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Kate Bell is a Senior Associate with Teneo.
Kate partners with our team on executive search assignments to identify leaders who can enable our clients to protect and enhance their brand and reputation.
She also works to ensure we remain abreast of the latest global trends and leads the development of our content and delivery of leadership events.
Kate is a strategic communications professional with over 15 years’ experience advising corporate, government, not-for-profit and membership-based organisations.
She is a former deputy chair of the YMCA Victoria Board and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations.
We recently hosted a virtual discussion with Alex Cole, the outgoing global Chief Brand and Corporate Affairs Officer at Bupa in the UK. Bupa is a global health company employing 83,000 people with key businesses in Australia, the UK, Spain, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, the US, Mexico, India, Turkey, Poland…
The past year has created significant personal and professional challenges for communications and corporate affairs leaders, with ongoing change in a global pandemic, economic volatility and organisational uncertainty, together with the demands of families at home and relocated teams. For many, it has prompted a moment of pause to reflect…
The world’s top academics, politicians, business, youth, and civil society leaders came together at Davos last week to engage in addressing the most pressing issues on the global agenda. This year’s Davos Agenda was one like no other and marked the launch of the World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset Initiative”.
What are the skills and strategies communications professionals need when their business is committed to transparency of the highest standard? In speaking to candidates in Asia, I see them placing more and more emphasis on the responsibility they feel when advising senior management on the company’s communications, both internally and…
As corporate affairs, communications, and marketing professionals, you have been trained to “run a series of sprints”, however you are now “sprinting a marathon”! In this context of increasing uncertainty, disruption, and change, maintaining your professional currency requires careful management of your energy and focus. 2020 began at full-pace for…
According to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity “to reset the norms and rules of capitalism in ways that enable businesses and economies to become more resilient and regenerative.” And the key to ensuring that companies take these lessons on board is a…
We had the pleasure of hosting a virtual discussion with Matt Friedman, an international modern slavery expert and CEO of Mekong Club, together with Dr. Darian McBain PhD, the Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood processors. It is estimated that…
We hosted a virtual roundtable discussion focusing on communications, engagement and CSR with international and national guest panelists from BAE Systems. The discussion was led by Mark Phillips, Group Communications Director and a member of the BAE Systems plc global Executive Committee. He was joined by Chandran Vigneswaran, Communications Director,…
We had the pleasure of hosting a virtual discussion with Meaghan Ramsey, a purpose-led business strategist and Partner in a global strategic advisory firm based in London. Meaghan has extensive experience working with large and complex organisations across sectors from finance to FMCGs, healthcare to retail, oil and gas. She…
We had the pleasure of hosting a virtual discussion with Oriel Morrison, former anchor at CNBC International and one of Asia’s most well-known business journalists. For the past 12 years, she anchored top rating CNBC shows Squawk Box and Street Signs. Oriel also provided on the ground coverage of breaking…
We had the honour of hosting a virtual discussion with Dr. Parag Khanna, a leading global strategy advisor, world traveller, and best-selling author. He is also Founder and Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic advisory firm. Parag joined us from Singapore to lead an incredibly insightful…
We recently had the pleasure of engaging in virtual discussions with corporate affairs leaders in both Singapore and Hong Kong, reflecting on the global challenges of COVID-19, which began as what could be described as “an issue in Asia” that has escalated to a “crisis in the west”. There…
Last week we ran virtual roundtable sessions on Leading Remotely During an Uncertain Crisis. The level of interest was very indicative of not only the pressure Corporate Affairs and Communications professionals are under as leaders, but as individuals as well, recognising that in addition to the responsibilities they have to…
In engaging with corporate affairs professionals each day, the discussions often turn to the market and what we can expect in terms of future trends. In a year of “unprecedented uncertainty”, this is an extremely difficult question to answer. At challenging times such as now, we know our corporate affairs…
With a career spanning 24 years in senior corporate and public affairs role in Brussels and London, Alan has global expertise covering regulation, social responsibility, corporate reputation and political engagement. Alan joined us from the UK to lead an incredibly insightful and timely discussion on Global Politics and the Impact…
As we progress quickly into the new year, I reflect on what has been another dynamic and interesting year for corporate affairs professionals. It has been a year of “high uncertainty” on the economic, policy and politics front, both domestically and internationally. As the global economy becomes increasingly impacted by…
