Stratton Craig is pleased to welcome Coolin Desai to Positive Change Group<\/a> as Senior Board Adviser. <\/span>Coolin will work with Positive Change Group’s Board and CEO Helen Bennett on the Group\u2019s growth strategy, advising on international expansion and opportunities to add capabilities through acquisitions, partnerships or strategic hires.<\/span><\/p>\n Coolin spent 30 years at PwC, including 18 years as a partner leading strategic and M&A advisory work for clients in the business and professional services sector. He also served on the executive leadership team of its lead advisory business.<\/span><\/p>\n His appointment follows key hires across the Group this year, including Helen Bennett\u2019s arrival as Group CEO in June and the recent appointment of Leighton Barnish as Director of Stakeholder Advisory<\/a>, expanding the Group\u2019s expertise in strategic communications, reputation and sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCoolin worked with us through PwC as we developed our plans for Positive Change Group, so he knows the business and the vision behind it. We want to build a leading international stakeholder advisory and engagement business, and I\u2019m looking forward to working with him and drawing on his experience as we pursue that goal.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOur clients\u2019 challenges increasingly cut across employees, investors, customers and wider society. They need advice and communications that connect those perspectives, and we have a strong foundation of specialist expertise and trusted relationships to build on.\u202f <\/span>Our ambition is to bring more of that expertise together and invest in capabilities that allow us to address a broader range of client needs. Coolin will help us focus our growth plans and identify where investment and acquisitions can make the greatest difference.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nDavid Christopherson, Group Executive Chairman of Positive Change Group, said: <\/span><\/h3>\n
Helen Bennett, Group CEO of Positive Change Group, said: <\/span><\/h3>\n
Coolin Desai said: <\/span><\/h3>\n