Louise Rowland

About

Louise Rowland has over 25 years’ experience in speechwriting, web content, corporate writing, internal communications, and freelance journalism. Her writing experience includes Brexit thought leadership at KPMG UK, an in-house speechwriter for the CEO of Shell UK, the CEO of Texaco, and the European VP of Compaq Europe, and writer for a wide range of other blue-chip corporates, including Schlumberger, Dixons, and British Telecom, as well as independent communications, design and advertising agencies. She also has contributed to various publications like Best Execution, Financial News, Charity World, Professional Investor, and Hobsons Graduate Guides. In March 2018, she published her debut novel The Girls' Book of Priesthood.

Employment

4 roles

Aug 2018 - Present 7 years 9 months

Writer, Editor & Speechwriter

Independent

Wrote keynote speeches, web content, thought leadership, blogs, op-eds, business, general features, and advertising copy.
Worked in-house for multinationals and small startup agencies, and for clients across a wide range of industries, as well as the public and charity sectors.
Clients: KPMG UK and TDC PR.

Jan 2017 - Jul 2018 1 year 6 months

Writer & Editor, Brexit & Marketing

KPMG UK

Produced thought leadership, articles, blogs, and op-eds on Brexit and a diverse range of other business topics across the entire firm.
Provided speechwriting for internal and external events.
Worked closely with subject experts, analysts, communications professionals, and the digital and social teams.

Jul 1997 - Dec 2016 19 years 5 months

Writer, Editor & Speechwriter

Independent

Contributed to financial publication Best Execution.
Provided speechwriting for Chairman of DSGi (Dixons, Curry’s, and PC World).
Contributed to internal publications and website at Schlumberger and internal communications hub at OneSubsea.
Wrote for a PR agency SE10.
Worked as editorial support for the launch of OCCAM, a new Applied Mathematics Department at the University of Oxford.
Wrote as part of the Liberal Democrat 2015 General Election Campaign Team and as writing support for Human Rights Watch.
Worked as regular contributor to Schlumberger internal publications, the Time Out Food and Drink Guide, Expatica (a website for English-speaking expats in France) and UK-based publications efinancialnews and Charity World.
Provided copywriting for a Paris-based design agency.
Wrote speeches and copies for Compaq Computer Europe as well as contributor to Friends of the Earth International website.

Jan 1993 - Jul 1997 4 years 6 months

Business Writer, Journalist & Editor

Independent

Provided speechwriting, corporate writing, articles for B2B publications, and worked as editor of two in-house publications for Shell UK.
Clients: Shell UK, Shell Chemicals, the Central Office of Information, Compaq, British Telecom, British Airways, the Independent Television Network, Nottingham Trent University, National Power, Beresford Design, and Evans May Design Partnership.