About us

firstlight group is an independent corporate and b2b communications consultancy.

Since 2009 we’ve supported ambitious scale-ups and established global brands – the disruptors and the disrupted.

We were founded with the aim of blending the experience and specialism found in big agencies with the agility and client-centric attitude of smaller consultancies.

Our approach is based on trust and transparency. It’s the reason  we enjoy some of the longest client tenures in the industry and have been recognised as a Great Place to Work for the last eight years running.

Why us?

Here's what makes us different

Skilled specialists

We’re experts in our clients’ worlds, with a deep understanding of their sectors, their operating context and the issues that matter to them and their customers.

Solving and doing

We’re strategic consultants who solve complex problems, and tenacious practitioners who deliver brilliant results. We don’t chase awards  or float stuff down the Thames. Our work  is considered, creative and always  commercially-aligned.

A partner to clients

We give honest advice, we’re flexible and we keep our promises. Plus we care. A lot. That’s why clients stay with us for the long run and keep us close.

International impact

We lead global English-language communications programmes from London. And we support clients with local market outreach via our network of hand-picked specialist agency partners across the world.

Illuminate

Introducing our international agency network, comprising partners from across the globe.

We regularly run global programmes from here in London. But we know that for some multi-market campaigns, there’s no substitute for having boots on the ground for local nuance and expertise. So we’ve handpicked independent, like-minded agencies from across the world, allowing us to select the best fit for each brief.

And we offer a ‘hub and spoke’ model, where we act as the global hub and co-ordinate all local activation so you don’t have to. The result? A bespoke and expert global team all managed through one central touchpoint.

Meet the team

Paul Davies

CEO & founder

paul.davies@firstlightgroup.io

Paul Davies

CEO & founder

Paul founded firstlight to help clients be bolder, provocative and more influential. His career has spanned corporate, consumer and business to business sectors and includes some of the world’s largest, smallest, most admired and most scrutinised organisations.

Anna Price

managing director

anna.price@firstlightgroup.io

Anna Price

managing director

Anna delivers integrated corporate, b2b and public affairs campaigns for global clients across a range of sectors – from transport and technology to financial services, food and drink, and education.

Justin St-Clair Charles

director

justin.scc@firstlightgroup.io

Justin St-Clair Charles

director

Justin has over 25 years of corporate communications experience, gained in agency and in-house, and across multiple sectors. His specialist sector expertise is in real estate and financial services.

Keir Bosley

director

keir.bosley@firstlightgroup.io

Keir Bosley

director

Keir started in the not-for-profit sector, before making the switch to employer brand and B2B PR work. With 20 years in agency-side comms, today he’s a corporate and campaigns specialist, with experience in sustainability and responsibility.

Emma Collingwood

director

emma.collingwood@firstlightgroup.io

Emma Collingwood

director

Emma is a corporate and B2B comms specialist with more than a decade of agency experience. Emma has worked with global clients across a range of sectors, including education, workplace & HR, retail and technology.

Sam Rowe

director of operations

sam.rowe@firstlightgroup.io

Sam Rowe

director of operations

As director of operations at firstlight, Sam oversees new business, marketing, HR, recruitment and agency operations. Her background is in B2B and corporate comms, having led programmes for clients including American Express, the Home Office, lastminute.com and LinkedIn.

Natalie Worpole

associate director

natalie.worpole@firstlightgroup.io

Natalie Worpole

associate director

Natalie is a corporate and B2B comms specialist, with experience across a broad range of sectors including financial services, professional services, education, technology and enterprise.

Neil Young

associate director

neil.young@firstlightgroup.io

Neil Young

associate director

Neil is firstlight’s digital lead, drawing on wide-ranging experience across sectors to deliver integrated global and regional campaigns.

Imogen Robinson

associate director

imogen.robinson@firstlightgroup.io

Imogen Robinson

associate director

Imogen is a corporate and business specialist, with experience running effective campaigns and high-volume press offices for clients across multiple sectors including retail, transport, engineering, and professional services.