James Rossiter

Experience

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  Searle

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  UK Medical representative

  Responsible for Herts and Beds - 3 regional hospitals, 750 primary healthcare doctors, pharmacy retail direct supply contracts, ABPI examinations.

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  Penningtons Solicitors LLP

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Solicitor

  Corporate finance, Commercial, Property, Litigation, Maritime, aviation and insurance

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  James Rubinstein & Co

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Solicitor

  Media lawyer, all aspects of legal work connected with the music industry acting for recording and publishing businesses of large and independent labels, recording studios and artists.

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  Chambers & Partners Guides to the Legal Profession

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Senior Researcher, first global edition, UK edition

  Senior Researcher for all the corporate sections, in the UK guide, first ever sections on partnership and creation of first private equity - transaction and fund formation sections.Founder researcher for the first Chambers & Partners global guide, covering France, Germany, US and London including banking, competition, corporate finance, arbitration

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  Commercial Lawyer magazine

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Senior reporter

  All aspects of transactional deal reporting, regulatory issues and investigative features into transactions, law firms and trends within legal business. First in depth investigation of the practice of business lobbying of UK MPs in the aftermath of Neil Hamilton MP.

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  Financial News

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2001

  M&A editor

  Financial reporting around transactions, focus on investment banks and fund managers, private equity

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  Institutional Investor

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  London investment banking editor

  All aspects of investment banking and City regulation

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  Evening Standard

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Business and City reporter

  Property, housebuilding, construction, investment banking, pharmaceutical, technology, engineering, legal, support services,City regulation, the market report

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  The Times

  Jan 2007 - Sept 2008

  Tempus and Property & Professional Services Correspondent

  Business & financial reporter with specific focus on all aspects of real estate; construction housebuilding; business, regualtory, employment and competition law, accountancy, consultancy and general City regulation and reporting, "Tempus" writer for stock analysis and stock market reporting, company analysis

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  Canary Wharf Group plc

  Nov 2007 - Jul 2011

  Financial Relations Consultant
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  Brunswick Group

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2011

  Director

  Financial, corporate and crisis communications. Listed company appointments main director for Songbird plc, Canary Wharf Group plc, Derwent London plc, GDF SUEZ, SUEZ Environnement (Euronext), SUEZ UK (formerly Sita UK), Hays plc. Advisor to SABMiller plc on public policy. Corporate communications for GlobeOp, AlixPartners. Takeover work and fundraising including £1bn restructuring of Songbird and Canary Wharf, convertible bond issue for Derwent London, GDF Suez on its takeover of International Power plc. External media relations for Macfarlanes LLP. Co-Head Brunswick real estate and professional services teams. Media strategist; communications campaigns around public policy, planning applications; financial communications around M&A, fund raising and litigation; property, environement and energy and financial communications Show less

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  Hays

  Nov 2008 - Jul 2010

  Financial Relations Manager
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  Macfarlanes

  Jan 2009 - Jul 2011

  Corporate Communications Consultant
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  SUEZ France

  Jan 2009 - Jul 2011

  Corporate Communications Specialist
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  SUEZ UK

  Jan 2009 - Sept 2022

  Communications Consultant

  National and Trade Media Communications ConsultantSUEZ recycling and recovery, London, Paris• Created SUEZ and its UK leadership group into UK’s top environment services industrial voice via media coverage• Elevated via media and other communications activities SUEZ executives to inner circle of industrial advisors for DEFRA and BEIS in shaping biggest shift in Government environmental policy and legislation in a generation • Led numerous crisis communications media issues • Advised on media handling of multi-billion Euro restructuring, long-term local government contracts, takeover and merger activity Show less

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  ENGIE

  Feb 2009 - Jul 2011

  Financial Communications Consultant

  Financial relations

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  SONGBIRD ESTATES PLC.

  Mar 2009 - Jul 2011

  Financial Communications
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  Derwent London plc

  Mar 2009 - Jul 2011

  Financial Relations consultant
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  SS&C GlobeOp

  Mar 2009 - Jul 2011

  Corporate Communications Consultant
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  Morgan Rossiter

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2018

  Co-founder and Joint managing director

  Managing Director Morgan Rossiter Ltd, London• Co-founded and co-directed successful strategic media and communications advisory firm, from two to 15 strong, profitable, team with range of national, international company and professional services clients• Clients included: SUEZ (moved from Brunswick), CBA, Edison Group: all analyst comment for markets in media• FRP Advisory, largest UK independent firm of restructuring advisors which floated on AIM after 7 years of consistent, close advisory work. Acting as strategic advisor and crisis communications lead on every new administration-related instruction ranging from steelworks to large retail chains, Formula 1 racing teams, schools, law firms, former BhS retail group and a two year successful, high profile legal battle to secure a settlement from founder owner Philip Green with creditors• Exiger, the governance and risk advisory firm and monitor for HSBC, transforming profile of European arm and its CEO who was then appointed Director of the Serious Fraud Office, helping to manage that transitionSkills and expertise:Media strategy and corporate communications campaigns to support reputation; financial communications for reporting and in support of transactions; social and digital media; planning applications communications; crisis and litigation support; property, financial services, environment Show less

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  Edison Group

  Dec 2011 - Mar 2018

  Communications Consultant

  All media and social media strategy, drafting and executing group announcements, structuring financial analyst company-specific comment and sector views, communications in support of Edson brand and ongoing case specific crisis management advice

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  FRP Advisory

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2018

  Corporate Public Relations Manager

  All media handling for all FRP Advisory appointments including administrations and other insolvency processes, all company announcements. Appointments included acting for the joint administrators and then liquidators of BHS, hundreds of company appointments and ongoing crisis management for all company restructuring,refinancing and rescue plans via insolvency. Handling of FRP Advisory Twitter channel for 6 years

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  The Criminal Bar Association of England and Wales

  Mar 2015 - now

  Director Of Communications

  Director of Communications The Criminal Bar Association, London• Positive transformation of CBA's reputation and influence with Government, policy makers and general public via strategic planning and execution of communications strategy via media and internal weekly messaging to help reverse and then increase funding into criminal justice• Successful planning and execution of CBA action from 11/4/22 to 10/10/22 involving multiple weekly demonstrations across cities, co-ordination of elected officers, executive, 25000 members and liaison with other justice stakeholder resulting in landmark settlement with Government• Led, managed, contained, executed near daily media engagement across all media, crisis communications in successive industrial actions, handling Criminal Courts Covid crisis, shaping campaigns with public, politicians and policy makers, acting as spokesman and drafting informed comment in real time for 9 successive chairs, devising long term strategies for external and internal member communications, informing editors and parliamentary select committees and watchdogs• Elevated CBA executive via chair to become go-to, independent, trusted voice and respected source of robust analysis for all media, parliamentary select committees and other independent regulatory bodies • Enhanced and coordinated CBA social media content • Shaped with CBA executives justice policy responses Show less

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  JDR Consultants Ltd

  Apr 2018 - Nov 2022

  Managing Director

  Communications

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  BERKELEY BURKE GROUP LIMITED

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  Consultant
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  Personal

  Nov 2024 - now

  Personal work