Ben joined Hill & Knowlton in September 07 and is a Board Director and Head of Financial Services in the Corporate Communications division. Current clients include Zurich Financial Services, Taylor Young Investment Management, Kingfisher, Family Investments, Qatar Financial Centre and Western Union.

Ben joined Hill & Knowlton after almost eight years at Penrose Financial where he was a Partner and Board Director. He has led campaigns in the UK and internationally for a wide variety of companies within the financial services sector including institutional and retail investment management businesses, private wealth managers, property companies, trade bodies, index providers, investment, pensions and risk management consultancies.

His experience includes media profiling of both businesses and senior executives, company and product launches, thought leadership programmes and advising on communication issues around corporate activity.

Ben graduated from University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne with a BA (Hons) degree in English Language and Literature. He is a passionate sports fan, marathon runner and cricketer.