Cymraeg
The
Positif Politics team is one of the
most exciting and innovative groups of people in Welsh public affairs. Some of us came together
originally because we worked
well together in the past, and knew we could trust each other to deliver.
We are continuing to grow. The team is now expanding to bring on board other professionals with strong reputations and specialist skills, extending the range of ideas and services we can bring to bear. Our skills complement each other so that we can take public affairs in Wales to a new level and in new directions. Each client of Positif Politics is serviced by a slightly different team. We don't do one size fits all solutions.
Daran Hill is the Principal Consultant of Positif Politics. He is an experienced political consultant having served seven years as a senior consultant at the Welsh operations of Weber Shandwick and BSMG worldwide and at GJW Cymru Wales, working both on monitoring services and consultancy. His specialisms include horizon scanning and picking up the political mood, enabling clients to be forewarned of shifts in policy and political emphasis. In 1997 he was National Organiser of the successful “Yes For Wales” devolution campaign. Well-connected across the political spectrum, he is recognised as one of the most authoritative public affairs consultants in Wales. His experience and communications ability has been recognised in numerous media performances. He retains strategic oversight of all clients and helps deliver results on message, on time and on budget.
Llyr Roberts is a Consultant at Positif Politics and a member of the management team. He offers extensive public affairs experience after two years at GJW Cymru Wales (2004-06), working both on monitoring and consultancy services. Prior to this he was a member of BBC Wales political unit for four years, where he produced two flagship programmes reporting on the affairs of the National Assembly for Wales and the Houses of Parliament - the daily BBC2 TV programme AM-PM and the weekly radio programme Dau or Bae on Radio Cymru. He has also reported regularly on news programmes on Radio Cymru, Radio Wales, Newyddion and Wales Today. This experience has enabled him to develop unique insights into the operation of the National Assembly and a significant amount of media and communications expertise. He is bilingual and is a frequent contributor to media in Wales on political, media and communications issues.
Andrew Stallard joined Positif Politics in late November 2006 as a Consultant. An experienced public affairs professional, he previously managed the highly successful Public Affairs programme for Cancer Research UK in Wales, paving the way for the legislation to ban smoking in public places. Prior to that he was a public affairs consultant with Morgan Allen Moore, and managed accounts including major pharmaceuticals, the Welsh fourth channel S4C and Lloyds Pharmacy as well as giving political advice to all Morgan Allen Moore accounts. He has also worked as a researcher in the House of Commons and as a campaigns coordinator for the Labour Party in London and was seconded to Peter Hain MP during the first Welsh Assembly Elections.
René Kinzett is a Consultant at Positif Politics. He is an experienced public relations and public affairs consultant, having held senior posts with a government agency and currently working for a number of public and private sector clients within a Wales-based Public Relations agency. René is familiar with a wide range of public policy areas and has worked on policy development and public affairs briefs in the criminal justice, higher education and consumer protection fields. René is experienced in working across the media in Wales and often broadcasts on behalf of clients on radio and television. He is also an elected Member of Swansea Council, representing the Mayals ward as a Conservative Councillor. René was a key member of the Swansea Says Yes 1997 Referendum Campaign and worked closely with the media to ensure that the cross-party campaign maintained a positive momentum throughout, with Swansea being the city authority in Wales to vote 'yes'. René has excellent links with all the political parties in Wales and has effectively managed client relations across the political spectrum as well as organising successful events in house whilst working in the public policy sector.
Siobhan McClelland is a Consultant of Positif Politics and brings together the worlds of politics and health and social care. After graduating from Oxford University Siobhan trained as a health services manager in the NHS in Wales before moving to academia and is currently an External Professor at the University of Glamorgan and Visiting Professor at the University of Northumbria. Her expertise in health policy and economics and the politics of health has involved her in a range of project with public, voluntary and private sector organisations and she is particularly well placed to offer unique insights into the ways in which Welsh health policy is made and implemented. Siobhan is also regularly to be seen and heard in the media commenting on wider political and social issues and offering expert commentary on health including writing and presenting the recent Radio Wales series 'How To Survive the NHS'.
Susan Bowen is a Monitoring Consultant with six years experience in public affairs, specialising in economic and social policy. Prior to that she was an European Projects Officer for the European Affairs Department at the WDA. She appreciates the need for focused and relevant briefings targeted at busy people.
Janice Hill is the Finance Director of the Company. She is a KPMG trained chartered accountant, and has spent the last four years working with Julian Hodge Bank in Internal Audit and Compliance. She makes sure a small, new operation complies with law and best practice so that our clients have full confidence that all aspects of our business are properly run.