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Our consultants
Michelle Gathercole
Managing Director
Michelle has spent nearly 20 years working in communications and PR in both London and South Africa across a wide range of industry sectors including banking, trading, markets, insurance, legal, accounting, private equity and regulatory affairs. At MLG Communications she leads the advisory work for clients, with a particular focus on content and client management.
She was previously a director at Deutsche Bank where she was responsible for the bank’s markets PR in London. Before that she was at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Bank with responsibility for the bank’s derivatives and structured finance PR. Michelle worked in investment banking before and during the financial crisis and throughout the slow recovery. Her industry, product and communications expertise is therefore tempered by a thorough understanding of sensitive issues and communication risks.
Prior to working for banks Michelle worked for PR agencies in London, Cape Town and Johannesburg and had a brief stint as a marketing manager for a retail online stockbroker.
Michelle brings deep technical financial, banking and trading expertise to her work. Clients benefit from access to a communications professional who understands their businesses and industry issues and can offer appropriate top-level strategic advice, then translate this knowledge into content and messages appropriate for all relevant audiences. She is particularly experienced in helping clients to navigate awards submissions and processes, working with them to ensure their work is appropriately portrayed to judges.
Veronica spent 10 years working as a consultant within the technology and financial services sector in a variety of roles including sales, training, business analysis and project management.
She most recently was a senior consultant at software company SAS where she was responsible for the implementation of largescale projects for blue chip banking clients. Her project management skills and understanding of large corporates allows her to manage MLG Communications’ projects with efficiency and skill.
Veronica Banks
Consultant
Vanessa is a journalist and copywriter. She started writing about technology in the last century and focuses on how people, businesses and technology come together to make something interesting happen.
As a professional writer for 20 years, Vanessa has the experience necessary to tell compelling stories without losing sight of the client’s overall communication objectives. Clients value her assistance in finding new angles and approaches, while helping them to articulate their knowledge in a user-friendly way.