Brevia Consulting appointed Rob Flello on Tuesday as Chairman of Brevia Transport and a member of its Advisory Board. Flello brings over 12 years of experience as a Member of Parliament where he served on the Transport Select Committee and established the Parliamentary Freight Transport Group. He is also a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
Flello will oversee Brevia Transport, a dedicated division of Brevia Consulting, which offers a team of consultants with experience in road, rail, aviation, ports, and shipping.
Brevia Transport provides a full range of public affairs support to organisations in the transport and logistics sector. Services include political monitoring, strategic advice, media relations, select committee training, and comprehensive stakeholder engagement programmes that encompass Westminster, Whitehall, Brussels, and the devolved administrations.
Flello served as the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South between 2005 and 2017. In Parliament, he was a member of the Transport Select Committee and chaired the All-Party Parliamentary Freight Transport Group. He has also served as a Shadow Minister and in Government. Between 2010 and 2013, he was Shadow Justice Minister covering civil law, victims of crime, and youth justice. During the last Labour government, Flello was the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Secretary of State for Defence. He also served as PPS to the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, Cabinet Office and PPS to the Lord Chancellor.
David Beamer, Managing Director of Brevia Consulting said “I am delighted to welcome Rob to Brevia. During his twelve years as a Member of Parliament, Rob demonstrated an expertise in transport policy which will massively benefit our clients and help us grow the division.”
Rob Flello commented “I am excited to have joined Brevia, which already has a strong reputation in the transport sector. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to develop our transport client base and provide expert advice and support to clients.”