Brian Tyson
Chief Executive Officer | Sydney-based

Brian’s expertise is in strategic issues management specialising in political consultation, media and community campaigns. With a background in politics and media he has led a number of the firm’s high profile and complex public affairs campaigns in the media, transport, energy and sporting/arts sectors. Brian is also involved with a number of the leading industry advocacy peak bodies including TTF, PCA and the Sydney Chamber of Commerce and is on the Board of the Committee for Sydney

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Felicity Allen
Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
Melbourne-based

Felicity has extensive expertise in financial and corporate communication and issues and crisis management gained over more than 20 years as a communications professional. She is part of the team advising BHP Billiton on its proposal to merge with Rio Tinto, worked with St.George on its proposed merger with Westpac, ArcelorMittal on acquisition of its stake in Macarthur Cole, Incitec Pivot on its acquisition of Dyno Nobel, MBF’s demutualisation and merger with BUPA Australia and was project manager on T3. She has advised clients on issues management and privatisation briefs in industrial relations, environment, energy and health and has particular expertise in assisting organisations moving through a period of change associated with restructuring, takeover, mergers, change of ownership or operational closure. 

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Jodie Brough
Managing Director | Sydney-based

Jodie brings to Gavin Anderson & Company comprehensive experience in strategy development, issues management and stakeholder communications. She leads the company's infrastructure and transport practice and is currentlymanaging GA’s brief assisting NSW Treasury on electricity reform. Other recent clients include Macquarie Generation, Integral Energy, ACCC and NRMA Motoring & Services. Jodie was previously a Sydney Morning Herald political reporter, NSW Government adviser and senior public sector manager.

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Feyi Akindoyeni
Director, Office Head | Canberra-based

Feyi has over 15 years experience as a corporate strategist with experience in market and social research, and marketing strategy specialising in the education, youth and IT sectors. Bringing with her a wealth of professional experience, Feyi has worked closely with some of the most senior Ministers in the Federal Cabinet and is well known at the adviser level. Since joining GA, Feyi has worked with clients including Cotton Australia, Fox Symes, TTF Australia, St Luke’s Care and Sydney Opera House and a number of major universities

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Peter Sekuless
Director | Canberra-based

Peter edits the Gavin Anderson & Company / Charles Sturt University Bulletin of Public and Corporate Communication. He is familiar with all aspects of government, parliament, the public service and many regulatory agencies at the federal level. He co-founded Canberra Liaison with Jonathan Gaul which GA acquired in 2000. Prior to this he was a journalist, public servant and media advisor.

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Allan Scroope
Director | Canberra-based

From a background in Federal Government public health administration and policy, Allan has established a successful track record in government relations at Gavin Anderson & Company advising pharmaceutical and food manufacturers on regulatory and industry policy. Among his clients are Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons, Roche Products, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Becton Dickinson, Biogen Idec, Johnson & Johnson and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.

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Christine Grima
Director | Sydney-based

Christine joined GA after more than 10 years experience in media and communications, policy and infrastructure development. Previous experience includes service as a media advisor to senior NSW Ministers and the Premier of NSW, senior financial analyst with NSW Treasury and as a public finance analyst with an international ratings agency in the US. She also worked as a journalist and an internal communications specialist for an Australian national television network.

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Kate Gisborne
Director | Sydney-based

Kate joined Gavin Anderson & Company in February 2005, with extensive experience in political and campaign strategy, media relations, policy formulation and research. She provides strategic communications and issues management advice for clients across a broad range of industry sectors including energy, infrastructure, transport, agriculture and not-for-profit. Recent clients have included NRMA Motoring & Services, Macquarie Generation, Bankstown Airport, Cotton Australia and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.

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Rebecca Piercy
Associate Director | Sydney-based

Rebecca specialises in high-level corporate and financial communication advice as well as issues, stakeholder and reputation management and has worked for various companies - listed and unlisted – as well as government bodies. She strategically develops and implements positioning strategies, stakeholder communication programs as well as investor and media relations campaigns. Since joining GA in December 2007 she has worked with Vita Group, McGrathNicol, Brickworks, St Luke’s Care, Communications Alliance and the NSW government on its electricity privatisation plans.

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Perin Davey
Associate Director

Perin joined GA in 2000 bringing with her strong rural and regional interests having qualified as a journalist in country NSW. She has used her regional contacts and experience to work on several government relations, competition and issues management briefs and has also been involved with international clients seeking advice on local issues. Perin was previously media adviser to the Australian National Party’s high profile senate leader, Ron Boswell.

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Libby MacKinnon
Associate Director | Canberra-based

Libby has extensive experience in the private and public sectors covering domestic and international issues. This includes government, industry associations, agriculture, trade, environment, climate change, energy, water, resources, transport, fisheries, native title and private financing. She has established reliable networks to ensure she is in a position to provide tailored and strategic advice for her client’s campaign or issue.

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Lucy Mudd
Senior Account Executive | Sydney-based

Lucy joined Gavin Anderson & Company in 2003 and has worked in media relations and corporate positioning with clients including Alesco Corporation and ALE Property Group. She has provided strategic communications advice to the operators of Sydney’s M5 South West Motorway and the liquidator of HIH Insurance and is part of the team advising the Australian members of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).

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Linda Rademakers
Account Executive | Canberra-based

Linda brings high quality organisational skills to GA focussing on coordinating research efforts and corporate events.Previously, Linda worked at the Netherlands Embassy in Australia for 2 years where she promoted the Netherlands in Australia.
She has extensive experience working with the Australian government, institutions and business on a range of topics and has steadily built up her network of contacts.

