Blakeney bolsters its team with new additions

Madeline Dabbah | 13th February 2026 | Lobbying, Moves, Uncategorised
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Blakeney has welcomed former drinks company Oatly managing director Tim Knight and pro-Brexit MEP Lucy Harris, in an effort to strengthen their position, the public affairs and strategic consultancy announced on Thursday.

Blakeney has welcomed Oatly's former managing director Tim Knight andpro-Brexit MEP Lucy Harris in an effort to bolster their work, the public affairs and strategic consultancy announced on Thursday. The new appointments offer a wealth of distinctly different experience. Knight’s expertise isrooted in “commercial discipline paired with political fluency”, whereas Harris brings abackground in political campaigns and consultancy and “understands power from the insideand narrative from the outside.” Prior to his four years leading public affairs and communications at Oatly, Knight spent tenyears at PLMR, rising through the ranks from Account Executive to Managing Director. In2019, he completed a Leading Professional Services Firms course at Harvard BusinessSchool. Knight joins Blakeney as a Managing Director. “I’ve been hugely impressed by the calibre and energy of the team, and by their genuinelyintegrated approach, which is well suited to the challenges organisations face today,” Knight...

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