Ben Curson
Partner at Kekst CNC
The move
MoveCNC Communications & Network Consulting → Kekst CNC
TitleManaging Director → Partner
LocationLondon → London
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Total experience27.6 years
Kekst CNC headcount201-500 employees
Kekst CNC industryPublic Relations and Communications Services
Kekst CNC HQGlobal, Global
Kekst CNC founded2018
Kekst CNC typePartnership
Career arc
- PartnerApr 2017 — Present
Kekst CNC· London, United Kingdom
- Managing DirectorSep 2015 — PresentCCNC Communications & Network Consulting· London, United Kingdom
- Managing Partner, Corporate AffairsApr 2014 — Sep 2015
Instinctif Partners
- Director, Corporate CommunicationsSep 2007 — Jan 2010
Hill & Knowlton London
- Managing Director, Financial and Professional ServicesSep 2007 — Jan 2012
Hill & Knowlton
- Group Managing DirectorSep 2007 — Mar 2014
Hill + Knowlton Strategies· London, United Kingdom
- Partner2000 — 2007
Penrose Financial
- Press Officer1996 — 1998
The Co-operative Group
- Press Officer1996 — 1998
- Press Officer1996 — 1998
Education
- Haileybury UKUniversity of Newcastle-Upon-TynePresent
- University of Newcastle-upon-TyneBachelor of Arts (B.A.) · English Language and Literature1992 — 1995
- Haileybury College1987 — 1992
Top skills
Stakeholder EngagementReputation ManagementSpeech WritingInternal CommunicationsSocial MediaCrisis Communications
About
I am a Partner at Kekst CNC based in Dubai and lead our Middle East operations. I have over 25 years’ experience in corporate affairs, financial communications, crisis and reputation management. I work across a wide range of sectors, advising senior and board level executives on reputational risk and running multi-stakeholder campaigns for blue chip companies and organisations in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. I actively participate in the dialogue about strategic communications, and am a regular conference speaker, moderator and contributor on crisis and reputation management issues.