About Us

WE’RE AN INDEPENDENT B2B COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANCY

We’re a tight-knit team of B2B strategists, writers, planners, content creators and media buyers. We work with leading technology brands and we know the print, packaging, visual communications and industrial sectors inside out.

We’re straight-talking and focused on delivery for clients, but we’re also ‘people people’ who build strong relationships.

The Team

A ball of boundless energy, Helen’s deep understanding of what B2B media contributes to the marketing mix comes from her experience of integrated marketing from both the publisher and agency side. This makes her well-placed to deliver solutions to virtually any challenge an AD client may be facing.

Helen Tolino

Co-Chair

A ball of boundless energy, Helen’s deep understanding of what B2B media contributes to the marketing mix comes from her experience of integrated marketing from both the publisher and agency side. This makes her well-placed to deliver solutions to virtually any challenge an AD client may be facing.

A keen planner and strategist, Greg’s no-nonsense approach to advising clients on what will or won’t work generates the results they’re looking for. As a seasoned B2B technology PR professional, his expertise is invaluable for clients when it comes to defining their value propositions.

Greg Mills

Business Group Director

A keen planner and strategist, Greg’s no-nonsense approach to advising clients on what will or won’t work generates the results they’re looking for. As a seasoned B2B technology PR professional, his expertise is invaluable for clients when it comes to defining their value propositions.

A communications leader with a track record of award-winning agency & brand communications leadership combined with corporate & investor in-house comms expertise. Dan is focused on building brands, driving growth and solving business challenges with high impact integrated communications & marketing strategies, underpinned by developing high performing agency teams.

DAN CHAPPELL

Managing Director

A communications leader with a track record of award-winning agency & brand communications leadership combined with corporate & investor in-house comms expertise. Dan is focused on building brands, driving growth and solving business challenges with high impact integrated communications & marketing strategies, underpinned by developing high performing agency teams.

With a passion for creative communications that runs in her blood, Shireen’s energy and enthusiasm comes from a career in PR, which began at the age of seven! Clients value her ability to see the big picture as well as the detail, and to deliver rapid but considered strategic advice.

Shireen Shurmer

Co-Chair

With a passion for creative communications that runs in her blood, Shireen’s energy and enthusiasm comes from a career in PR, which began at the age of seven! Clients value her ability to see the big picture as well as the detail, and to deliver rapid but considered strategic advice.

With a background in marketing in the book publishing industry, Daniel knows how to bring a story to life, and how to get that story to the right audience. He uses this experience, as well as his enthusiasm for marketing and PR to lead a team in the planning and execution of comprehensive integrated communications campaigns.

Daniel Porter

Business Group Director

With a background in marketing in the book publishing industry, Daniel knows how to bring a story to life, and how to get that story to the right audience. He uses this experience, as well as his enthusiasm for marketing and PR to lead a team in the planning and execution of comprehensive integrated communications campaigns.

Claire is a highly experienced and hands-on Financial Controller with a track record of managing efficient finance functions and embedding robust financial systems. She thrives on a challenge and enjoys finding ways to streamline processes and provide insightful data to help inform strategic business decisions.

Claire Johnson

Financial Controller

Claire is a highly experienced and hands-on Financial Controller with a track record of managing efficient finance functions and embedding robust financial systems. She thrives on a challenge and enjoys finding ways to streamline processes and provide insightful data to help inform strategic business decisions.

Always fizzing with creative ideas, Alexa is already thinking about how a message can be brought to life in visual form while listening to a brief. Her passion lies in video and creative design and she works with the team to bring integrated campaigns to life that engage audiences and drive sales.

Alexa Mills

Creative Director

Always fizzing with creative ideas, Alexa is already thinking about how a message can be brought to life in visual form while listening to a brief. Her passion lies in video and creative design and she works with the team to bring integrated campaigns to life that engage audiences and drive sales.

Always on the lookout for a news hook, Rachelle’s background as a B2B journalist and news editor means she knows how to identify a story and bring it to life. Working across multiple sectors, Rachelle ensures that her client accounts run like clockwork and always deliver results.

Rachelle Harry

Account Director

Always on the lookout for a news hook, Rachelle’s background as a B2B journalist and news editor means she knows how to identify a story and bring it to life. Working across multiple sectors, Rachelle ensures that her client accounts run like clockwork and always deliver results.

An ideas lady with an unblinking eye for detail, Ellie manages proposals, budgets, and content development on all integrated projects across the agency. She works with client teams to ensure that campaigns are delivered on time and on budget.

Elinor Martin

Integrated Campaigns Manager

An ideas lady with an unblinking eye for detail, Ellie manages proposals, budgets, and content development on all integrated projects across the agency. She works with client teams to ensure that campaigns are delivered on time and on budget.

Heading up our cuttings department, Tina ensures that AD stays on the pulse of everything going on in our clients’ target media. Tina is thorough, creative and a positive team member who takes pride in digging out gems of coverage and compiling these for our clients.

Tina Imrie

Media Monitoring and Evaluation

Heading up our cuttings department, Tina ensures that AD stays on the pulse of everything going on in our clients’ target media. Tina is thorough, creative and a positive team member who takes pride in digging out gems of coverage and compiling these for our clients.

An experienced account manager, clients value Sirah’s depth of knowledge across the many specialist sectors we operate in, as well as her strong media connections. Coupled with a real talent for content development, Sirah is well placed to identify opportunities for clients and manage multi-channel campaigns.

Sirah Awan

Account Manager

An experienced account manager, clients value Sirah’s depth of knowledge across the many specialist sectors we operate in, as well as her strong media connections. Coupled with a real talent for content development, Sirah is well placed to identify opportunities for clients and manage multi-channel campaigns.

