Julia Henkel is a values-driven, strategic and creative communications professional with extensive experience in corporate communications and crisis management.

Having worked in communications for over a decade, Julia is experienced in leading transformative stakeholder engagement strategies which build and protect reputations for some of the world’s best known companies, brands and charities. Julia also has wide ranging, international communications experience representing global companies.

Julia specialises in risk and crisis management, providing senior counsel on a number of complex business issues such as litigation, cyber security, redundancies and restructures, NGO and media investigations and governance issues. She is an expert in devising response strategies for challenging business situations which will ensure the best outcome for clients and their stakeholders.

Julia is described by colleagues as a collaborative and high energy team leader. She enjoys inspiring and enabling colleagues, while advising Corporate Affairs Directors, CEOs and cross functional teams – bringing the outside agenda in to shape strategies, develop industry-leading proactive campaigns and deliver against business objectives.

Julia regularly media trains senior executives in advance of high-profile media engagements and government inquiries.

Julia is part of Teneo’s Melbourne-based team and previously worked for Teneo in London.