Esther Porta

A successful, experienced senior Public Relations expert with more than 29 years of expertise in media relations and crisis management working both in-house with Korean multinational Samsung, with an award-winning London PR agency, and as an independent consultant. Esther has a track record of proactively delivering impactful, measurable PR campaigns and media relations activity and for addressing complex challenges at national and international level, identifying, building and maintaining strategic stakeholder relations and working through a collaborative marketing approach, especially in fast-paced agency environments.

She is a committed animal lover having worked for over 25 years with Samsung to highlight the pioneering work of the Samsung Chairman, Lee Kun Hee, to highlight the value of the human-canine partnership and work with key stakeholders to address some of the complex and sensitive societal issues and perceptions about dogs in South Korea. She has been PR and Media Manager of the Mayhew animal welfare charity in London and has been a Trustee of the Seeing Dogs charity. Esther lives in London with her 10-year-old King Charles Spaniel, Piper.