and a can-do energy. We have deliberately built our team around complementary skills.
Felicity Winkles
Felicity is a high-level public relations specialist with over ten years in financial and corporate communications, including reputation management.
Multi-sector knowledge including retail and leisure, natural resources, energy and support services
Outstanding relations with the UK and international media across print broadcast and digital with the ability to deliver coverage for clients
Strong City network with the leading UK broking houses and analysts
Charles Goodwin
Charles has worked at some of the UK's leading public relations agencies over the last ten years, advising many publicly listed and private companies.
Worked with numerous blue chip companies including Balfour Beatty, Friends Life, Huawei, Investec and TPG Capital
Active in the growth company space, advising senior management teams on IPOs and M&A, as well as developing and implementing of their ongoing financial communications strategies
Multi-sector expertise - technology, property, leisure, industrials, resources and financial services
Adam Wurf
Adam has helped large and small organisations achieve their targets through marketing communications for over 20 years.
Worked in-house in start-ups and global business, leading all channels from social media to financial PR and from employee engagement to sports marketing
Solid track record in brand building and stimulating organic growth with brands such as Honda, Philips, Commerzbank, Ebay, Skanska, INREV, Gatehouse Bank, Cable & Wireless, LA Fitness, DWP, Smithfield Foods, Mitie and ISS
Crisis management work used by the BBC as an example of best practice
Georgia Colkin
Georgia has gained experience in leading public relations agencies including Citigate, providing financial and corporate communications consultancy to both private and public companies.
Focuses on advising and helping clients to develop and implement their financial communications strategies
Previous experience across a broad range of sectors including brands such as Associated British Foods (Primark), Investec Wealth & Investment, John Lewis Partnership and Haitong
Trilingual in English, Italian and Spanish
Tim Thompson
Tim has over 25 years experience in financial and corporate communications and investor relations mostly with international communications groups such as Buchanan, advising PLCs and and businesses in the UK and most of the world’s financial markets.
Experience covers a broad range of sectors including technology,consumer and natural resources
Advised on numerous crisis manegement situations including hostile bids, both working for defence and bidder
Consulted management through over 50 IPOs
Managed FTSE 100,FTSE 250 and AIM clients
Alex Gerrard
Alex is a Finance Director with over 20 years’ experience that includes senior corporate roles working with PLCs and private companies through periods of rapid and sustainable development.
Plays an integral management role in advising and building on Yellow Jersey's organic and acquisitive expansion plans
Multi-sector experience working within high growth companies
Has founded and grown his own full-service accounting practice, which provides ‘high street’ accounting services to both SMEs and larger organisations
Georgina Whittle
Georgina specialises in financial and corporate communications, helping companies to build their brand in the press and articulate key messaging to stakeholders and the public.
Long-standing experience working with institutional clients, including some of the world’s largest investment consultants, money managers and pension funds
Crisis communications and social media handling for retail and consumer clients
Provides pro-bono communications for the 30% Club
Harriet Jackson
Harriet has a focus on institutional and retail investors, with a background in investor relations and financial communications.
Provides communications support for a number of private and listed companies across the technology, financial services and industry and construction sectors
Coordinates regular press road shows, devises social media strategies and helps with on-going financial calendar work
Provides pro bono communications support for International Women in Mining
Dominic Barretto
Dominic is the founder and CEO of Yellow Jersey. He is a leading PR practitioner with 20 years’ experience advising clients seeking to get in or out of the press and media.
Blue chip brand communications experience from previous roles advising Airbus, Fuller Smith & Turner, JC Flowers and Eidos
Able to apply big thinking PR strategies to companies of all shapes and sizes and is widely known for the strength of his media black book, energy and ability to deliver results quickly
Rarely takes no for an answer when it comes to getting the job done
Joseph Burgess
Joe gained global experience in investment banking and insurance before focusing on corporate and financial communications.
In-house financial services background in London, New York and Sydney
Solid multi-sector track record in international and national financial and corporate communications, with a focus on financial services and TMT
Holds an MBA in International Business
Abena Affum
Abena specialises in financial and corporate communications, having formerly worked at a global leading PR agency, Brunswick.
