Nick Wood-Dow

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, waste 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 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.