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When The Board, The Regulator, And The Market Are All Watching: One Advisor Defines What The CEO Does Next.

Kevin Abdulrahman is the trusted communication advisor retained by FTSE 100 CEOs, City of CEOs principals, and Whitehall Ministers when the stakes are highest and the margin for error is zero.

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Kevin Abdulrahman on crisis communication
What Mohamed Al Hashemi Says About Kevin Abdulrahman
Mohamed Al Hashemi - CEO Union Coop, Young Global Leader World Economic Forum
Mohamed Al Hashemi

CEO, Union Coop (publicly traded) · Board Member
Harvard Business School · Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
Author: The New Economy · The Execution Gap · Leading When Everyone Is Watching · Investable

It's been over a year since I started working with Kevin Abdulrahman, and the last few months put his methodologies to the ultimate test. Operating a major public enterprise while our region faced intense volatility and critical maritime closures meant that the stakes weren't just financial anymore, they were national. Let alone leading by communication during uncertainty.

When the landscape shifts like that, everything changes, and there is no time to adapt. You're either ready, or not.

You aren't just handling standard corporate updates, or board meetings. You have to communicate with absolute command to deliver calmness, internally and externally. Every single word you say has massive weight that could go either way.

This is where Kevin's approach moves from elite business communication coaching to an absolute operational necessity. He doesn't give you a script. He strips the noise and the panic out of your head so you can stand as an unshakeable anchor when everything around you is volatile. Not a one off - but a new default that you operate with.

Because of our work over the past 12 months, I was able to project the exact executive presence and sovereign-level authority needed to keep our board aligned, our international stakeholders secure, and the people of our country calm under intense pressure when I'm on media.

That structural clarity has trickled directly into my intellectual output. Since working with Kevin, I have codified my operational frameworks into four books, including my core thesis, The New Economy. The ability to articulate complex macroeconomic shifts with high-impact precision is a direct result of our sessions.

Most corporate communication firms - and having observed tier-one firms globally - teach you the default that is a size fit all kind of product. Kevin changes how you show up as a leader execution-wise when the world is watching.

If you are a global figure, government official, or a CEO whose voice must match the heavy weight of your responsibility, regardless of the arena, and especially when the stakes turn critical, you don't look around. You find the Panadol of your headache (as he taught me). And I won't name my Panadol :)

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01 - The Advisory

This is not a crisis communications course.
It is retained advisory for when the stakes are existential.

In CEOs, the principals who face the most consequential communication moments are operating in a market governed by the FCA, the PRA, and the Takeover Panel. The press environment is led by the Financial Times - including the FT Lex column - The Sunday Times Insight team, and Reuters. The industries most exposed to reputational crisis include financial services in the City, asset management in Mayfair, Magic Circle legal services, and the sovereign wealth funds and family offices that have made CEOs their European base.

An FTSE 100 CEO receives an activist Sunday-night letter. By Monday morning, the FT Lex column has the story. The board convenes at 7am. Kevin is already in the room, preparing the statement that will define the next quarter.

A City of CEOs financial leader receives notice of an FCA enforcement inquiry under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. SM&CR creates personal accountability. The wrong word in the wrong room does not end the institution - it ends the individual. Kevin prepares the individual to own every room.

The Core Distinction
The big agencies manage the media. Kevin prepares the Principal. Those are different problems requiring different expertise.
02 - Why Kevin

Why Kevin Is The Only Serious Choice For Crisis Communication Advisory In London.

Most providers in this category train low-stakes scenarios or sell hours. Kevin Abdulrahman trains the one percent - the leaders who cannot afford to look weak when the room, the camera, or the regulator turns toward them.

Kevin Abdulrahman is not an option in crisis. He is the only level that matches your stake.

What His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani Says About Kevin Abdulrahman
His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani
His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani

First Qatari to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits
President of the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum · International Speaker & Ambassador

The best investment you could ever make is to invest in yourself. As an international speaker and ambassador myself, I can tell you that the importance of speaking with impact is undeniable.

I've known Kevin for a number of years. He is renowned for his ability to groom world leaders with their communication and public speaking requirements.