Provides communications support for a number of private and listed companies, coordinating capital market days and helping companies build trusted relationships with their stakeholders
Previous experience includes FTSE100 advisory across a range of sectors including TMT, Retail & Leisure, Energy and Financial Services
University of Nottingham graduate and shadow board member of the Taylor Bennett Foundation Alumni Board
Abs Hassanali
Abs is an award-winning Account Manager at Yellow Jersey with experience in delivering international PR campaigns for listed companies.
Worked at Citigate Dewe Rogerson and Montpellier, leading FinTech and FinServe teams on high profile clients delivering national coverage
Embarked upon a research project with Harvard university, examining effective campaigning techniques
Experience of stock markets as an analyst and investment trader
Katie Bairsto
Katie supports the financial PR team across a range of communications and PR activities. She enjoys coordinating the imaginative work to produce the strong outward facing display of organisations.
Account support in media monitoring, devising social media strategies and helping clients build stakeholder following
Previous experience includes working with clients across the creative industry and service sectors at a global communications agency
University of Manchester graduate, fluent in French and Arabic
Sheena Munsami
Sheena is an Account Executive within the corporate communications team. Prior to joining Yellow Jersey, she worked for financial, litigation and crisis communications firms in the US and UK focusing on transatlantic compliance issues for asset management and private equity firms.
Provides account support and advises clients across a wide range of sectors
Previous experience in working for NGO’s in London and Washington, D.C.
Holds a MSc in International Public Policy
Sophia Macleod
Sophia has gained experience in debt capital markets, domestic and international IR and consultative sales.
She is responsible for financial calendar execution and media roadshow planning
Has worked across FTSE 100 companies and SMEs with a clear understanding of capital markets
She also is a representative on the shareholder council of her family business
Henry Wilkinson
Henry supports the financial PR team across a range of communications and PR activities.
Provides support in the form of media monitoring, social media strategies and client relationships
Prior experience includes working at BNP Paribas’ Paris HQ in Marketing & Publications
Graduate from the University of Bath, with a BSc (Hons) in French and International Management. Fluent in French
Kannen Ramsamy
Kannen supports the Corporate PR team, assisting in providing meaningful contribution to the development of client communication programmes.
Provides support across the whole breadth of their activities including media monitoring, account logistics, collation and maintenance of agendas
Previous experience in Westminster’s political arena and also within the arts & publishing sector
Holds a degree in Politics from King’s College London and the University of Leeds, serving as contributor to the Leeds Undergraduate Journal of Human Rights
Evie Lelliott
Evie runs the agency's day to day back-office operations. Her role is integral in helping Yellow Jersey deliver a quality service to clients.
Prior to joining Yellow Jersey, Evie worked for global giant BMW
Carries a high level of administrative experience, complementing her almost surgical organisational abilities
Works closely with both the Managing Director and CFO assisting on finances, systems, supplier management and agency entertainment
Sarah Hollins
Sarah has over 25 years’ experience in financial and corporate communications, gained both in-house and at agencies.
Extensive PLC and transaction experience, advising companies on IPOs, Right Issues, M&A, hostile shareholder action, issues management and financial calendar across a broad range of sectors
Longstanding member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Corporate & Financial Group and the London Stock Exchange Regional Advisory Group in Yorkshire and the North East
Worked in the UK and internationally
Fran Hodgson
Fran has been the agency’s bookkeeper since October 2009, working hand in hand over the years with the board and clients.
Handles all invoicing and payroll matters
Flawless track record in helping Yellow Jersey expand from a one-man band to a top ranked communications consultancy
“Yellow Jersey is my kind of PR adviser. In our case, they viewed having deep media relations as mere table stakes. In addition to connecting us with a host of powerful press players, they provided the intellectual horsepower to help us mature our brand from the personal to the corporate. I recommend the team without hesitation. ”
Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, OBE Ken Olisa
Want to join the team?
We’re always looking for new talent to join our expanding team – please drop us a line and attach your CV.