Chris Kent

Communications Director & Leader (consultancy)

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Strategic communications leader with 15 years’ of experience - formerly in-house. Knowledge spans corporate, consumer/luxury brand, pharmaceutical, hospitality, entertainment and internal communications. Regularly working at board level with a proven track record and ability to consult and advise on strategic solutions to achieve business goals. Tenacious and determined to ensure delivery of tangible communications which relate to an organisation’s goals and brand strategy delivering ‘talkability’. Line management responsibility warrants high level organisation, a strategic mindset and resilience. With a contacts book consisting of top-tier journalists/editors and key media decision makers across a variety of industries provides countless opportunities for credible output. Managing projects with restricted budgets to large scale multi-channel campaigns, always achieving widespread coverage across offline and online media.

Experience

  • Director at Kent PR
    Jun 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

    Boutique PR consultancy. Clients include luxury, entertainment, consumer, financial, technology and healthcare.

  • Director at Student Elite
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Student Elite provides luxury accommodation to international students and families; alongside healthcare, concierge and educational consultancy services.

  • Chair of Governors at London Borough of Havering
    Jan 2017 - Mar 2022 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Chair of Governors across two primary schools. Managing/leading a board of 12 governors setting the the vision and values of the school. Line manager to the Executive Headteacher.

  • Communications Director - Entertainment & Lifestyle at ITV
    Jan 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Public Relations Manager at Candy & Candy
    Mar 2014 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos