Rob joined OxLEP in May 2017 as Communications Manager, having worked in a variety of PR and marketing roles over the past 15 years.

After starting his career as a news reporter for an Oxfordshire newspaper, Rob moved into in-house media relations roles – representing regional and national organisations across a number of sectors – before leading the marketing and communications function for several adult social care companies.

Rob is CIPR-qualified (Chartered Institute of Public Relations) and most recently led on all PR and marketing activity for Activate Apprenticeships – the apprenticeship arm within the Activate Learning group.