About
Belvedere is a consultancy that was founded to give high level strategic communications advice to corporates, entrepreneurs, family offices and the professional firms that advise or invest in them.
We help our clients to enhance and execute their communications strategies; solve existing problems and prevent new ones occurring. We relish the challenge of the complex, the new, the unusual and the unfamiliar.
We foster long term relationships with our clients by providing thoughtful, forward thinking, and discerning advice in a world that is overly focused on today’s quick fix.
Respect, trust, integrity and confidentiality are axiomatic to the advice we provide.
Expertise
Belvedere is sector agnostic but our team has strong roots in equity capital markets. We have the experience to advise clients through any crisis, transaction, growth phase, transition or any other situation which requires a perception audit of the relevant stakeholders.
We have advised clients across most industry sectors and many international boundaries. Our team, however, has particular experience in financial services, technology, telecoms, media, support services, natural resources, real estate and industrials.
In an over communicated world, in which we are constantly bombarded with messaging, Belvedere believes that one size definitely does not fit all. This is why we understand the importance of listening, evaluating and discussing options in advance of preparing a reasoned communication strategy.
Our strategy led communications advice has helped companies, from start-ups to multibillion pound organisations, to achieve their strategic goals with thoughtful, honest and effective communication campaigns.
Team
John West
Chief Executive and Founder
John has 20 years’ experience dealing with challenging and diverse assignments across a broad range of industry sectors.
His principal areas of expertise are in corporate and financial communications, reputation and change management, crisis and issues management and investor relations.
John has advised on a wide range of communications briefs working with corporates, prominent individuals, Governments, professional advisory firms, regulators and NGOs. He has extensive IPO, M&A and crisis experience.
John spent 18 highly successful years with the top five ranked UK consultancy Tavistock Communications where he held the position of Chief Executive for six years before establishing Belvedere.
Llewellyn Angus
Senior Consultant
Llewellyn is a qualified lawyer with six years’ experience in commercial litigation.
He joined Belvedere in 2018, bringing a thorough understanding of commercial and legal issues facing clients when executing their communication strategies and obligations.
Llewellyn practised in corporate dispute resolution where he acted for companies which had necessarily run into contractual, operational, reputational or other difficulties.
He has practised law at DLA and PwC and worked as an independent consultant in London for various clients including Slaughter and May and Linklaters.
He holds degrees in German and law from the University of Cape Town and a master’s degree in law which he completed jointly at the University of Amsterdam and Stellenbosch University.
Lily Pearce
Consultant
Lily Pearce joined Belvedere in 2023, with a degree in Politics and Economics. She also has two years of experience as a Financial Analyst at Santander Asset Management and completed an internship at Rathbone Investment Management. Beyond finance, Lily's diverse background includes teaching as an ESL teacher in Melbourne and Bangkok.
She brings strong communications, analytical and financial modelling skills to the team, helping to deliver clear communications and value to clients. Her focus is on media planning and press relations, as well as drafting and stakeholder engagement.
Contact
Contact
Belvedere Communications
80 Coleman Street
EC2R 5BJ
London
+44 (0)20 7653 8702
info@belvederepr.com
Careers
We are always interested in talking to
like-minded individuals, whatever your
experience. Please email your CV to:
careers@belvederepr.com