Meet the team.

Share Communications is home to a well-resourced, highly experienced team of client-focused PR professionals. Led by founder and managing director Zoe Powell, we work as an integrated part of your in-house team, fostering a collaborative partnership that aligns with your culture.

With deep industry expertise, we have a strong track record of delivering highly effective media relations for both established global asset management firms and emerging investment boutiques.

Zoe Powell

  • Zoe is the founder of Share Communications and a senior PR and communications professional with over 25 years’ experience in the investment sector, covering media relations across multiple territories, reputation management, crisis PR and corporate spokesperson roles. She served as Head of Corporate Comms at Legg Mason and a PR consultant to investment boutiques before establishing Share Communications. Zoe has built strong connections with the media and investment community throughout her career.

Hugo Mortimer-Harvey

  • Hugo has over 25 years’ communications experience within the financial services industry, previously serving as MD at an award-winning investment-focused PR consultancy. He has advised a wide range of clients, including international asset management businesses spanning institutional and wholesale markets, investment boutiques, wealth managers and fund research consultancies. Hugo maintains a strong network ofcontacts across the media, industry bodies, influencers and the broader marketing communications industry.

Ciara Simpson

  • Ciara brings more than six years’ experience in PR and media communications to the Share Comms team. She has progressed through senior roles, building expertise in media relations, client strategy and establishing trusted relationships with journalists across the investment sector.

    Additionally, Ciara supports day to day business operations, overseeing internal processes and managing third-party relationships to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective client service.

Minnie Watson

  • Minnie’s experience spans previous roles in public relations, marketing and sales. At Share Comms she is central to developing and driving strategic PR campaigns for clients.

    Minnie oversees activity encompassing media relations, thought leadership, tactical opportunities and media events. She continues to build a strong network of media contacts across the industry, essential to securing meaningful coverage opportunities for clients.

Tiffany Squire

  • Tiffany’s experience includes previous roles in executive finance recruitment. At Share Comms she plays a key role in delivering effective PR campaigns for our clients.

    Tiffany supports across the breadth of our PR service, from journalist engagement, thought leadership, social media content creation and event management. She is central to managing incoming comment requests and also oversees our media monitoring and production of bespoke reports.

Eleanor Mitchell

  • Eleanor has over 20 years’ experience in public relations and communications. She has previously held senior roles, including a decade as a director at an award-winning investment-focused PR consultancy, and has extensive expertise in media relations and strategic communications across the financial services sector, specialising in investment trusts.

Sarah Plevnik

  • Sarah has over 13 years’ experience in financial services across the insurance and investment sectors. She has built trusted media relationships with leading investment journalists and brings expertise in strategic communications, reputation management and content creation. At Share Comms, she advises senior leaders, directs client PR programmes, and oversees the agency’s content approach.

Louise Ahuja

  • Louise has over 20 years’ experience on the board of a leading large PR consultancy, specialising in financial services, including fintech, pensions, investments, and retail finance. She has expertise in strategic communications, media relations, reputation management, and PR programmes, helping clients connect with their audiences and achieve their objectives. Louise combines industry knowledge with a practical, results-driven approach.

Vee Montebello

  • Vee is a highly experienced communications professional with a 30-year career spanning financial services, sport and consultancy. She has held senior leadership roles including Director of Communications at a FTSE-listed wealth manager, Head of Corporate Communications at a major investment firm, and senior posts at an award-winning consultancy. Vee brings deep expertise in media relations, reputation management, corporate positioning and internal communications, having guided organisations through periods of transformation, rebranding and market change.

Roland Cecchetto

  • Roland has been active in PR and communications for over 45 years, working across a range of industries, with a particular focus on the financial sector since 1996. He has broad experience on both the corporate and agency side and has held a wide range of management roles. He brings profound knowledge of the financial industry, particularly globally active and specialist asset managers, and has built a long-standing, sustainable personal network with leading financial journalists and media representatives in Switzerland.

Holly Thomas

  • Holly is a personal finance journalist with over 20 years’ experience. She has held senior editorial roles, including Deputy Personal Finance Editor at The Sunday Times and Money Editor at the Daily/Sunday Express, and has written for the Financial Times Business. Holly’s work has won multiple awards and appears regularly in national publications including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, and the Daily Mail.

Richard Evans

  • Richard spent 20 years as a personal finance journalist at The Telegraph before moving into investment communications at a leading UK provider. His journalistic approach to investment communications helps Share Comms’ clients produce effective, original and engaging content.

Mike Evans

  • Mike is a senior marketing and communications professional with more than 30 years’ experience in financial services. He has held leadership roles at global investment firms, with expertise spanning brand strategy, product and channel marketing, content, digital and PR. Mike has extensive international experience, leading teams across Europe, Asia and the US, and has overseen major brand launches and business transformation programmes.