We meet client requirements with tailored and bespoke services
Our Team
As our world becomes increasingly more competitive, it is our unique experience and clarity that distinguishes us. Integrity opens doors, ideas solve problems, and insight creates opportunity.
Lydia-Claire Halliday
For over twenty years, founder Lydia-Claire Halliday has delivered strategic communications for global companies seeking to build and protect reputation, influence industry and governments, as well as increase investor demand and valuation.
Lydia founded LCH Consultancy in 2012 to advise and serve both international public and private entities operating across Africa.
Founder and Executive Director
Nairobi & London
Mary is an experienced communications specialist based in Nairobi with a demonstrated history of working in the public relations and global corporate communications industry. A highly effective communicator, an excellent researcher, an efficiency-driven individual and a proven team player.
With over seven years’ experience crossing the banking, technology and philanthropic sectors, Mary joined LCH Consultancy & Associates in early 2021 supporting the growing requirements of the company.
Nairobi
Mary Chege
Senior Account Manager
Grace Wahu is a seasoned communications professional with over 10 years of experience covering Africa. She leverages her expertise at LCH Consultancy & Associates in ensuring exceptional service and support for a diverse range of clients across sectors key sectors, including Financial Services, Agriculture, Technology, Health and Aviation - with a keen focus on developing a vast knowledge in cutting-edge technologies dominating these sectors. Her multifaceted approach combines branding, government relations, media outreach, and digital marketing expertise to craft compelling narratives across key markets.
In 2022, she was part of the duo that won the PRCA Africa Next Generation PR World Cup. An active Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) member, Grace embodies the spirit of excellence and innovation in the communications landscape.
Nairobi
Grace Wahu
Director, Analysis and Strategy
Chris has worked extensively across the continent advising African multinational corporations, multilateral organisations, foundations, state aid bodies and NGOs focused on African development. He has a proven track record of growing businesses in Africa and in the UK. Chris previously built a thriving business in Kenya as Managing Director of Grayling Kenya Limited. Prior to that Chris founded his own corporate communications consultancy, Eloqui Public Relations, which was bought by APCO Worldwide.
Chris Genasi
Nairobi
Senior
Associate
Richard is a specialist public sector campaign and strategic communications consultant, with thirteen years’ experience across five African countries supporting and advising politicians, governments and international institutions in Somalia, Libya, Kenya, South Sudan and Morocco. He ensures the effective delivery of message to target audiences in the pursuit of a strategic aim, and provides bespoke VIP public presentation training.
Richard Bailey
Nairobi
Associate Director,
Public Affairs & Strategy
Muthoni has a strong history of public affairs experience across East Africa, specialising in public private partnerships. She is also an ESG advocate and advisor, with significant experience in workforce development, local content within the public and private sector space. Experienced in engaging within the board room and at the rural community setup. Member to Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM), Oil Council (UK).
Muthoni Koinange
Nairobi
Associate Director,
Public Affairs & ESG Advisor
Associate Director,
Investment
Chairman, NED and mentor with a background in investment banking within the technology and wealth management sectors. Experienced in capital markets with a track record of successful IPOs and secondary transactions.
Andrew Beswick
London
Simon has been based in East Africa for more than seven years and has led pan-African communications for a range of international corporate and philanthropic clients including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bloomberg, Hyatt, FSD Africa, and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
Simon Crump
Nairobi
Associate Director,
Strategy
Sam is a seasoned digital communications strategist, with a track record spanning over a decade across a diverse range of international corporate service sectors including logistics, finance, and security, with a specific focus on Africa. Sam is adept at crafting and overseeing comprehensive digital communication strategies incorporating meticulous monitoring of the client's digital activities and footprints.
An articulate communicator, Sam's approach is marked by a blend of efficiency and attention to detail.
Sam Crosthwaite Mboya
Nairobi
Associate Director,
Strategy
Nancy has worked in the brand and marketing industry for over twenty years, collaborating within agencies and clients across many industries. In 2009 Nancy founded mums the word creative agency offering striking graphic design and branding solutions; visually communicating, and problem solving as she goes. She designs ‘with’ her clients’ needs in mind putting herself in their shoes while adding creative flair.
Nancy James
London
Associate Director, Branding
As a Creative Director and Director of Photography, Scott conceives unique and exciting new ways to represent narratives in film. He has shot multiple UK and worldwide campaigns for clients such as Papa Johns, Castore, Rangers and Sky Sports, as well as an ample stock of music promos and branded content. Other notable clients he’s worked alongside include Adidas, Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspurs, New Balance, Premier league, National Lottery, Team GB, Dazed, Land Rover & Fit bit and many others.
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London
Scott Jones
Associate Director,
Creative & Film
Tom Wadlow and Jonathan Dyble (WD Editorial) are freelance writers and content consultants with more than a decade of B2B writing experience, including three years working together on Africa-focussed business content.
Nairobi
Tom Wadlow &
Johnathan Dyble
Editorial Consultants
When someone asks, “where are you from?”, I struggle to find a straight-up answer. I tend to say “Planet Earth”, as it seems the most fitting, concise response without going into my backstory.
However, thanks to this backstory, which saw me grow up in many countries including Kenya and the United Kingdom, I have been incredibly fortunate to have absorbed an array of cultures.
Africa was already etched into my nature, character, morals and beliefs long before I was sent to the UK to finish my education. An instinct that one day I’d return accompanied me on those travels.
In 2009, while working in the City of London for a client, I was tasked to write a case study covering emergency power provision delivered to Burkina Faso. This was the first time Africa and I became acquainted through work. My research on the region’s electrification and broader continental infrastructure excited me; much progress and development had already been achieved across many industries. It seemed that, if unbound, Africa’s prosperous future and global influence, while commanding sovereignty of solutions, could be realised within my lifetime.
There was so little corporate news coming out of the continent. So few business publications were paying attention. So little was known about the investment opportunities or the successes to date.
On the back of this realisation came my calling…
A Message from The Founder
LCH Consultancy was launched in 2012 to bridge the global knowledge gap by representing Africa and the corporations and people vested in its empowerment and equitable development.
Since then, we’ve learnt so much, and we’ve grown. But there is much to do and much more to learn. International peers are beginning to follow us, and many are joining the journey – one where our success is wedded to our clients’.
Lydia-Claire Halliday,
Founder & Executive Director
Global Reach
We pride ourselves in our relationships with communications agencies across the world, effectively working together to deliver our common goal and exceed client expectations