Interview
Cara Zachariou, Communications Director, shares some insight into her role.
I head up a team that leads the group’s public and media relations; our internal communications strategy which engages with and informs our people through a variety of channels and internal events; safeguarding our brand reputation within the press and social media; supporting with crisis and issues management and our investor communications and financial PR programme.
No day is ever the same and working for a diverse business operating across multiple regions and industries means the role is always exciting and varied. I’m lucky to work with some creative and talented colleagues who take a forward thinking approach to developing ideas and working with our internal and external clients to deliver results.
The highlight of my time at Gateley was leading the communications around our IPO in 2015, when we became the first UK commercial law firm to float on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. Months of hard work and meticulous planning in the run-up to the float on internal and external communications paid off when the news broke and went global. We spoke to more than 300 journalists that week and being able to raise our profile in such a unique way put us firmly on the map and in a really good place from a communications perspective.