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Tahlie Cooper

Reputation and thought leadership, crisis communications, executive positioning and partnership activation.
11.2 yrs experiencePublic Relations & Communications
Apr 2026

The move

MoveDP World → Mubadala
TitleGroup Senior Manager - Reputation & Thought Leadership → Vice President - Group Communications
LocationDubai → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE4.5
Total experience11.2 years
Mubadala headcount501-1,000 employees
Mubadala industryFinancial Services
Mubadala HQAbu Dhabi
Mubadala founded2002
Mubadala typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Vice President - Group CommunicationsApr 2026 — Present
    Mubadala· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
  2. Group Senior Manager - Reputation & Thought LeadershipApr 2025 — Apr 2026
    DP World· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Group Manager - Executive Communications & ContentJul 2023 — Mar 2025
    DP World· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Partnerships Activation LeadOct 2021 — Jun 2023
    DP World· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. Account DirectorMar 2021 — Sep 2021
    Edelman
  6. Senior Account ManagerApr 2019 — Mar 2021
    Edelman· London, United Kingdom
  7. Account ManagerJun 2018 — Mar 2019
    Edelman· London, United Kingdom
  8. Account ManagerJan 2018 — Jun 2018
    Good Relations· London, United Kingdom
  9. Senior Account ExecutiveJan 2017 — Dec 2017
    Good Relations· London, United Kingdom
  10. Campaign ExecutiveJun 2016 — Dec 2016
    Diffusion PR· London, United Kingdom
  11. Associate campaign executiveSep 2015 — Jun 2016
    Diffusion PR· London, United Kingdom
  12. Brand and corporate internAug 2014 — Sep 2014
    MHP Communications· London, england
  13. PR InternJul 2013 — Jun 2014
    The Nelson Consultancy

Education

Top skills

Employee EngagementGlobal CommunicationsClient-orientedEnquiriesSocial ListeningClear Communications

About

Most of my career has been spent helping C-suite leaders figure out what they stand for — and making sure that translates into communications that hold up globally, across markets, platforms, and high-stakes moments.My work sits at the intersection of thought leadership strategy, executive positioning, and corporate reputation. Currently, I'm doing that as VP of Corporate Communications at Mubadala. Before that, at DP World, I built and led the Reputation & Thought Leadership Centre of Excellence from the ground up: executive positioning, thought leadership strategy and content, and crisis communications. Prior to that, I spent years in senior agency roles in London — including as an Account Director at Edelman, advising global clients on corporate affairs and B2B communications.I'm ba

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