SODALI & CO HIRES PETER KERMODE AS CO-HEAD OF PERTH OFFICE

Sodali & Co, a leading global stakeholder engagement consultancy, backed by TPG Growth, is pleased to announce the hiring of Peter Kermode to co-lead the Perth, WA office.

Peter joins us 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 has recently stepped up to co-lead the Perth office. Paul has been with

Jon Snowball, Strategic Communications Lead in APA,C said: “We’re experiencing tremendous momentum in our Perth office, in line with the broader growth across our Strategic Communications segment. Our talented team is delivering on major national projects while also achieving significant wins in investor relations and equity capital markets. It’s especially exciting to see new opportunities emerging in Brand & Design and Shareholder Advisory, where our colleagues’ unique expertise continues to drive our competitive advantage. 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.”

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 to anticipate issues, make better, more informed decisions, and communicate more effectively to drive alignment and accelerate performance.

With global scale and more than 400 employee,s 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.