Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips started out his professional life with serious political ambition but soon realised that his chosen brand lacked full emotional engagement with the needs of the British consumer. As the SDP faded into distant memory, Robert turned his love of brands from politics to the consumer arena - and, in collaboration with his business partner, Jackie Cooper, established Jackie Cooper PR. Edelman and JCPR came together in 2004 and in May 2007, Robert was asked to become CEO of all Edelman companies in the UK, including Edelman London and JCPR. The combined power of this group ranks Edelman UK as the largest independent firm in the UK PR marketplace and among the top three multi-geography, multi-practice consultancies - with fees in excess of '20 million per annum and about 270 staff.