Nicholas
Wood-Dow
Executive Vice-President
Nick Wood-Dow came to Chelgate just months after its foundation with a
broad experience of public relations and public affairs across a variety
of sectors, ranging from trade associations to a beer company, from food
and health to a high profile local council.
A specialist in political affairs, he has special responsibility at Chelgate
for local and national government relations, and has practical experience
of politics at every level. He also has a particular expertise in environmental
matters. He is deputy chairman of the Environment Council, and founder/chairman
of the Tory Green Initiative. Nick has established Chelgate Environment
as a business division of the company, and advises national and international
organisations on air, water, land, pollution and planning matters.
He also has extensive personal experience in the political field. He has
been a councillor in a county borough, serving on planning highways and
health committees, and as deputy to the Leader on policy and resources.
He was Parliamentary Candidate in Bolton South-East in the 1992 General
Election. He has earlier served as public relations adviser to the European
Democratic Group of MEPs in Strasbourg.
A former Managing Director of a London PR firm, Nick is a former associate
director at Burson-Marsteller, where he worked closely with Chelgate Chairman,
Terence Fane-Saunders.
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