SODALI & CO HIRES PHIL RYAN AS HEAD OF DIGITAL STRATEGY

Sodali & Co, a leading global advisory firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Phil Ryan to drive its digital offering across its Strategic Communications practise.  

Ryan, who has over 20 years of consultancy and in-house experience, joins as Managing Director, Head of Digital Strategy. 

In his previous role as a Partner at Brunswick he advised on a wide range of mandates including corporate positioning, IPOs, M&A, crisis, cyber breaches, litigation support, and activism. 

The Sodali & Co team is growing rapidly with 5 new analyst hires this year. The digital practice in particular has been flourishing under the leadership of Ollie Beckwith who will report into Ryan and remains in his role as Head of Digital Engagement. 

“Digital is central to every part of our business and every client mandate,” said Victoria Palmer-Moore, Senior Managing Director. “Meanwhile the rapid evolution of AI is fundamentally rewriting the rules of the game. We are thrilled to have someone of Phil’s calibre and experience to help us and our clients navigate the path ahead.” 

Phil Ryan said: “I feel very fortunate to have an opportunity to apply my skills and experience at Sodali & Co. The focus they have on building stakeholder capital, via strategic communications advice, governance support, and the shareholder services, provides a perfect platform to make use of my experience and expertise. The business is on an upwards trajectory and it’s great to be on board and further strengthen a burgeoning digital offer.” 

Following their recent re-brand in July 2024, Sodali & Co (formerly Morrow Sodali) has an impressive global scale with more than 450 employees serving over 2,000 clients. Across its three complementary practice areas of Shareholder Services, Governance & Sustainability, and Strategic Communications, each has specialties covering: 

• Shareholder Services cover proxy solicitation services, capital markets intelligence, M&A advisory, fund solutions, and global debt and bondholder solutions 

• Governance & Sustainability covers corporate governance, board services, sustainability advisory, and climate advisory 

• Strategic Communications covers corporate communications, crisis & special situations, financial & transaction communications, investor relations, public affairs & campaigns, research, and brand & design 

About Sodali & Co 

Sodali & Co advises corporate clients worldwide as they navigate the complex dynamic of shareholder and stakeholder interests. The firm supports business leaders in anticipating issues, making better, more informed decisions, and communicating more effectively to drive alignment and accelerate performance.