OUR PEOPLE

Gina Coladangelo
Senior Adviser

Gina is a communications and marketing strategist, with over 25 years of experience in business and consultancy.  Most recently, Gina was Chief Marketing Officer at the British independent retailer Oliver Bonas and Director and co-owner of Luther Pendragon, an issues management consultancy.

Her breadth of communications experience covers the full range of disciplines from digital marketing and brand development, through to PR, corporate comms, crisis management and public affairs. This full 360 approach, backed up by her personal experience, brings an ability to see the bigger picture, as well as how to tackle a direct challenge and get a job done.

Gina now advises CEOs and leaders on strategy and campaign delivery, with a warm, calm style, and works with Coulson Partners as a Senior Adviser.

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    Anouk Asher

    Senior Account Executive
    Anouk joined Coulson Partners after graduating from King's College London with a BSc in Politics.

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    Andy Coulson

    Founder
    Andy is a former Downing Street Director of Communications and now a personal adviser to leaders of global businesses.

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    Professor Eliot Forster

    Senior Adviser
    A pharma and biotech industry professional with over 30 years of experience – and senior adviser to a number of biotech companies, their founders and investors.

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    Piers Hedley

    Senior Adviser
    Piers brings senior advisory experience across investment banking, family enterprise, private office strategy, philanthropy, restructuring and M&A.

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    Lesley Kezhu Wang

    Senior Account Manager
    Lesley is a communications specialist with a background in digital and marketing strategies.

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    Georgina Lovett-Wride

    Account Director
    Georgina specialises in digital and crisis communications for private and public sector clients.

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    Paul Lyons

    Senior Adviser
    Paul brings 30 years’ experience as a finance lawyer, with deep expertise in real estate and fund finance and a strong track record advising clients across the debt and private equity sectors.

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    Murdoch MacLennan

    Senior Adviser
    Murdoch brings exceptional experience across British media, business, regulation and sport, having held senior leadership and board roles with some of the UK and Ireland’s best-known organisations.

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    James Quinn

    Account Executive
    James joined Coulson Partners in 2025 as a recent graduate of the University of Exeter (BA History, First-Class).

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    Gurtej Sandhu

    Senior Adviser
    Gurtej is a highly experienced business and technology executive with a focus on digital transformation within media.

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    Jon Steafel

    Managing Partner
    Jon is known for his calm, clear thinking which benefits those he advises and shapes the campaigns he builds.

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    Alasdair Todd

    Director
    Alasdair is a communications specialist with 14 years’ experience spanning corporate and financial PR, media and public affairs.

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