Team

John Higginson has worked for the Evening Standard, The Sun, The People, Independent, Daily Express and Mail on Sunday and spent seven years at Metro where he was political editor based in Parliament. Since leaving journalism he has helped a wealth of clients, from Uber to Hitachi Rail and Centrica, to deliver communications success.

Clodagh was ITV Good Morning Britain’s political correspondent and Whitehall Editor of The Sun. She has an impressive history of breaking exclusive political stories and one of her key strengths is making complex political stories relatable to the British public.

Alex Davies is a former Chief of Staff to Sir Vince Cable and has 15 years’ experience working in both Houses of Parliament. Alex gave strategic advice to a range of democratic reform and civil liberties campaigners through political grant maker Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Limited. He has also served as a leading Lambeth councillor.

Sian is a co-founder of A Plastic Planet, one of the most respected campaigns tackling the plastic crisis worldwide. A serial entrepreneur, she has run Michelin-starred restaurants and built a successful beauty brand. She has a particular interest in the intersection between plastic and health and has become one of the most recognised anti-plastic campaigners in the world.

Baroness Sandip Verma is chair of Higginson Strategy’s in-house gender equality campaign, EMPOWER. She has been a member of the House of Lords since 2006 and is a former Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas and chair of UN Women National Committee UK.

Sandip served as a Minister for Energy and Climate Change under the coalition government, and later for International Development. She has a background in business and is an advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion across the private sector.

Dominic Dyer is a leading wildlife protection, animal welfare and environment campaigner, writer and broadcaster.

Previously, Dominic worked as CEO of the Badger Trust, Chair of Care for Wild International and as CEO of the Crop Protection Association. He is currently policy advisor at the Born Free Foundation and a Board Member of Wildife and Countryside Link. As Chair of Nature 2030, Dominic leads the campaigning group’s work to protect nature and foster a greener future.

Clare Wilson is an experienced communications professional with over 20 years of senior-level experience in strategic in-house communications. She has a proven track record of delivering impactful media relations, corporate communications, public affairs, stakeholder management, and event planning.

Throughout her career, Clare has worked across diverse sectors including housing, social care, charities, environment, and retail. Her expertise extends to ESG reporting and strategy development, having successfully led Public Affairs and CSR initiatives at Dixons Stores Group (now Currys) and Look Ahead.

Dayle has a broad background working across a number of industries, including PR, publishing, and retail. She has experience across all areas of business, specialising in events and marketing.

Senior Broadcast Manager at Higginson Strategy, Nicholas brings over a decade of expertise in radio production and media relations to deliver impactful broadcast campaigns for high-profile clients.

With a background in working with a broad range of retail, entertainment, charity, and FMCG clients on consumer and corporate campaigns, Caroline has a wide range of experience in driving publicity and media relations management.

She is passionate about delivering quality coverage, and through her years of working as a publicist has a real nose for finding media-worthy stories.

As Senior Account Manager at Higginson Strategy, Amie leads on the delivery for clients including Xampla. Amie combines strategic sustainability expertise with purpose-driven storytelling, resulting in sustainability initiatives that are both credible and compelling.

Amie has seven years’ experience in corporate communications. She has supported organisations in the FMCG, fashion, tech and luxury industries with a range of complex communications challenges.

As Senior Account Manager at Higginson Strategy, Jacob leads on the delivery of media and public affairs strategy for NGO and industry clients including A Plastic Planet, EA Earth Action, Plastic Soup Foundation and Clean Cities. He also manages Higginson Strategy’s international campaign group Nature 2030.

As Account Manager at Higginson Strategy, Isabel runs our internal marketing as well as managing clients including Biodiversify, Teysha Technologies and Renovare Fuels.

Isabel has a master’s in Political Communication from the University of Leeds. She also runs a blog on the environmental crisis, which focuses on the harmful impact of plastic pollution.

As Account Manager at Higginson Strategy, Patrick leads the strategic development and day-to-day management of public affairs, media relations and media strategies for a range of multinational companies and not-for-profits across the environmental, energy, social care, education and social change sectors.

Patrick has four years’ experience in creating and executing communications strategies to successfully influence public opinion and drive policy change, and is a former President of the University of York Students’ Union.

Will has over three years of experience in purpose-led public relations, with particular expertise in stakeholder engagement, media management, event coordination, content development and public affairs, working with clients including B Lab UK, MoreySmith and EA Earth Action.

Will recently led on the Nature 2030’s Restoring A Green Britain Whitepaper to galvanize councils across the UK to implement road verge management to aid Britain’s biodiversity.

Sarah has experience across a range of clients, from international B2B communications to national environmental campaigns. Working across PR and Public Affairs, Sarah has experience in building and driving forward key relationships that deliver results whilst navigating the political landscape.

Sarah also manages Higginson Strategy’s weekly newsletter Plastic Free Post, bringing the latest plastic-related news to almost 3,000 readers across the world. With a Master of Science degree in Defence, Development and Diplomacy, Sarah has a comprehensive understanding of the international political landscape and the interconnected nature of today’s pressing issues – from plastic pollution to the climate crisis.

In Catherine’s role as Senior Account Executive at Higginson Strategy, she supports the delivery of media, public affairs and social media strategies for clients that are fighting plastic pollution.

Prior to joining Higginson Strategy, Catherine studied Journalism with Public Relations at the University of Salford, where her work focussed on climate communication and politics. Catherine has also completed internships at PR agencies across Manchester, as well as at the renowned Christie Foundation.

As Account Executive, Matilda supports with PR, public affairs and social media strategy for clients including Renovare Fuels and Teysha Technologies.

Prior to joining Higginson Strategy, Matilda completed a degree in Politics and History at the University of Glasgow, where she was News Editor of her University paper and President of the Scottish debating council. Additionally, Matilda has previously worked in pharmaceutical conference production, social purpose PR and property public affairs.

As an Account Executive, Ted supports the day-to-day communications and media outreach needs of purpose-led clients.

Prior to joining Higginson Strategy, Ted worked as an Environmental & Communications Advisor at New Originals, Europe’s largest tofu producer. He holds an MLitt in Environmental History from the University of St. Andrews, where he specialised in North American indigenous relations with the natural world.

As Communications Assistant, Annagreta manages Higginson Strategy’s social media channels and collaborates across various accounts, including A Plastic Planet and Teysha Technologies.

Annagreta holds a degree in Classics from the University of Oxford and has previous experience of managing the website of a B&B and working in alumni engagement for a hospitality school, where she focussed on content creation.