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Erica Whiteman

Erica has over 11 years experience marketing and promoting music to the masses at Sony Music and Lout Events. She moved to the UK from New York where she developed Rockstarhelper, a music pr and management company for start up indie bands.

Outside of work, Erica can be found baking , spending time with her family and searching ebay for bargains to turn her house into a set out of Mad Men.

Keredy Stott

Keredy joined Punch in June 2010 after gaining a wide range of communications and events coordination experience, primarily in the public sector.

Her work at The University of Northampton, a Government body and a local authority has included media relations and campaign management as well as being responsible for internal communications and web content. Her undergraduate degree focused on Literature and last year completed a Masters degree in Writing and New Media.

In her spare time, Keredy enjoys reading, cooking, walking by canals and watching formula one. Her all time favourite activities are eating, sleeping and, although a rare occurrence in England, soaking up the sunshine.

Holly Henstock

Holly joined Punch in 2009 as an Account Executive and has subsequently been promoted to Account Manager.

Since graduating from Nottingham Trent University with a degree in English and History, Holly has worked in-house for top fashion brands Lulu Guinness and Meli' Melo' through which she has built up a vast array of fashion and lifestyle media contacts.

In her spare time Holly is a Facebook fanatic and online shopaholic.

Philip Keightley

Having joined Punch Communications in October 2007, Philip has 10 years experience in the media industry incorporating a blend of skills gained across the advertising, publishing and public relations sectors, representing high profile brands such as British Airways and Sony Ericsson.

An experienced Account Director at Punch, Philip has led on numerous client accounts across the PR, Search and Social Media disciplines, providing client council, consultation and execution of campaigns across diverse business sectors including digital technology, social media, b2b, b2c, and property & construction.

Past and current clients include Reality Digital, Qype, Redbox Digital and Bowmer & Kirkland Group.

Rebecca Blinston-Jones

Rebecca is an experienced PR Professional with close to 15 years in the industry who joined Punch in May 2010.

Rebecca brings with her both a track record of advising clients at a senior level on PR strategy, messaging and planning and an ability to deliver high level media relations and thought leadership campaigns at a global level.

Jeff Ward

Jeff joined Punch Communications in November 2009 to develop financial systems and procedures to help Punch achieve its financial goals and commercial objectives.

A chartered accountant with 20 years experience in both the public and private sector, Jeff has specialised in technology start-ups, MBOs, acquisitions and mergers, most recently in the SaaS and internet security spaces.

In his spare time, Jeff enjoys cookery, bread-making, photography, listening to obscure world music and pandering to his inner geek. In between, he occasionally finds the time to see his long-suffering wife and three children.

Erica Parsons

Prior to joining Punch Communications in November 2009 as HR Manager, Erica previously worked in a similar role at Sainsbury's and Denton Wilde Sapte, a large, London-based law firm.

Erica has been involved in a wide range of HR projects, including the merger of two large law firms, the recruitment and subsequent training and development of 350 staff for a new Eco store for Sainsbury's - the first of its kind in the country - and a nationwide change-management initiative.

In her spare time, Erica enjoys playing tennis, Pilates, getting involved in village life and having fun with her two young children.

Will Davis

Will joined Punch in May 2010 as a Junior Account Executive.

Since graduating from Queen Mary University, London with a degree in Film Studies and History, Will has gained practical experience in the film and television industry. This includes experience with production houses in London, as well as running for a documentary of a music festival in Malawi, Africa.

Out of work, Will is a passionate rugby fan, watching and attending Leicester Tigers games where possible. If there isn't a game on, he's probably adding to his film collection.

Emilie Legrand

Emilie joined Punch Communications in April 2010 as a Junior Account Executive.

After graduating from the University of Leicester with a degree in Sociology, Emilie went on to carry out a number of successful PR internships in London.

Emilie is a self-confessed shopaholic who enjoys nothing more than a catch up with her friends at the local pub. With a father living in America and a brother on the other side of the country, Emilie enjoys spending as much time with her family as possible, often integrating it with a skiing trip or a visit to her French relatives.

Pete Goold

Having co-founded Punch Communications in 2003, Pete has sixteen years experience in UK and European Public Relations and an enviable base of media contacts in highly diverse sectors.

With a wealth of communications expertise spanning Consumer, Corporate, Trade and Business-to-Business sectors, he has devised and managed national and international media campaigns for global blue-chip businesses – these have included Microsoft, Direct Line, Boeing & Sony PlayStation, each of which has taken advantage of his talent for clear and concise communication.

Pete also has considerable experience and personal passion for the technology sector having launched and nurtured some of the UK’s most durable and successful internet brands through the European dotcom boom - including FT.com, Excite, LetsBuyIt and lastminute.com.

Pete is a passionate evangelist of online PR techniques and social media adoption within traditional PR strategies - and is currently spending much of his time helping clients to do so. As well as the team blog on this site, Pete also writes a personal blog. Some of Pete's numerous social media profiles can be found here. 

Ben Leuty

Ben joined Punch in September 2007 following five years living and working in London.

Having built up a broad range of experience across many vertical sectors, Ben has the ability to understand and promote anything from complex business structures through to mass consumer products.

Out of work Ben is a keen golfer and an avid armchair sports fan. Unfortunately born a supporter of Derby County, Ben relies on Leicester Tigers bringing sporting success home.

Alex Smith

Alex joined Punch Communications in March 2009 to manage social and digital media within campaigns at Punch.

Having graduated with a degree in media, Alex successfully completed an internship with a global agency based in Brussels, working on clients such as Ingram Micro, Bluetooth and Dow Chemicals.

Outside work, Alex is a keen sports fan, playing football as much as possible. He also likes to rock climb, and looks to hit the wall as often as he can.

Emma Goold

Emma’s background is in corporate and consumer public relations having started her career in-house at the European headquarters of Microsoft in Paris. This role armed her with a wide range of senior business and consumer press contacts and invaluable experience of crisis management, corporate social responsibility campaigns, event management and media liaison.

Having moved into agency work, Emma has also had the enviable task of working with many household lifestyle brands such as Virgin Radio, Virgin Mobile and the world’s largest online dating company Match.com.

In addition to her role at Punch, Emma launched a thriving Brighton-based design agency Belle Etoile in January 2003 and was recognised as one of four Young Designers of the Year by the Greetings Card Industry association in October 2003, demonstrating her creativity.