Hannah joined the Group in 2008 and has been part of the Investor Relations team since 2014, where she focuses on delivering and enhancing the Group’s corporate reporting, including the production of the Annual Report and Accounts.

Prior to joining Investor Relations, Hannah held a variety of roles across the Group including Finance Business Partner for Commercial Banking and Group Operations. Her experience has provided her with a well-developed financial background combined with valuable experience in establishing and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Prior to joining the Group, Hannah worked at Sumitomo Mitsubishi and Aviva. Outside of work, Hannah enjoys spending time with her teenage twins and socialising with friends.

Fiona is the Senior Assistant Company Secretary and Head of Non-Financial Reporting at Haleon plc, joining the company when they demerged from GSK. She is responsible for delivering Haleon’s Annual Report and Form 20-F as well as their AGM each year. In addition, she has accountability for tracking corporate governance and non-financial regulatory updates and responding to non-financial reporting and governance consultations. Prior to joining Haleon, Fiona was at InterContinental Hotels Group PLC for fifteen years.

Richard began his career in radio at the BBC, becoming business editor of its flagship Today programme and then a presenter for the World Service. He spent three years in Germany as a correspondent for Reuters Television before moving to the Financial Times as its first global head of video, with a front row seat as the Global Financial Crisis took hold. In 2011 Richard was appointed economics editor for ITV News, appearing nightly on the nation’s screens. He joined Fidelity International in 2016 as editor in chief. Earlier this year Richard founded his own consultancy. He has won awards from the Webbys, Lovies, the Royal Television Society, and the British Podcast Awards, amongst others.

Ngozi Emeagi is currently a Director in corporate communications at the London Stock Exchange and is and responsible for enhancing brand visibility and reputation as well as increasing internal engagement for the business.  Through tailored strategic communications plans Ngozi helps to promote the Data and Analytics narrative, ensuring a deeper understanding of products and solutions.  

Prior to joining LSEG, Ngozi Emeagi was a Senior Consultant at Powerscourt Group, a financial communications agency, where she covered Banking and Insurance clients.  During her time at Powerscourt, Ngozi was instrumental in building the profile of a number of senior executives through tailored traditional and social media plans, she also supported the launch of new bank ‘The Bank of London.’

She has also previously held roles at insurers Direct Line Group and MS Amlin and financial communication agency Tulchan Communications.

Throughout her career Ngozi has been dedicated to improving the diversity within the organisations she has worked, and was previously Vice President of Women in PR, a not-for-profit group aimed at increasing the number and diversity of senior Women in PR.  She is an Advisor for the No turning back programme, aimed to increase diversity and retention of ethnic minorities in Communications and Marketing and is a Trustee for Diabetes UK.

Claire is a communications professional with over 20 years’ experience. Qualified with the Chartered Institute of Marketing, specialising in marketing communications and digital marketing, Claire has developed and implemented strategies, programmes and campaigns for organisations including the University of Cambridge, the Institute of Chartered Accountants and, most recently, as Head of Sustainability Communications & Disclosure at Reckitt. 

Adele is the Head of Marketing & Investor Relations at Aquis Exchange PLC – a European challenger exchange creating better markets for a modern economy. One of the UK’s fastest-growing companies, Aquis offers primary listing and secondary trading of equities, as well as global licensing of proprietary market-leading exchange technology.

Prior to joining Aquis, Adele led marketing and communications for Shore Capital and previously held communications roles in a variety of financial services organisations spanning accountancy, pensions and banking. She began her career as a public relations consultant in her hometown of Sydney, Australia.

Simon’s current role combines best practice corporate and ESG reporting with accounting technical reporting. He leads the development of the Howdens Annual Report and Sustainability Report as well as the implementation of new accounting standards.

Simon specialises in ESG, strategy and business model reporting. He sat on the Advisory Group for the FRC’s recent project on The Future of Corporate Reporting and is a current member of the FRC Advisory Panel and the BEIS Green Taxonomy and Sustainability Standards Stakeholder Group.

Simon originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is also a member of the Investor Relations Society, holding their Certificate in Investor Relations.

Amie has over 15 years’ experience across Investor Relations and Capital Markets. She is currently Head of Investor Relations at FTSE250 payments business, Network International. Previously, she spent six years as the Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs at Pets at Home plc. She specialises as an IR for newly listed companies. She started her career in equity research, covering the healthcare sector at UBS in London and at Morgan Stanley in Sydney.