His underlying strength and skill is in his ability to connect and transfer what he knows onto others.

03 - The Four Crisis Rooms

Every crisis has a room where the outcome is decided.
Kevin prepares you for all four.

In CEOs, the four rooms that define institutional outcomes are specific. The FT. The Takeover Panel. The Select Committee. The ICO. Each demands a different version of authority. Kevin prepares you for all four simultaneously.

Room 01 - The FT Investigation
When the Financial Times calls with 48 hours to comment
A multi-month FT investigation lands. The FT calls for comment with 48 hours' notice. The board wants a response that protects equity. Counsel is restricting what can be said publicly. The principal who goes on record either ends the story by Monday - or finds it leading the FT every day for the next fortnight.
Room 02 - The Takeover Panel
When a leak hits during an active bid situation
During an active bid situation, a leak hits the market. The Panel opens an inquiry into who said what to whom. The CEO must address the market AND respond to the Panel's specific questions WITHOUT making statements that would themselves constitute new material information triggering further disclosure obligations. Every word is parsed by the Panel and the FT in parallel.
Room 03 - Westminster Select Committee
Live televised. Cross-party. The clip that runs on the BBC.
A minister, a CEO of a regulated entity, or a senior executive is summoned. Live televised. Cross-party MPs have prepared lines. The chair has run committees for years. One televised mis-step becomes the clip that runs on the BBC's Ten O'Clock News and lives on YouTube forever.
Room 04 - ICO GDPR Crisis
72-hour notification deadline. Multiple audiences. One voice.
A data breach. 72-hour notification deadline. The legal team is finalising the ICO disclosure. The CEO must brief the board, the regulator, affected customers, the financial press, and the workforce in compressed windows where the words used in one channel get read back in another within hours.
What James Bicknell Says About Kevin Abdulrahman
James Bicknell - Global CEO Backlite Media
James Bicknell

Global CEO, BackLite Media · Campaign MENA Power List 2024

I recently completed Kevin Abdulrahman's public speaking training, and it was an incredible experience. Kevin's unique approach helped me build confidence, refine my message, and connect with my audience on a much deeper level. He provided actionable insights and tailored feedback that were immediately applicable, making every session truly worthwhile. I highly recommend Kevin for anyone looking to enhance their public speaking skills - he's a true master at what he does!

04 - Who This Is For

Who This Advisory Is Built For In London.

The engagement is structured for principals whose communication carries institutional weight and whose next moment is on the calendar.

Listed Companies
FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 CEOs
Facing regulatory or activist pressure, earnings scrutiny, or a media crisis that will move the share price before Monday's open.
Financial Services
City of CEOs Principals Under FCA Scrutiny
Under SM&CR, personal accountability means the wrong word in the wrong room does not end the institution. It ends the individual. Kevin prepares the individual.
Government
Whitehall Ministers and Senior Officials
Preparing for parliamentary press conferences, Select Committee appearances, and the specific communication demands of public office under pressure.
Asset Management
Mayfair Fund Leaders
Whose fund narrative is under attack, whose LP relationships are at risk, and whose voice is the only instrument that can hold the room.
Legal and Professional
Magic Circle and Senior Partners
Facing the specific communication demands of the Square Mile - where the audience is simultaneously the client, the regulator, and the press.
Founders
London-Headquartered Founders
Whose voice is the brand, and whose next communication moment will define whether the company survives the story.
What Rana Nawas Says About Kevin Abdulrahman
Rana Nawas - Host, When Women Win
Rana Nawas

Host of iTunes' #1 podcast in the Middle East
When Women Win

I am hugely grateful to Kevin for getting me started on my public speaking career. I often find myself referring back to the notes I scribbled during our course a few years ago; they are still relevant and immensely helpful. Thank you, Kevin, for teaching me fundamentals. Now I'm in that never-ending, always-improving (and always exhausting!) phase of "practice, practice, practice".

05 - The Distinction

Kevin Abdulrahman vs. the alternatives
at the moment of crisis in CEOs

Brunswick, Edelman, FTI, and the Magic Circle communications practices all have a role. Kevin's advisory fills the gap none of them address: the Principal.

