James Herbert started his career as a British Army officer before training as
journalist at the BBC where he worked for number of years. He moved to the Shell
Group and rose to be head of Group media relations where he handled numerous
shipping incidents and drills. After a period as a senior civil servant in the UK, James
set up his own communications consultancy with a specialty in maritime PR and
marine casualty management and he has more than 30 years’ experience of
communications, public affairs and the shipping industry. In his career James has
responded to more than 400 incidents and issues and he is a published author in
marine casualty management. James was the ISU communications adviser for 14
years, supporting the three previous Secretary Generals and he now combines the
role of Secretary General with ISU communications.
James Herbert started his career as a British Army officer before training as
journalist at the BBC where he worked for number of years. He moved to the Shell
Group and rose to be head of Group media relations where he handled numerous
shipping incidents and drills. After a period as a senior civil servant in the UK, James
set up his own communications consultancy with a specialty in maritime PR and
marine casualty management and he has more than 30 years’ experience of
communications, public affairs and the shipping industry. In his career James has
responded to more than 400 incidents and issues and he is a published author in
marine casualty management. James was the ISU communications adviser for 14
years, supporting the three previous Secretary Generals and he now combines the
role of Secretary General with ISU communications.
