Tim joined Associated British Ports in 2022 as Group Head of Corporate Communications. He heads the team managing relationships with a range of external stakeholders including in the worlds of politics and the media. He joined ABP from the UK Major Ports Group, the trade association for the UK’s largest port operators, where he was CEO. Prior to entering the ports sector Tim spent eleven years in the steel industry with Tata Steel Europe, latterly as the Head of Public Affairs and interim Director of Corporate Communications. Other roles in steel included those involving energy, environment and strategy. Tim’s early career was as a management consultant for McKinsey where he spent six years in their Corporate Finance and Strategy practice. He has degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Warwick.