The Scotland editor of the i newspaper, Chris Green, has joined PR and public affairs agency Quantum Communications as associate director. He will help the Scotland-based agency continue its rapid expansion, which has seen recent growth in the renewables and charitable sectors.
Green joins after a 16-year career as a newspaper journalist, starting out at The Independent in London in 2007. He later became deputy news editor before returning to frontline reporting in 2014.
Having been a founding member of The i at its launch in 2010, he helped the newspaper and its online version grow from a fledgling brand into one of the most well-known media outlets in the UK.
Quantum Communications was launched by directors Alan Roden and Flavia Paterson in 2019, combining extensive media and political experience. Roden is a former communications director for Scottish Labour and political editor of the Scottish Daily Mail, while Paterson is a former communications director at the Scotland Office and head of corporate affairs at SSE. The team also includes Tom Martin, former political editor of the Scottish Daily Express, and Chloë Minish who was a political adviser with the Scottish Greens.
Alan Roden, director and co-founder of Quantum Communications, said:
“Chris brings years of experience in the media to our team and was at the heart of the sector’s shift to ‘digital first’. Nobody knows more about what a news story is than a journalist, which is why the focus at Quantum has been on recruiting a team with frontline experience – who can then help our clients tell their stories in the media. With a General Election on the horizon, our team’s political experience means we are also uniquely placed to support our clients with achieving their political and broader communications objectives.”