Director, Scotland & Deputy Chief Executive
Illiam’s counsel provides unrivalled insight into the increasingly distinctive world of Scottish politics. He has successfully guided clients through the intricacies of the Scottish Parliament since its formation in 1999, and joined Cogitamus in 2007.
With extensive public affairs expertise in designing, managing and delivering proactive and reactive political, stakeholder and community engagement strategies, Illiam’s expertise has been utilised by clients from a broad range of sectors, including: transport, telecommunications, tourism, construction, health and education, as well as voluntary and public sector organisations.
In particular, clients have benefited from Illiam’s work on:
- development and delivery of political communications strategies;
- development, implementation and management of stakeholder and community engagement programmes;
- organisation and management of events – from local community meetings to national policy conferences;
- project team and financial management;
- development of legislative and policy proposals and amendments;
- evidence to parliamentary committee inquiries and Scottish and UK Government consultations;
- profile-raising and reputation management; and
- public procurement and tender support – especially those with a Scottish dimension.
Illiam is a member of the Association of Professional Political Consultants and of IoD Scotland.