Rhys leads Portland corporate and financial communications work in the Middle East and manages the regional team from our Doha office. Rhys oversees teams working for government entities, foundations, major projects and corporate clients, and plays a key role in our new business activities in the region.
He has 20 years of national and international experience in corporate communications as well as agency and print journalism covering business, financial markets, politics and economics. He advises clients on all aspects of their PR and specialises in strategic communications, crisis communications, creative campaigns, media relations and capacity building.
Before entering the world of PR, Rhys was a journalist and spent eight years at Reuters in London, covering transport, infrastructure and investment. He also spent two years with Arabian Business in Dubai as a news editor.