our people
Simon Brocklebank-fowler
Client experience include: 3 Nato/EU governments; 15 FTSE 100 companies, 3 top 20 global law firms.
Past Chair Corporate and Financial Group of the Chartered Institute for IPR, Founding Fellow, Investor Relations Society; Honorary Visiting Fellow, Cass Business School; Honorary Visiting Fellow, Confucius Institute, London School of Economics.
Ian Baharie
Senior Adviser, Middle East & Africa
Former career diplomat, principally in Middle East and African posts. Adviser to Inter Mediate, founded by a former 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff to resolve conflict internationally. Ian has a digital perimeter and memetic campaign business, is a fluent Arabist and works on government clients directly and via Firehouse. He is currently engaged via Firehouse on a Big 4 accounting firm mandate in the Middle East.
Jeffries Briginshaw
Partner, Regulatory & Trade
Jeffries leads Firehouse’s Trade and Regulatory work. He is currently CEO of Transatlantic Business Britain and former CEO of BritishAmerican Business Council and BritishAmerican Business. He provides strategic and technical advice to a wide range of clients including multinationals and trade associations on policy, regulatory, market entry and FDI and trade policy challenges and opportunities. He has wide experience and strong networks linking London, Brussels, and the Americas and a background in multinational business, law and international trade association leadership. Jeffries has extensive experience in devising and running high-profile regulatory and communications campaigns through all stages from thought leadership, position drafting, industry consensus and standards formation, to outreach and communications, both domestically and across multiple geographies.
John Eldredge
Chairman, Middle East
Former Senior Global Financial Markets Executive (Managing Director) with Global and Regional Financial Institutions, Senior Adviser to Faber and Co, a leading Asia/ME investment bank. Impeccable financial services, financial media, and regulatory contacts.
Simon Howson-Green
Partner
Former head of digital, with Sky, the UK’s leading cable and broadcast television network. Specialist in digital communications, media training, crisis communications, and broadcast media placement. Client experience includes BNP Paribas, Microsoft. Has trained expert witnesses for court appearances and worked on a confidential project on the sector on internal communications. He has a BA in Journalism and International Relations from London College of Communication.
The Rt. Hon. Mark Christopher Field
Non-Executive Adviser
Mark is a former Minister of State for the FCO, and senior parliamentarian. He is a senior current adviser to a leading Overseas Territory, and a range of financial and other regulated international institutions. He has a worldwide network of senior government and private sector leaders.
Mark is a long-standing friend of Firehouse and will play an active role in any future collaboration.
Jeremy Murphy
Partner
US corporate consumer and lifestyle communications.
Jeremy Murphy is the founder of 360bespoke, a media agency that provides public relations, content development, reputation management and crisis communications for clients in categories such as luxury, arts, fashion/ beauty, hospitality, travel, media, start-ups and entrepreneurs. He is especially known for securing marquee media placements for a quirky collection of clients who include a violinist, skin care brand, celebrity cosmetics line, fashion labels, world renowned florist and opera star, among others.
Susan Mears
Partner, Publishing & Film
Over 25 years’ experience in the publishing, publishing agency and digital industries. Ex-global deputy editor at Random House. Extensive head of state and media networks in the Middle East including UAE. Working on clients including the Financial Times [publishing], Versace, a leading global airline services provider, and UAE state.
Laura Westmacott
Partner, UK/Europe
Lifestyle communications, UK/Europe. Laura is a former broadcast journalist, having been a news editor for BBC News, ABC News, Al Jazeera English, and APTN. She featured in PRWeek UK’s 2021 Power Book as one of the top 10 agency players in luxury comms, and although based in the UK, has worked extensively in the Middle East, and on wider international campaigns across key markets. Her particular forté is in partnerships and events, which support a client’s business development and lead generation.
Cathy Norbury
Partner, Investor Relations
Cathy Norbury worked at Credit Suisse for 20 years, initially working in Equity Research and then the EMEA Corporate Access Team. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Cathy spent two years in the Equity Sales team at Henderson Global Investors. Co-founder of InterAxS Global which is a break out of what was a top rated corporate access team at Credit Suisse.
Lucy Richardson
Partner, Investor Relations
Lucy Richardson worked at Credit Suisse for 15 years, initially working in Equity Sales and then the EMEA Corporate Access Team. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Lucy spent five years at Citigroup as a European Press Officer. Co-founder of InterAxS Global which is a break out of what was a top rated corporate access team at Credit Suisse.
Sabine Wilson
Associate
Sabine began her career at Redbull and has over 12 years of experience in both marketing and corporate communications. Sabine’s clients include international governments, high growth accounts and disruptive startups including most recently a medtech unicorn. Sabine’s experience encompasses media strategy incubation, placement and reputation management whilst additionally drawing on her personal global network and family offices for investor relations and brand partnerships.
Mark Goodwin-Hudson
Associate
Brings impeccable current contacts in the NATO defence sector, including in intelligence, supply, logistics and communications. Former Lieutenant-Colonel, with parent regiment of The Blues & Royals, Her Majesty´s Household Cavalry. 2008-2018 served variously as: head of UK Armoured Fighting Vehicle training; NATO Deputy Head Current Operations, Afghanistan; Chief of Staff Surveillance Intelligence Organisation. Previously served as a military intelligence analyst with the UK Joint Intelligence Committee (´JIC´). He is serving pro bono on a number of war crimes investigations teams in past and current warzones.
Mark Goodwin-Hudson
Associate
Brings impeccable current contacts in the NATO defence sector, including in intelligence, supply, logistics and communications. Former Lieutenant-Colonel, with parent regiment of The Blues & Royals, Her Majesty´s Household Cavalry. 2008-2018 served variously as: head of UK Armoured Fighting Vehicle training; NATO Deputy Head Current Operations, Afghanistan; Chief of Staff Surveillance Intelligence Organisation. Previously served as a military intelligence analyst with the UK Joint Intelligence Committee (´JIC´). He is serving pro bono on a number of war crimes investigations teams in past and current warzones.
Lucy von Goetz
Associate
Lucy has worked as a corporate PR and reputation management specialist in some of London’s leading PR and digital communications firms including Finsbury and Barboni Strategies. Lucy has a keen interest in geopolitics and digital strategy and has worked with global corporate clients and HNWIs. Her clients have been in diamond mining, renewable energy, management consultancy, law firms, hedge funds, the UN, and overseas governments.
Alongside her work, Lucy has a keen interest in arts and culture, acting as lead curator for world’s largest online art auction in aid of COVID-19 causes, raising money for frontline charities. Lucy is passionate about female representation in the arts and has advised major global law firms on how they can move their art collections beyond the previously accepted canon.