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Ian Smith
Non-Executive Chairman, (Australia)

Ian is Non-Executive Chairman of Gavin Anderson & Company (Australia). He established Kortlang Melbourne in 1995 before Gavin Anderson & Company acquired Kortlang in 1996. Ian has devised and implemented many communications strategies on high-profile and complex public affairs projects and domestic and cross-border financial briefs. He managed the communications strategy around the Telstra 3 share offer, having managed T2 and the sale of Sydney Airport. He has managed communications on several M&A transactions. He sits on the boards of Jirrawun Arts, a leading Aboriginal Arts organisation based in the Kimberley and Media Team Australia.

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Nick Maher
Managing Director | Melbourne-based

Nick joined Gavin Anderson & Company with more than 30 years experience as a journalist, senior political adviser and consultant. Nick worked on the Victorian Energy privatisation programme and over the last decade has advised many of Australia’s leading energy companies on a range of public policy issues. His clients have included Cheung Kong Infrastructure, United Energy, Australian Pipeline Trust, Pacific Hydro, Alinta, Integral Energy and Macquarie Generation.

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Geoff Brennan
Managing Director | Canberra-based

Geoff brings a decade of high level consulting in the national capital and his former skills as a senior trade envoy/diplomat to his role at Gavin Anderson & Company. He joined GA in 1995, and has unique skills in strategic analysis, issues management and negotiating. Geoff had previously served as the senior trade official in the Australian Embassy in Tokyo and Washington. He is currently an adviser to the Australian members of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).

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Angus Trigg
Managing Director | Sydney-based

Angus has ten years’ experience in political strategy, issues management and media relations. He has worked with the Australian Rugby Union’s Rugby World Cup 2003 public affairs team, served as press secretary to the Lord Mayor of Sydney and helped manage the issues related to Kelloggs Australia’s decision to consolidate its Australian manufacture operations. Other clients include Foxtel, News Ltd and Qantas.

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Colin Parks
Director, Government Relations | Canberra-based

Colin is one of Australia’s most experienced public affairs and government relations practitioners. A former journalist, he worked extensively in Australia and in Asia for newspapers, radio and television. Then followed nine years as a media and political adviser to the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, and senior ministers.

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Matt Pollard
Director | Melbourne-based

Matt has over twenty years experience as a trusted advisor to directors and senior management on business transformation and complex stakeholder issues.  He has wide executive experience in crisis and issues management, strategic communications planning, stakeholder engagement and the communications aspects of complex financial transactions. This is coupled with a strong foundation in human resources, investor relations, public affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility in the heavy industry, utilities and resources sectors.

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Jennifer Havilah
Director | Sydney-based

Jennifer brings 20 years of media experience to Gavin Anderson & Company. Her most recent role was Senior Media Adviser to the Leader of the NSW Opposition. Previously, Jennifer was a Producer on U.S. television program, “A Current Affair”. She has also worked as a reporter at Radio stations 2UE and 2GB and spent 3 years as a reporter for the New York Post Newspaper.

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Miche Paterson
Director | Melbourne-based

Miche joined Gavin Anderson & Company in 2006, bringing with her more than 10 years experience in corporate and marketing communications, brand positioning and issues and crisis management. Previously, Miche was general manager of a Melbourne consultancy and head of communications strategy for global banking utility SWIFT where she oversaw all aspects of stakeholder communications. Based in Brussels and London, she managed media relations for IBM across 15 countries and devised programs for clients including 3Com, Cisco, Nokia and Nasdaq.

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Joanne Collins
Director | Sydney-based

Joanne joined Gavin Anderson & Company with 14 years experience as a senior journalist in South East Asia and Australia. Since joining GA Joanne has worked on a number of major corporate transactions including Rinker’s defence of the $17 billion Cemex takeover, Suncorp’s $7 billion takeover of Promina and the planned demutualisation and merger of MBF Limited. Her clients also include Ramsay Health Care and APA Group.

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Rebecca Wyles
Associate Director | Sydney-based

In 2005 Rebecca transferred to Gavin Anderson & Company, Sydney, from the London office, where she advised clients on a number of integrated communications campaigns - many with an international dimension. Current clients include Sydney Opera House Trust, Australian Pipeline Trust, the Australian Jockey Club and Chiquita Brands South Pacific. Past clients include Babcock & Brown, Brambles Industries, Ferrier Hodgson, Coface, Ferring Pharmaceutical, American Express and T. Rowe Price.

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Claire Chadwick
Associate Director | Canberra-based

Claire brings extensive policy and media experience to Gavin Anderson & Company, having worked in federal politics, Australian and United Kingdom government health sectors, and private sector project management. After three years as assistant media adviser to the federal Treasurer, Claire worked as a public policy adviser at the Commission of Health Improvement in London. Since joining GA in 2005, Claire has served as project manager of NRMA Motoring & Services' highly successful Better Roads Campaign.

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Felix Eldridge
Associate Director | Sydney-based

Felix joined GA in March 2008 with experience in political advice, policy analysis, and campaign and media relations strategy. Most recently, he directed successful campaigns for the ALP in marginal electorates in both the NSW and federal elections. Felix was chief of staff to the President of the NSW Legislative Council, and is a former national president of the National Union of Students.

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Louisa Walsh
Account Executive | Melbourne-based

Louisa brings to GA skills and experience in media liaison, awareness campaigns and research. She has worked in China and Australia in the public affairs and finance sectors.Current clients include property fund manager Orchard, ConnectEast and is also a staffer to the Australian members of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).

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