Comms
Innovators

Spotlighting the leaders and teams
moving the comms function forward

Celebrating comms innovation

Kademy’s Comms Innovators is an ongoing spotlight on the communication leaders and teams making a meaningful difference to how comms works in practice.

Innovation can take many forms, from bold strategic shifts to smarter ways of working and practical improvements that change how comms is delivered, experienced or valued.

Through our ongoing work with communication leaders across organisations and industries, we are continually seeing new ideas and approaches emerge. Comms Innovators brings those ideas to the surface by highlighting the people and teams behind them, and sharing examples that show how the comms function is evolving in practice.

Meet our Comms Innovators

Tapping into healthy ambition and ego to amplify the brand
Branko Karlezi, Global Principal Public Relations for Europe, Sabre Corporation
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Empowering busy leaders to communicate effectively
Ruth Elliott, Internal Communications Engagement and Expertise Lead, Shell
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Using employee stories to drive an inclusive company culture
Lynsey Buxton, Head of Employee Communications & Engagement, EMR
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Transforming solo communicator work with AI
Frank Dias, (former) Internal Communications Manager, Framestore (now CEO at Ai x Comms Lab)
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A dedicated role to embrace tech in comms
Chris Reynolds, Vice President of Digital Communications, BP
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Bringing a new company mission to life through storytelling
Amanda Simpson, Director of Internal Communications, ISS
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Building a bold and unified global team
Caitlin Hayden, Group Communications Director, BAE Systems
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Optimising comms outcomes by embedding AI
Katharina Auer, Global Head of Internal Communications, Hitachi Energy
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Big impact from a small and high-performing comms team
Shalini Gupta, Head of Internal Communications, UKIMEA, Arup
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Transforming comms to deliver maximum value
Alun Metford, Vice President, Global Corporate Communications, AstraZeneca
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Positioning communicators as change-makers and trusted advisors
Paul Diggins, former Head of Internal Communications, Santander
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Using data and insights to redefine how comms drives value
Lynsey Hutchison, Director, Head of Communications Insight and Optimisation, Barclays
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A cross-department working group to advance AI adoption
Luke Dodd, Digital Communications Manager, Anglo American
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Insights from our Comms Innovators

We’ve gone beyond the individual stories to distil the key themes and practical strategies emerging from our 2025 Comms Innovators. This executive summary captures the insights, ideas and approaches helping comms teams deliver greater impact and build future-ready functions. Download the executive summary to explore the insights.