Before joining NRPSI in May 2019, Mike was a partner in a boutique consulting firm, ‘SteppingStone Global’ between 2011 and 2018, based in Bahrain. Prior to this, Mike spent 35 years publishing magazines at Haymarket, Turret and Reed Elsevier, working in newspapers and on digital channels in the UK and the GCC, having been a senior manager at The Mail On Sunday, director at Northern and Shell and on the board of the London Evening Standard 

Launching media brands in Dubai for ENG, Mike was also Chief Performance Officer for News Group International, before taking the Chief Executive role at Primedia International, with offices across the GCC and headquartered in Bahrain. Mike has completed an executive MBA, achieving a Distinction 

A Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management (FInstLM), consultant, facilitator, mentor, business coach, trainer, public speaker as well being a published business writer, Mike is passionate about the role of professional public service interpreting and translating and is committed to lobbying and advocating for greater recognition, awareness and appreciation of language-service professionals serving the public and the public-sector in the UK.