Patrick Barrow

Managing Director


patrick@reputationcommunications.com

+44 (0)203 189 1951


Patrick has more than 20 years experience in reputation communications and management, having worked with some of the world’s best known brands, at home and internationally, in-house and agency. After a spell in journalism, he was introduced to PR and communications the hard way, as a press officer for the Meat and Livestock Commission during the BSE crisis. He joined BBC News during the Birt reforms, starting in radio during a tempestuous election campaign, working with programmes such as Today, The World at One and From Our Own Correspondent, before moving to television where he dealt with policy and newsgathering as well as a three-season spell as press officer for Question Time with Peter Sissons. Patrick became Head of Corporate Affairs for The Telegraph group, helping position The Daily Telegraph for a newspaper in opposition as well as handling price wars with News International, the Telegraph’s push for digital leadership and the Telegraph’s integration of its trusted brand with wider marketing activities. He went on to work for Thomas Cook and T-Mobile as both companies sought and changed ownership. Specialising in crisis and reputation management, he also dealt with regulatory and community issues as well as helping the integration of communications across new acquisitions in Europe and further afield. As Managing Director of the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) he helped establish best practice and oversee self-regulation for the industry as well as becoming a spokesman for the value of PR consultancy. Patrick went on to become Corporate Managing Director at Ketchum, one of the world’s largest PR agencies, helping multinational clients as varied as the World Economic Forum and investment banks, to Kodak and KFC. Having advised the UAE government on communications protocols, he co-founded RepComms. Patrick is contributor to various media as well as academic books The Phone Hacking Scandal: Journalism on Trial? And After Leveson: The Future of British Journalism. An impassioned rugby and cricket fan, he is a lover of history and an avid student of current and world affairs.