Alastair Milburn is Managing Director of Cardiff-based Effective Communication, one of the fastest growing communications agencies in the country. The company was launched in 2004 after he enjoyed huge success in the media industry, as the award-winning editor of the South Wales Echo, deputy editor of the Western Mail, and as an award-winning young reporter. Effective Communication provides services which include press and media relations, marketing, including print and design, website development, social marketing and training. Alastair specialises in providing media training and crisis management.

A global focus that Wales can achieve

One thing everyone is agreed on – the Welsh Government’s Economic Renewal Programme, launched this week, marks the end of talking about economic development and signals a fresh urgency to get on and do something about it. But we don’t have to do business in the way we usually have