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EPISODE · Jun 23, 2025 · 39 MIN

In Conversation with Simon Lewis OBE: A mindset for crisis response.

from Crux of the Matter · host Astraea

Simon Lewis has a long and storied career in public relations, with contemporaries regarding him as one of the country’s top PR men.  His career has spanned both the private andpublic sectors.  After a career in the city working as Director of Corporate Affairs at Vodafone, Centrica and NatWest,he moved to Number 10 as Director of Communications under Gordon Brown. In 1998, he was appointed as the first Communications Secretary to the late Queen.This is a chance to hear Simon's advice for today's business leaders on how to deal with crisis and difficult decisions, in an increasingly noisy and uncertain world. While there are no fixed rules, there are basic principles around preparation, approach and getting the right people 'in the room'.

Simon Lewis has a long and storied career in public relations, with contemporaries regarding him as one of the country’s top PR men.  His career has spanned both the private andpublic sectors.  After a career in the city working as Director of Corporate Affairs at Vodafone, Centrica and NatWest,he moved to Number 10 as Director of Communications under Gordon Brown. In 1998, he was appointed as the first Communications Secretary to the late Queen.This is a chance to hear Simon's advice for today's business leaders on how to deal with crisis and difficult decisions, in an increasingly noisy and uncertain world. While there are no fixed rules, there are basic principles around preparation, approach and getting the right people 'in the room'.

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