Paul MONTAGUE-SMITH

Paul has over thirty years’ experience advising corporates, trade bodies and campaign groups on their communications with government, regulators and other stakeholders. He devises and implements programmes and campaigns to build and protect reputation and shape public policy.

A former partner and director at two leading public relations agencies, Paul has advised clients as diverse as Deloitte, Visa, Moslon Coors and Hewlett Packard.

Whether defending business models, managing crises, supporting high profile deals, or running political campaigns to change legislation and policy, he has been involved in the widest and most complex of issues that public affairs professionals engage in.

Paul also understands what it means to be client-side, having worked at HSBC managing a portfolio of policy issues in the government relations team.

Email: paul@hydrastrategy.co.uk