Sneha Patel (pictured) joins a staff of seven throughout Europe, together with three VPs, and can report back to Blackstone managing director Stephen Lewis.
In the brand new position she can be answerable for content material, campaigns and technique on the funding agency.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Sneha to the staff,” Lewis mentioned. “She brings a wealth of expertise in communications technique and campaigning, which can be invaluable to Blackstone as we glance to play an vital half within the financial restoration throughout Europe.”
Patel joins from the Mayor of London’s workplace, the place she has served as senior adviser for exterior and worldwide affairs for greater than 4 years.
On LinkedIn, she mentioned: ”Earlier this Summer, after 4 unimaginable years working for town I used to be born in, I mentioned goodbye to the Mayor of London’s staff. I really feel extremely fortunate to have labored with a few of the finest colleagues round and to have skilled so many profession firsts.
“Now onto the following chapter. I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of Blackstone right now to lead on fame and strategic comms and advertising and marketing throughout Europe.”
Patel brings a number of years of expertise working in senior authorities roles, together with at HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and a stint as political adviser to Labour MP Keith Vaz when he was chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee.
She can be a member of this 12 months’s PRWeek Power Book and was a panellist in a particular International Women’s Day PRWeek podcast.
