OUR PEOPLE

Murdoch MacLennan
Senior Advisor

Murdoch is one of Britain’s most experienced media executives; Chairman of the PA Media Group, Independent News & Media since 2010, and Chair of the Scottish Professional Football League and Mediahuis IRL since 2017 and 2018 respectively.

He is also Director of the CMA and Panel Chair of the Office for the Internal Market (OIM) and Trustee of Royal Museums, Greenwich.

From 2004 until 2017 Murdoch was CEO of the Telegraph Media Group, after which he served as Deputy Chairman and then as a Non-Executive Director.

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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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    Gina Coladangelo

    Senior Adviser
    Gina is a communications and marketing strategist, with over 25 years of experience in business and consultancy.

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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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    Tor McLaren

    Senior Advisor
    Tor is a trusted adviser delivering discreet strategic counsel to navigate complex situations. He has worked extensively with government, business and private clients in Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Central and East Africa, and South East Asia.

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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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