David Gold

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DAVID GOLD

Director of External Affairs & Policy at Royal Mail, developing and implementing strategies to engage with and influence political representatives and officials in the UK and devolved institutions, as well as business organisations, charities and special interest groups. Also working across B2B, B2C media campaigns and issues management, with responsibility for our relationship with the Royal Household->25 years experience working in politics, public affairs, media, marketing and public relations, working for leading brands in the FTSE100/250, commercial, charity and public sectors and for senior politicians- I work closely with the CEO and members of the Group Executive team. I play a key role in the development of the Special Stamps Programme, and am a media spokesperson for Royal Mail- Freeman of the City of London, liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen. Key Achievements - In the period leading to the IPO, I led a vigorous stakeholder and political engagement programme, helping to see through one of the biggest privatisations in decades and made a significant contribution to the company becoming a listed FTSE100 business- I was a key lead in the Royal Mail London2012 Olympics and Paralympics next day Gold Medal Stamps and Gold Post Boxes initiative, the first of its kind in the world- In the Ipsos MORI Summer survey of Westminster MPs, Royal Mail rated best for communication with MPs 6 years running- Established Keep Me Posted in 2013, a coalition working to protect consumer choice in communications. 140+ supporter organisations and 40+ service providers serving over 125 million consumer relationships, now operating across the EU, Australia, and North America- My team were shortlisted for three awards for our innovative \"Keeping Politicians Posted\" stakeholder engagement programme and shared a series of awards for integrated communications campaigns, including for the London 2012 Gold Postbox and Next Day Stamps campaign.