Sodali & Co Hires Peter Kermode as Co-Head of Perth Office

Sodali & Co, a leading global stakeholder engagement consultancy, backed by TPG Growth, has appointed Peter Kermode and Paul Ryan to Co-Head its Perth, WA office.

Peter joins the firm after five years with Purple (formerly Cannings Purple) and brings a wealth of experience spanning Government, Consulting, and public market corporate affairs experience with Chevron, Woodside, and Mirvac Group. As well as early career experience as a journalist with the AFR and The West Australian.

Peter will join Paul Ryan, who recently stepped up to co-lead the Perth office. Paul has been with Sodali & Co since 2019 and was appointed Managing Director, Strategic Communications in Perth last year.

Jon Snowball, Strategic Communications Lead in APAC said: “We’re experiencing tremendous momentum in Perth, in line with the broader growth across our Strategic Communications business. Our talented team is delivering on major national projects while also achieving significant wins in investor relations and equity capital markets. With the combination of Paul and Peter leading our Perth team we have continuity of leadership while at the same time bringing in fresh perspective and experience to build on this success and deliver even greater value to our clients.”

Peter Kermode said: “I’m very happy to be joining the Sodali team in Perth and look forward to working with Paul and the broader Sodali organisation to deliver its full suite of services to existing and new clients.”

Paul Ryan said, “With Peter coming on board, we have strengthened our credentials as WA’s leading strategic communications business. Our team combines equity markets, financial communications, stakeholder engagement, and crisis management expertise to help our clients manage the complex business challenges of today and tomorrow.”

About Sodali & Co

Sodali & Co advises corporate clients worldwide as they navigate the complex dynamics 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.

With global scale and more than 400 employees Sodali & Co serves over 2,000 clients across its three complementary practice areas of Shareholder Services, Sustainability, and Strategic Communications, each has specialties covering:

• Shareholder Advisory covers proxy solicitation services, capital markets intelligence, M&A advisory, corporate governance, fund solutions, and global debt and bondholder solutions.
• Sustainability covers 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.