Stellings, who joined Populus in 2006, also takes on responsibility for parliamentary research and Populus’s growing portfolio of work in the education field. During his time at Populus, Stellings has worked on behalf of a diverse range of clients including O2, BSkyB, and the BBC, leading numerous projects from stakeholder reputation studies to testing brand and campaign messages.

Bridger, who has been with the company since 2008, has helped clients such as Asda, Sage, Heathrow, and Telefonica understand their reputations and devise winning campaigns. His work includes multinational research amongst decision makers and the public and he regularly advises clients on how to improve their reputations among critical political and stakeholder audiences.

In further promotions, two members of the politics and reputation team – David Rowson and Owen Thomas – have been made consultants.