Dominic Dawes

Highly experienced and creative communications professional. Head of Communications at Exertis UK, heading up internal and external comms, consumer PR and content marketing for Europe's #1 distributor of Gadgets & Technology, Premium Audio, Creative Professional and Education/Business products and accessories. Tasked with spearheading consumer PR operations and driving sales of Exertis brands through full range of traditional and digital PR, alongside content marketing and social media. Was previously the co-founder and director of Hashstar PR, specialising in generating high-value, mainstream PR exposure for state-of-the-art, high-tech brands and products. Clients included Loewe, KEF, Dolby Laboratories, Ministry of Sound, Absolute Sounds, Quad, Whardefale and more. From 1999 to 2012, I enjoyed an accomplished career as a technology journalist, including a successful period at What Hi-Fi?, where I rose from Deputy Editor, to Editor, to Brand Editor over a four year period between 2008 and 2012.