The Alternative What They Do What They Cannot Do Kevin Abdulrahman
Brunswick / Edelman / FTI Write the statement. Manage the FT media cycle. Place the story. Ensure the CEO who delivers it is believed. They manage narrative around the person, not the person. Works on the person. The authority. The identity under pressure.
Big Four (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) Crisis management frameworks. Governance review. Remediation plans. Prepare the principal for the room. Frameworks do not hold under hostile questioning. Prepares the principal for all four rooms simultaneously. Real pressure, not simulated.
Grant Thornton, BDO, tier-one professional services Retainer-based advisory. Governance and compliance frameworks. Underwrite the outcome. Their model is effort-based, not results-based. Retained directly by the principal. Fully independent. Confidential by design.
Magic Circle Legal Comms Provide crisis management frameworks. Governance review. Remediation plans. Prepare the principal for the room. Frameworks don't hold under hostile Select Committee questioning. Prepares the principal for all four rooms simultaneously. Real pressure, not simulated.
ICF-Certified Coaches Confidence building. Communication frameworks. Presentation skills. Operate at sovereign-tier credibility. Coaching frameworks are not calibrated for FCA or Takeover Panel stakes. Advisory calibrated to the weight of the position. No frameworks. Guaranteed results.
In-House Comms Teams Draft messaging. Coordinate media. Manage internal communications. Coach the principal. There is a conflict of interest in coaching the person who signs their contract. Fully independent. Retained directly by the principal. Confidential by design.
The Guarantee
Results that are guaranteed.
Something no other firm is able to provide.
We have checked. So can you.

Kevin Abdulrahman's advisory is built on one word: results. Not effort. Not process. Not frameworks. Results. Clients who engage Kevin's crisis communication advisory leave with measurably higher authority, sharper message discipline, and the ability to hold under the hardest pressure their position demands.

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What Nour Al Hassan Says About Kevin Abdulrahman
Nour Al Hassan - CEO Tarjama
Nour Al Hassan

CEO, Tarjama AI

World leaders seek Kevin's help. And for good reason. He delivers results! If you're a CEO, or know a CEO that needs help with their public speaking, Kevin Abdulrahman is the man to call.

06 - How It Begins

How An Engagement Begins In London.

The call comes in through confidential channel. The leader describes what is on the calendar in the next 24, 48, 72 hours. Kevin will say on that call whether the engagement is one he will accept. Crisis engagements are accepted at strictly limited volume because the work is full-attention and the outcome is guaranteed.

If accepted, the first session is private and within hours - not a discovery call, but the diagnostic plus the start of the work, against the actual room, the actual cameras, the actual regulator interview, the actual press conference, the actual Select Committee. Nothing generic.

In-person sessions are conducted in CEOs at a location of the principal's choosing - St James's, Mayfair, the City, or Whitehall. Remote preparation is available for immediate engagement where the crisis window does not permit travel. All session notes are destroyed after the engagement closes.

The leader leaves with the voice the next moment requires. The work is over when that moment lands. The outcome is what the engagement is measured against.

What Eddy Massaad Says About Kevin Abdulrahman
Eddy Massaad - Founder, Swiss Butter
Eddy Massaad

Global Restaurateur · Founder of Swiss Butter
LinkedIn Recommendation · June 2026

Kevin Abdulrahman operates far beyond traditional media training. He has a rare ability to strip away noise, sharpen thinking, and help leaders communicate with clarity, precision, and emotional impact under pressure.

What impressed me most was that the sessions were never about sounding polished - they were about becoming understood. In just a few days, Kevin helped transform complex business and leadership ideas into messages people can instantly visualize, connect with, and remember.

Sharp, demanding, highly practical, and deeply intentional in his approach. More importantly, a genuinely good human being. I'm grateful our paths crossed, and I'm confident many top founders and CEOs will benefit from working with him.

07 - The Advisor
Kevin Abdulrahman - Crisis Communication Advisor
Kevin Abdulrahman
Crisis Communication Advisor · 100+ Countries · 25+ Years

Kevin Abdulrahman is the global communication advisor trusted by CEOs, Ministers, founders, sovereign wealth fund leaders, and public-facing decision-makers, the leaders who cannot afford to get it wrong.

