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John O'Grady

John O'Grady

Journalist (assorted roles)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Public Relations and Communications Director (retired); Charity trustee

  • Education

    • British Association of Communicators in Business

      1993 - 1993
      Diploma Internal Communications

    • Rastrick Grammar School

      1968 - 1975
      A levels, O levels A-levels; O-levels.

      Activities and Societies: Football, cricket, chess & hide & seek. Highly selective boys-only grammar school; O and A levels; captain of !st XI football team.

    • Rastrick Grammar School, Brighouse

      1968 - 1975
      A levels; captain of 1st XI football team English Literature, History.

      Activities and Societies: Football, cricket, athletics, chess, hide & seek. O & A levels

    • University of Stirling

      2003 - 2004
      Post Graduate Certificate in Public Relations Public Relations

  • Experience

    • Halifax Courier/Brighouse Echo

      Jul 1975 - Jun 1985
      Journalist (assorted roles)

      Newspaper journalist

    • National Grid Transco/British Gas

      Jul 1985 - Jun 2005
      Communications Manager

      Corporate communications: media relations, external relations, employee communications, emergency planning, crisis management.

    • Northern Gas Networks

      Jun 2005 - Apr 2012
      Communications Director

      Responsible for the brand of the company: all corporate communications, advertising, promotions, emergency planning, media relations, employee relations. Won assorted regional CIPR awards: crisis communications, customer communications etc.

    • O'Grady Communications

      May 2012 - Aug 2013
      Consultant

      Consultant specialising in communications: public relations, corporate communications, stakeholder engagement, customer relations, emergency planning, crisis communications, media skills, employee engagement.

    • Calderdale MBC

      Sept 2012 - Mar 2013
      Interim Communications, Flood Recovery Team

      Interim Communications, Flood Recovery Team - heading Communications, PR and Community Engagement as part of a small team managing flood recovery and resilience issues in the district following disastrous flooding in Summer 2012.

    • Community Energy Direct

      Jan 2013 - May 2013
      Head of Communications

      Interim role, heading Communications, PR and Marketing activities with Community Energy Direct, a DECC-backed pilot project working across six local authority areas, encouraging households to switch fuel supplier.

    • Northern (Arriva Rail North)

      Aug 2013 - Jul 2017
      Regional Stakeholder Manager

      managing relationships with key individuals and organisations.

    • CO Research Trust

      Jun 2021 - now
      Member Board Of Trustees

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • O & A levels (captain of 1st XI football)

    • Post Graduate Certificate in Public Relations

      University of Stirling
      Jan 2004

    • Diploma

      British Association of Communicators in Business
      Oct 1993

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to John O'Grady
      Post Graduate Certificate in Public Relations Stirling University Jan 2004
    • Awarded to John O'Grady
      Diploma British Association of Communicators in Business Oct 1993

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Trustee

      Issued by CO Research Trust on Jun 2021
      CO Research TrustAssociated with John O'Grady

    • Trustee

      Issued by Dominic Rodgers Trust on Oct 2013
      Dominic Rodgers TrustAssociated with John O'Grady

    • Non-Exec Chairman

      Issued by Community Rail Humber Ltd on May 2014
      Community Rail Humber LtdAssociated with John O'Grady

    • Visiting Lecturer

      Issued by The University of Huddersfield on Sept 2010
      The University of HuddersfieldAssociated with John O'Grady