Jock has extensive experience of developing communications strategies and implementing public affairs programmes for leading global corporations to develop governmental, institutional and investor relations. He joined the leading Ukrainian holding company, System Capital Management, as Director of Corporate Communications in 2005. Since then he has been involved in developing and implementing the company’s communications, government relations and investor relations strategies. Prior to SCM he was Regional Director for eastern European public affairs and communications consultancy, MMD.  Previously, he was Regional Director of Weber Shandwick PR based in Dubai covering the Middle East and North Africa where he worked across the region on a number of government related projects, including public diplomacy for the US State Department. Jock has an honours degree in economics and is a member of the Advisory Board of the EU - Ukraine Business Council, Deputy Chair of the British Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and serves on the President’s Advisory Council of the US Ukraine Business Council. He also served as a member of the UN-led Humanitarian Country Team in Ukraine from 2014 to 2020 which coordinated the response to the humanitarian crisis resulting from the Russian war on Ukraine he is a participant in peace-building dialogues aimed at finding a solution to ending the conflict. He is also an Honorary Professor in International Relations at the University of Mariupol. He is regular conference speaker and TV analyst on business and economic issues

Simon has over 20 years’ experience working on corporate reporting, sustainability and ESG communications for global companies across a wide range of industries. He has held both in-house and agency roles and worked on a full time and consultancy basis. He is currently Investor Sustainability, Senior Manager at BAT plc – a FTSE 10 global tobacco company – supporting the Group’s investor engagement on ESG issues and wider sustainability reporting and regulatory requirements.

Darren joined Standard Chartered as corporate reporting lead in October 2023 to support the delivery of the bank’s annual and half year reports. Helping the bank meet its business objectives, by telling its story in ways that break new ground, differentiate them as a business, and improve their reputation with corporate stakeholders, clients and colleagues. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Darren has spent over two decades building his corporate communications expertise, principally with leading specialist reporting design agencies. Supporting and advising a diverse range of clients with their reporting ambitions.

Sophie leads on the best-practice delivery of all corporate publications at the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), including the Annual report and Accounts. Prior to joining the PPF in 2022, she worked as a senior copywriter at private healthcare company HCA UK, writing corporate publications, b2b and consumer marketing copy, and working on brand development. She has also worked in marketing teams in the fintech and financial services sectors, including at FTSE 100 companies Barclays and Experian.

Daniel is the Director of Consultancy at Design Portfolio, a leading consultancy firm specialising in corporate and communications and sustainability strategies and was our winner of Small Agency of the Year in 2023. With over 15 years of experience in the field, Daniel has worked with a diverse range of businesses from large, listed international companies to private and small cap firms.

In his role, Daniel excels at helping companies articulate their equity stories effectively through a multitude of communication channels. He supports companies with improved investor engagement, comply with the latest reporting regulations, enhance transparency in governance reporting and develop robust sustainability strategies.

Beyond his consultancy work, Daniel has authored numerous thought leadership articles, providing insights and analysis on the latest developments and trends in the corporate communications industry. Additionally, Daniel serves as the Chair of the Investor Relations Society Best Practice Committee, supporting standards and developing guidance in investor relations.

Pema started her career in consumer PR before making the move to corporate and brand communications. For the first part of her career, she worked in agencies working with clients from sectors including technology, financial services, government, retail, travel and tourism. In early In 2020, she made the move in-house and currently works for Alibaba. She is Senior International Communications Manager for the EMEA region.

From 2017 to 2019, Pema chaired the PRCA'S Diversity Network. During this time, she launched the PRCA's Diversity Guidelines and worked as part of a think tank to encourage and support diversity within the PR industry.

Jessica heads up Global Communications and Corporate Affairs - Operations at Unilever, one of the world’s leading consumer goods companies with 400 brands including Dove, Persil, Knorr and LiquidIV, operating in 190 countries and used by half the world’s population each day.   She is responsible for managing internal and external communications for the team that underpins Unilever’s operational excellence delivering through impactful campaigns, storytelling and change management.

Prior to joining Unilever, Jessica has led communications and corporate affairs at global technology companies in the FTSE 100 and NASDAQ including Cisco and Intersection, having started her career in Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at British American Tobacco.

Louise is a capital markets professional with over 25 years’ experience in Asset Management and Investor Relations. After nearly 20 years as a buy-side analyst and portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley and Allianz Global Investors, she transitioned into Investor Relations in 2016 at Kier, subsequently holding roles at William Hill and Breedon. Having covered global and emerging markets, Louise is able to combine my user knowledge of a market leading investor engagement programme, with her experience of corporate transactions, equity fund raises and activist investors, to deliver award winning Investor Relations products for the investing

Charlotte is a corporate affairs, reputation, and communications leader focused on protecting and promoting the reputations of complex global businesses. Her experience spans agency and inhouse roles for brands such as Fujitsu, Sony, Vodafone, Sky Group, Cisco, and Symantec. She currently heads up global communications for Hong Kong listed global technology powerhouse, Lenovo. She is also board director of the Lenovo Foundation, Lenovo’s philanthropy entity that focuses on empowering under-represented communities with access to technology and STEM education and executive sponsor of ‘Women in Lenovo’ in EMEA.

For nearly 15 years, Nick has worked as a consultant in the best-practice reporting space at several leading agencies, including Friend Studio, Salterbaxter and Radley Yeldar. As Communications & Reporting Director at Friend, he leads the reporting offer, working with a number of FTSE 100 and 250 clients, and researches the popular ‘Top Dogs’ seminars each year. Nick believes that the best reports will focus squarely on fairness and balance, forward-looking information, transparency and communication.