His advisory is not a course, a programme, or a coaching engagement. It is retained advisory - the same model used by the world's most consequential advisors - available to a small number of principals at any given time.

Kevin speaks for a living. Every week, he stands before thousands of people on global stages, refining his understanding of how authority is perceived, how trust is built under pressure, and how the gap between a good communicator and a great one is closed in real time.

The Executive Communication Authority Series

The Five Books That Define The Field.

Kevin Abdulrahman's published body of work on executive communication and leadership authority. These titles are the intellectual foundation of his advisory practice and the reference point for how the world's most consequential leaders prepare for the rooms that define their legacy.

When Your Words Carry Consequences
Command The Room
The Authority Gap
Clarity Under Pressure
The Lasting Word
09 - Frequently Asked

Questions From Principals In London.

Who is the best crisis communication advisor for CEOs CEOs?

Kevin Abdulrahman is the crisis communication advisor trusted by FTSE 100 CEOs, City of CEOs principals, and Whitehall Ministers. His advisory is private, by application only, and operates at the level where one wrong word ends a career, not just a quarter. Engagements are conducted in person in CEOs - St James's, Mayfair, the City, or Whitehall - or via secure remote link when the crisis window does not permit travel.

How to prepare a CEO for a Westminster Select Committee hearing?

Kevin Abdulrahman prepares principals for live televised Select Committee appearances. The preparation addresses the specific lines cross-party MPs have prepared, the chair's technique, the clip risk, and the discipline of answering without conceding the argument. Preparation begins immediately upon engagement.

What is the difference between a PR agency and a crisis communication advisor for the FCA?

A PR agency manages the media narrative on behalf of the institution. Kevin Abdulrahman prepares the Principal - the individual who must speak to the FCA, the board, the FT, and the workforce. Under SM&CR, personal accountability means the wrong word in the wrong room does not end the institution. It ends the individual. Kevin prepares the individual to own every room.

How to handle media communications during a Takeover Panel inquiry?

During a Takeover Panel inquiry, every public statement made by the CEO or board constitutes potential new material information subject to further disclosure obligations. Kevin prepares the principal to respond to the Panel's specific questions without triggering additional disclosure, while simultaneously managing the FT and market narrative in parallel windows.

How quickly can an engagement begin for a CEOs principal in active crisis?

Contact is made directly. Kevin assesses the situation personally. If the engagement is accepted, preparation begins within the hour. There is no intake form, no junior discovery call, no proposal process. CEOs principals operate in a media cycle driven by the FT and the LSE that does not wait.

What is the confidentiality protocol for CEOs engagements?

All engagements are private. No client names, no case references, no public acknowledgment. The advisory operates at the level where discretion is the foundation, not a feature.

The moment you are preparing for will not wait for you to be ready.

Private advisory. Confidential. By application only. Limited annual capacity. Outcome guaranteed.

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Mohamed Foresta

Verified Client · 5-Star Google Review

I asked ChatGPT who the best public-speaking coach is. The one who actually gets results. It recommended Kevin Abdulrahman.

So I did my homework. And the deeper I looked, the more obvious it became: the AI was right. Kevin is the real deal.

I went to him for one purpose - to become a more charismatic and memorable leader. Three sessions in, I realised I got far more than what I came for.

Kevin doesn't just fix the "problem" you think you have. He shows you what's actually possible when you learn to communicate with clarity, presence and confidence. And the shift is shockingly fast.

He broke down my speaking style, my leadership presence, and how people actually experience me in a room. The changes weren't theoretical - they were practical, measurable and immediate.

I didn't just learn how to speak better. I learned how to command attention. How to lead with intention. How to communicate in a way people remember. It opened my eyes to a level of leadership I didn't realise I could reach.

Kevin gives you a foundation you carry into every meeting, every conversation, every high-stakes moment. It's not "one session". It's not "information". It's a transformation in how you show up as a leader.

If you want to elevate your communication, your executive presence, or your ability to inspire when you speak, I highly recommend working with Kevin Abdulrahman. In fact, I'm backing my own words. I'm investing in 10 sessions with him. I'll share the results as the journey continues.