Neil Thapar, a director of Luther Pendragon, is a strategic adviser with almost a decade’s experience in financial & corporate communications and media relations. He co-founded a specialist financial PR practice (which is now part of LP) and leads PR mandates for a variety of corporate clients in the renewables, cleantech, industrial and technology sectors.

Neil moved into the PR industry after a 20-plus year career in journalism and a stint in the City as an equity strategist with a London stock broker. A former City editor and investment columnist, he commented on many major issues and sectors affecting business and the economy for a wide variety of news channels.

His career included staff positions at the Independent, Bloomberg Business News , the Mail on Sunday and The Business. His hands-on experience in journalism, equity markets and PR enables clients to gain high level access and insight as to how any communications strategy will actually play out in the real world.