The Account Handling Team
Michael Padley - Executive Chairman
A partner at several leading financial PR firms and now owner of Lothbury Financial following the acquisition of City of London PR, has over 20 years experience in financial PR, banking and finance and was also an Extel ranked analyst. A smaller company specialist, he has broad experience across a range of sectors including technology, healthcare, property and natural resources.
John Greenhalgh MIPR - Consultant
Founded City of London PR in the 1970s after an early career in financial and general journalism on three national newspapers. Before setting up City of London PR, he created the financial public relations division of the Exchange Telegraph Company, the UK news wire service. A natural resources specialist used to dealing with companies based overseas.
Michael Spriggs - Consultant
Michael Spriggs has over 40 years' mining industry experience with major multinational groups. He joined SG Warburg (now UBS), becoming a No.1 Extel ranked analyst and Director. He entered financial PR in 1997 and worked for a number of leading consultancies as the Head of Natural Resources before moving with the team to Lothbury. He is a director of several mining companies.
Simon Astley - Consultant
Originally trained with PWC. Simon worked in financial pr before moving into the financial services sector. Highlights include:– largest ever unit trust [Royal] and investment trust [Mercury] launches; leading the life assurance industry [Zurich] in face of mortality projections re aids; launched Sandler Report; handled first ever VCT merger [Chrysalis]. Offers all round corporate communications advice to both quoted and unquoted companies.
Chris Price - Consultant
Has over 17 years' experience as a national paper business journalist, mostly at the Financial Times. Among a series of editorial positions he was latterly Technology Correspondent before entering PR five years ago. He has extensive knowledge of the sector and unrivalled press contacts.
Ron Marshman, BSc, MSc - Consultant
Following a number of years in the international mining industry, Ron joined Mining Journal and became Editor in 1984. He joined City of London PR in 1988 and specialises in minerals and naturals resources.
Peter C Doye - Consultant
ASIP, MSTA. Prior to joining City of London PR in 1981 he had a career in financial journalism, mainly with Reuters and the Financial Times Group including 15 years as Editor of the Investors Chronicle News Letter. He is Executive Deputy Chairman of City of London Group Plc.
Kevin Feeny - IR Consultant
Became a Member of the Stock Exchange in 1974 and a partner of Fielding, Newson-Smith and later W. Greenwell & Co. In 1987 he was made a director of Warburgs and subsequently of UBS. Throughout his City career he has specialised in the drinks industry and more recently in the field of Investor Relations.
Amanda Harris - PR/IR Consultant
Has over 10 years experience and began her career within the luxury brand and leisure sectors, and also advising private companies. She has 4 years experience in financial PR and within the team she also has responsibility for IR development.
Louise Davis - Account Executive
Has MA (Hons) in Ancient History from Edinburgh University. Having worked in PR and media during her studies she joined Bankside in 2007, transferring with the team to Lothbury. Louise now deals in all areas of account handling with current clients in the mining, technology and financial services sectors.
Libby Moss - Account Executive
Entered PR in 2000 from the Chemical Industries Association. She has a degree in Business (Marketing) from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. she specialises in small-mid cap companies in the telecoms, leisure and natural resources sectors. Outside of PR, Libby has extensive experience in the sport industry and is a technical commissioner of the European Softball Federation and Secretary General of the British Softball Federation.
Cornelia Fernandes - Account Executive
Has six years experience in PR, joining City of London in 2004, looking after press/client relations. Cornelia has a degree in economics from Staffordshire University.
Account Management
All clients have two account handlers, with complementary skills assigned to them. This means that in the event of a person being on holiday or unavailable when a client needs immediate attention they will get the advice of a person who both knows the business and has the depth of experience to advise appropriately.
In terms of day to day management we all know that good intentions count for nothing, it is the execution of them that is essential. To this end we agree a programme of activity with our clients looking over a twelve month period and with specific focus on three months rolling ahead.
Of course this will change, as is only natural, but in addition to regular contact by telephone we insist on monthly meetings, where practical, (ie with overseas clients this is done by email or telephone) where we review activity over the past month as well as looking ahead for the next three months.
This approach is good not only in ensuring that Lothbury delivers but that the client also keeps "their end of the bargain" in doing what it said it would do or if not having a valid reason for not doing! It all goes back to working together as opposed to our working for you.
