Bell Pottinger Group - Key People: David Telling

David Telling
David joined the Chime Group seven years ago and is currently a partner in the Bell Pottinger Collective, where he and a select group of ex-managing directors are helping to drive the PR division into its next stage of growth.

David handles the Bell Pottinger Group’s largest integrated communications project for the Qatar Financial Centre, establishing its corporate reputation and leadership credentials within the global financial community. David also handles strategic communications for Ofcom.

Prior to this, David managed two of Chime’s marketing agencies where he handled the successful Friends Provident demutualisation and flotation. He devised the strategy, launched and ran all the communications for online brokers DLJdirect, helped GNER re-build following some tragic accidents, and advised the Government on its ukonline web presence. Prior to joining Chime David spent 7 years working at Dewe Rogerson, working on Scottish Widows and the flotation of the National Grid among others, and has also worked for the agencies Valin Pollen, Reeves Robertshaw Needham and Ted Bates.