Bringing social media savvy and creative flair to his role, Rayyan’s enthusiasm for communications is backed up by a Masters in PR, as well as a degree in journalism and English literature. His eye for content creation – whether for thought leadership or social – means that he scores his clients the best coverage.

Rayyan Rabbani

Account Executive

Bringing social media savvy and creative flair to his role, Rayyan’s enthusiasm for communications is backed up by a Masters in PR, as well as a degree in journalism and English literature. His eye for content creation – whether for thought leadership or social – means that he scores his clients the best coverage.

The beating commercial heart of AD Communications, Kirsty, is as energetic as she is determined. She has her finger firmly on the pulse of new developments at media organisations around the world. Her organisational skills are formidable, providing clients a safe pair of hands for any project that comes her way.

Kirsty Jones

Campaign Planning Manager

The beating commercial heart of AD Communications, Kirsty, is as energetic as she is determined. She has her finger firmly on the pulse of new developments at media organisations around the world. Her organisational skills are formidable, providing clients a safe pair of hands for any project that comes her way.

Also known as the Christmas fairy, Emily is the agency’s right hand woman. She keeps us on our toes and the office running in the background. No task is too big or too small for her, from keeping us in stock of office supplies and booking travel for events to supporting with advertising production plans.

Emily Fennell

Agency Co-ordinator

Also known as the Christmas fairy, Emily is the agency’s right hand woman. She keeps us on our toes and the office running in the background. No task is too big or too small for her, from keeping us in stock of office supplies and booking travel for events to supporting with advertising production plans.

Spreadsheet queen, Imogen is a brilliant account manager who knows exactly what is going on across all her client accounts. A great people person who isn’t afraid to ask questions, Imogen keeps the account team in check making sure all project deadlines are hit and clients are achieving results.

Imogen Woods

Account Manager

Spreadsheet queen, Imogen is a brilliant account manager who knows exactly what is going on across all her client accounts. A great people person who isn’t afraid to ask questions, Imogen keeps the account team in check making sure all project deadlines are hit and clients are achieving results.

With a passion for content creation, Josie loves to write in different styles that hits the right note with clients. She is a fluent German speaker and her Masters in journalism, media and communications has provided her with a good foundation for a career in marketing and PR.

Josie Fellows

Account Manager

With a passion for content creation, Josie loves to write in different styles that hits the right note with clients. She is a fluent German speaker and her Masters in journalism, media and communications has provided her with a good foundation for a career in marketing and PR.

Our longest serving ADer, Kim, a self-taught IT whizz, has been guiding the agency through the latest IT developments and computer crises since AD’s inception. Whether it’s laptops, mobiles or software issues, she’s always on the case to troubleshoot, starting with… ‘have you turned if off and on again’.

Kim Turner

IT Manager

Our longest serving ADer, Kim, a self-taught IT whizz, has been guiding the agency through the latest IT developments and computer crises since AD’s inception. Whether it’s laptops, mobiles or software issues, she’s always on the case to troubleshoot, starting with… ‘have you turned if off and on again’.

Driven by a passion for content creation and knowledge expansion, Aimee has taken on many responsibilities since joining AD, including: coverage reporting, social and editorial content creation, media liaison and deadline management. Recently promoted to Junior Account Executive and a key member of the team, Aimee is keen to progress in her role and continue to support the team across a variety of clients.

Aimee Parsons

Junior Account Executive

Driven by a passion for content creation and knowledge expansion, Aimee has taken on many responsibilities since joining AD, including: coverage reporting, social and editorial content creation, media liaison and deadline management. Recently promoted to Junior Account Executive and a key member of the team, Aimee is keen to progress in her role and continue to support the team across a variety of clients.

An experienced communications professional, Alicia has worked across a number of sectors within the private and public realms. She works closely with clients to understand their comms goals, craft the perfect narratives and build engaging campaigns.

Alicia Moghtader

Senior Account Manager

An experienced communications professional, Alicia has worked across a number of sectors within the private and public realms. She works closely with clients to understand their comms goals, craft the perfect narratives and build engaging campaigns.

A natural communicator, Nat helps clients to turn their ideas into effective cross audience integrated campaigns. A former journalist, she is able to distil technical information into clear and accessible content.

Nathalia Tolesano

Account Director

A natural communicator, Nat helps clients to turn their ideas into effective cross audience integrated campaigns. A former journalist, she is able to distil technical information into clear and accessible content.

With a wealth of experience and a diligent eye for numbers and precision, Lorraine keeps all invoicing on-track across the agency and ensures that everything is in place at the end of each month.

Lorraine Carthew

Accounts Assistant

With a wealth of experience and a diligent eye for numbers and precision, Lorraine keeps all invoicing on-track across the agency and ensures that everything is in place at the end of each month.

Amanda is second to none when it comes to mapping out a compelling brand strategy. From her master’s in applied corporate brand management, to her extensive corporate comms experience in Mexico, New York, LA and in Europe, she brings a unique blend of strategic thinking and creativity to the team.

Amanda Galvez

Account Manager

Amanda is second to none when it comes to mapping out a compelling brand strategy. From her master’s in applied corporate brand management, to her extensive corporate comms experience in Mexico, New York, LA and in Europe, she brings a unique blend of strategic thinking and creativity to the team.

Careers

Careers

We’re always keen to hear from curious, ‘can-do’ communicators who want to be part of an ambitious, collaborative agency team where everyone plays their part.

Contact careers@adcomms.co.uk for our current opportunities.