Melanie Riley
Melanie Claire Riley (born 2 November 1968) is a corporate and public affairs expert who co-founded Bell Yard, a "crisis communications and reputation management consultancy", with Richard Elsen in 2002.
In 2001 Riley joined Cicero Consulting as an Associate Director from Golin/Harris Ludgate Public Affairs where she was a divisional director. Riley is also a director of 66 Harbut Road Ltd.
Bell Yard was hired by the so-called NatWest Three from August 2004. The NatWest Three are a trio of city bankers extradited to the United States in July 2003 on charges relating to the collapse of the American energy giant Enron. Riley's number at Bell Yard is given as the phone contact for the FriendsExtradited.org website, set up by supporters of the men.
Bell Yard have also advised Michael Jackson's public relations officer Ann Kite during the star's lawsuit against British journalist Martin Bashir following the unflattering documentary, Living with Michael Jackson.
References
- PR machine wins bankers sympathy...for free, David Charter, The Times, 13 July 2006
External links
- Bell Yard homepage
- Friends Extradited website, set up on behalf of NatWest Three.