Meet Our Team

Jon Chandler

Jon is CEO of Quiller.

He has decades of experience integrating reputation into business strategy, building powerful campaigns and coaching leadership teams. He led the Communications and Public Affairs teams in Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East at the Coca-Cola Company and Eastman Kodak.

He is a Chair of PRCA Council and Past Master of the City of London Company of Public Relations Practitioners.

CEO@quillerconsultants.com

Dominic Morris CBE

Dominic joined Quiller in 2015 from Lloyds Banking Group where he was Group Public Affairs Director. He is a former chief of staff at Ofcom, spent eight years in the Prime Minister’s Office, under Lady Thatcher and Sir John Major and was an expert adviser on Digital Britain to Lords’ Mandelson and Carter in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Dominic has extensive experience in regulatory affairs at a national and international level, across financial services, telecommunications and media.

Liliana Bermudes

Liliana has a background in International Relations and Strategic Management of Sustainability & Corporate Governance and is a recent MA graduate in Innovation Management at Central Saint Martins.

She has experience in Institutional Affairs for CSR and Sustainability projects, which includes a co-lead role on managing the Ethos Conference, the biggest Sustainable Business event in Latin America.

Her experience also includes leading the Communications team and designing content and format on innovation & sustainability for workshops and events in a think tank in Sao Paulo, speaking Portuguese fluently. She was working with multinational companies on international mobility projects.

Her current research is on Systems Thinking & Open Innovation applied to the intersection of businesses and international development.

Matt West

Matt brings over 20 years’ experience in designing, setting-up and running: media monitoring; analysis; and insight programmes.

Matt's expertise lies in providing insightful commentary on media data, giving clients a clear picture of their brand's performance across traditional, digital and social media. His first account was with Royal Mail Group, where he received three consecutive 'First Class Supplier' awards.

Former board member of the Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communications (AMEC). Matt is an active member of the City of London Company of Public Relations Practitioners. He currently holds the position of treasurer.

Lucy Ferguson

Lucy Ferguson has produced films and animations, built websites, designed posters with augmented reality, photo shoots and mobile apps winning numerous awards for their work.

Her client work has ranged from large corporates to small social enterprises with budgets and deadlines to match.

Julie Carballo

Julie joined Quiller in January 2019. She has in-depth knowledge of international media and the hospitality industry with time spent in leadership roles both in house and agency. Prior to joining Quiller, Julie served as Corporate Communications Consultant at Radisson Hotel Group where she handled media relations and strategic communications programmes.

Julie also worked as a journalist for a range of national titles and international news agencies in London, Paris and Rome, such as Le Figaro and the AFP. She speaks French, Italian and Spanish.

Scott Jacobson

Scott has more than 25 years corporate, non-profit and agency marketing, communications and management experience. Prior to joining Quiller, he led PR, public affairs, events and internal communications functions.

Previous roles include Director of Corporate Communications at Orange UK, Senior Vice President/Director of Brand Marketing at global communications agency Ketchum and three positions over five years at The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta. Originally from New York City, Scott has a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.

Sheila Thompson

Prior to joining Quiller in 2015, Sheila was Executive Vice-President of BLJ London Ltd, a London-based strategic communications consultancy, where she worked – for 16 years – on a variety of accounts in education, health, energy, arts, media and law.

She is the former Head of Information at the Lord Chancellor’s Department (1991-98) and before that Deputy Chief Press Officer at the Ministry of Defence.

Jaime Tai

Jaime is a visual communications designer who has delivered branding, print and digital solutions for a range of sectors including hospitality, luxury retail, manufacturing, FMCG, F&B and exhibitions.

Her expertise lies in bringing clarity to large, complex systems of information, making it easy for others to understand them.

As a designer and writer, Jaime’s work has been featured in publications such as LS:N Global, Core77, PSFK, WGSN and Inhabitat. She is also an expert in trend forecasting and material research.

Sören Reischert

Sören joined Quiller in March 2019 as a junior consultant after having graduated from The University of York. He was born in Germany and has substantial experience working at Communications agencies, enabling him to provide deep insight into the German market for several of our international clients.

Sören is also currently pursuing a dual degree in International Relations and Public Policy at Syracuse University, New York, and The Hertie School of Governance, Berlin.

Michela Siuni

Michela has experience in digital communications and reputation management across Europe and East Asia. Always putting her cultural awareness to use, her digital expertise ranges from social media management and web management to branding, content creation and analytics.

With a MA in International Relations and Business Management from the University of Aberdeen, a MA in Global Communication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the participation in several conferences and projects all around the world, Michela has gained in-depth knowledge of nation branding, foreign policy and both digital and corporate diplomacy.

Lydia Hamilton-Rimmer

Lydia originally interned in Summer 2019 for Quiller while studying for her degree in Political Science at the University of Birmingham, and is now working for the firm again across a number of public affairs and communications projects.

Lydia was selected during the Cameron Government to be a National Religious Education Ambassador speaking in the House of Commons and Institute of Education on key education issues.

Erika Sukanjanajtee

Erika is an intern with Quiller supporting a number of public affairs and communications accounts, and is also studying for a Masters degree in International Political Economy at King’s College London.

She previously interned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand where she worked on international economic policy, public affairs, and communications. She has also interned for Bangkok Bank, World Vision UBC, and Baker McKenzie. She secured her undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Quiller believes in deploying its expertise to make a difference both collectively and individually. We champion industry issues and support programmes that we personally care about.

We are founders of a movement established by the PRCA and Social Enterprise UK to foster social enterprises in the creative and corporate affairs sector.

This results in excellent, authentic work for our clients and positive social impact, as the enterprises re- invest more than half their profits into relevant social causes, such as the development of young filmmakers from disadvantaged backgrounds.

We work with ELBA, the East London Business Alliance, to support schools in East London with reputation management and provide career development for students from East London universities.

Our team supports a diverse range of charitable and social initiatives on an individual basis.

These include High Ground, a charity that provides horticultural therapy to wounded servicemen; MacFarlane Trust which provides financial help and other support to haemophiliacs who were infected with HIV via NHS blood transfusions during the 1970s and 80s; British Future, a charity which seeks to improve the debate around migration, identity and opportunity and of London Works, a social business.