Media contacts

Media contacts within The Co-operative Group

 

Russ Brady
Head of Group Public Relations

Tel: 0161 827 5856
Mobile: 07880 784 442
Email: russ.brady@co-operative.coop
Responsible for running the Group's Public Relations Department and overseeing media relations across its Food, Financial Services and Specialist Retail business areas.

Phil Edwards
Head of Public Relations, Trading Group

Tel: 0161 827 5289
Mobile: 07770 925 957
Email: phil.edwards@co-operative.coop
Responsible for the strategic and operational management of the Groups trading PR function including the main areas of Food, Pharmacy Travel and Funerals.

 
 

Patrick Tooher
Head of of Public Relations, Financial Services

Tel: 0161 903 4187
Mobile: 07831 314 671
Email: patrick.tooher@cfs.coop
Responsible for the strategic and operational management of the Groups Financial Services business including its Retail, Corporate and Markets area.
 

Dave Smith
Public Relations Manager Corporate

Tel: 0161 827 5614
Mobile: 07702 152 771
Email: dave.smith@co-operative.coop
Responsible for managing Corporate PR activity across the Group.

 

Lindsay Colbeck
Senior Public Relations Officer Corporate

Tel: 0161 827 5629
Mobile: 07713 267 499
Email: lindsay.colbeck@co-operative.coop
Responsible for Corporate PR activity across the Group.

 

Andrew Torr
Public Relations Officer Corporate

Tel: 0161 827 5622
Mobile: 07702 505 551   
Email: andrew.torr@co-operative.coop
Responsible for Corporate PR activity across the Group.

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Michelle Henderson
Public Relations Manager Food and Farming

Tel: 0161 827 5290
Mobile: 07770 925 958
Email: michelle.henderson@co-operative.coop
Responsible for managing national food retailing campaigns, with overall responsibility for national and regional media relations for the Group's Food and Farming businesses.

Eve Alexander
Senior Public Relations Officer Food

Tel: 0161 827 5895
Mobile: 07801 708 945
Email: eve.alexander@co-operative.coop
Responsible for media relations regarding The Co-operative's own-brand food and drink products

   

 

Steve Broughton
Public Relations Assistant Manager - Regions

Tel: 0161 246 2760
Mobile: 07834 090 014
Email: steve.broughton@co-operative.coop
Responsible for managing food retail and membership activity for the regional media and is the main contact for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.

 
 

Kieran Howlett
Senior Public Relations Officer - Regions

Tel: 0161 266 3592
Mobile: 07739 657 585
Email: kieran.howlett@co-operative.coop
Responsible for food retail and membership activity in the North Region.

Pamela Wood
Senior Public Relations Officer - Regions

Tel: 0161 266 3593
Mobile: 07834 090 409
Email: pamela.wood@co-operative.coop
Responsible for food retail and membership activity, in the North West & North Midlands Region and South East Region.

 

Helen Seed
Public Relations Officer - Regions

Tel: 0161 827 5283
Mobile: 07711 925 839
Email: helen.seed@co-operative.coop
Responsible for food retail and membership activity, in the Central and Eastern Region.

 

Deborah Clark
Senior Public Relations Officer - Regions

Tel: 0161 266 3594
Mobile: 07703 751 521
Email: deborah.clark2@co-operative.coop
Responsible for food retail and membership activity, in the South & West Region and Wales.
 
 

 

Craig Noonan
PR Manager, Specialist Retail

Tel: 0161 266 3589
Mobile: 07702 505 439  
Email: craig.noonan@co-operative.coop
Responsible for managing for the Group's specialist retail businesses, which include funerals, pharmacy and travel as well clothing, electricals, motoring and the Sunwin Services Group.

 

Craig Brownsell
Senior Public Relations Officer, Specialist Retail

Tel: 0161 827 5774
Mobile: 07843 648 467
Email: craig.brownsell@co-operative.coop
Responsible for public relations activity for Specialist retail.

Alexandra Anderson
Senior Public Relations Officer, Pharmacy

Tel: 0161 266 3416
Mobile: 07540 641 368 
Email: Alexandra.Anderson@co-operative.coop
Responsible for public relations activity for the Pharmacy business.

 

Sam Shale
Senior Public Relations Officer, Funerals

Tel: 0161 827 5889
Mobile: 07770 441 828
Email: samantha.shale@co-operative.coop
Responsible for public relations activity for The Co-operative Funeralcare.

  

Andy Hammerton
Public Relations Manager, Corporate and Markets

Tel: 0161 903 3835
Mobile: 07799 476 977
Email: andy.hammerton@cfs.coop
Responsible for managing media relations for Corporate Banking, Asset Management, Corporate Governance, Fund Management and CFS' Intermediary Business

Catherine Turner
Public Relations Manager, Retail Banking

Tel: 0161 903 3833
Mobile: 07834 090 783
Email: catherine.turner@cfs.coop
Responsible for managing media relations for Retail Banking, Mortgages and General Insurance.

Jenna Moss
Press Officer, Retail Banking

Tel: 0161 903 3831
Mobile: 07595 567 465
Email: jenna.moss@cfs.coop
Responsible for General Insurance, Life, Savings and Pensions

 

Nuala Ryan
Press Officer, Retail Banking

Tel: 0161 903 3808
Mobile: 07772 469 712
Email: nuala.ryan@cfs.coop
Responsible for Retail Banking, Credit Cards, Loans and Partnership Products