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Simon Haselock is co-founder and Director of [[Albany Associates]] and has been described as a pioneer in media intervention in post-conflict countries<ref> Albany Associates ''Simon Haselock'' [http://www.albanyassociates.com/simonhaselock.php]</ref>.
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| name = Simon Haselock
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| occupation = Strategic communications consultant; company director
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| known_for = Co-founder of [[Albany Associates International Limited]]; media regulation roles in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq
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Simon was the Deputy High Representative for Media Affairs in the [[Office of The High Representative]] (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As Temporary Media Commissioner in Kosovo he was responsible for the regulation of both the print and broadcast media and also began the process of building the legal structure and ethical environment necessary for the new independent media in Kosovo. He then served as the Director of Public Information for the [[United Nations Mission in Kosovo]] (UNMIK)<ref> Albany Associates ''Simon Haselock'' [http://www.albanyassociates.com/simonhaselock.php]</ref>.  
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'''[[Simon Haselock]]''' (born November 1954) is a strategic communications consultant and co-founder and director of [[Albany Associates International Limited]]. He has been described as a pioneer in media intervention in post-conflict countries. He previously served for 23 years in the [[Royal Marines]] and held senior media-regulation and public-information posts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Iraq.<ref name="Albany">Albany Associates, [http://www.albanyassociates.com/simonhaselock.php Simon Haselock] ''Albany Associates'', accessed via archive.</ref><ref name="CH">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05256920/officers ALBANY ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED officers] ''Companies House'', accessed 10 October 2026.</ref>
  
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== Career ==
  
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Prior to co-founding Albany, Simon was the Head of the UK [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]'s Media Development and Regulatory Advisory Team in Iraq where he was responsible for establishing an Iraqi National Communications and Media Commission<ref> Albany Associates ''Simon Haselock'' [http://www.albanyassociates.com/simonhaselock.php]</ref>.  
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Haselock joined the [[Royal Marines]] in 1973 and served for 23 years, including in Northern Ireland, the Gulf and the Far East. He attended the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. His public-relations experience began in 1992 with the Directorate of Naval PR in the [[Ministry of Defence]], where he assisted in the development of media policy. He received a Mention in Despatches for distinguished service in Northern Ireland (''London Gazette'', 11 May 1993).<ref name="OHR">Office of the High Representative, [https://www.ohr.int/head-of-public-affairs-department-appointed-deputy-high-representative/ Head of Public Affairs Department Appointed Deputy High Representative] ''OHR'', accessed 10 October 2026.</ref><ref name="Gazette">''London Gazette'' 53298, 11 May 1993, p. 8190.</ref> After the Dayton Peace Accords he became principal spokesman for the NATO troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref name="OHR" />
  
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He was appointed Deputy High Representative for Media Affairs in the [[Office of the High Representative]] (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In that role he created the organisation for broadcast frequency spectrum management and licensing, initiated the Independent Media Commission, and provided guidance on the public presentation of policy. High Representative Carlos Westendorp cited his achievements in media restructuring.<ref name="OHR" /><ref name="Albany" />
  
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Simon served for 23 years with the [[Royal Marines]] and was responsible for assisting in the development of media policy in the UK [[Ministry of Defence]]<ref> Albany Associates ''Simon Haselock'' [http://www.albanyassociates.com/simonhaselock.php]</ref>.
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As Temporary Media Commissioner in Kosovo he was responsible for the regulation of print and broadcast media in accordance with international practice and began building the legal and ethical framework for independent media. He subsequently served as Director of Public Information for the [[United Nations Mission in Kosovo]] (UNMIK).<ref name="Albany" /><ref name="Oxford">Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, University of Oxford, [https://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/simon-haselock/ Simon Haselock] ''PCMLP'', 12 January 2015.</ref>
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From 2003 he was Head of the UK [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] Media Development and Regulatory Advisory Team in Iraq, responsible for establishing the Iraqi National Communications and Media Commission and supporting other media-infrastructure programmes, including training, public broadcasting, commercial broadcasting and journalistic ethics.<ref name="Albany" /><ref name="Oxford" /> He co-founded [[Albany Associates International Limited]] in 2004 and was appointed director on 12 October 2004. He is a person with significant control (ownership of shares and voting rights more than 25% but not more than 50%).<ref name="CH" /><ref name="PSC">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05256920/persons-with-significant-control persons with significant control] ''Companies House'', accessed 10 October 2026.</ref>
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He has spoken at OSCE events, including Security Days 2015, and has been listed as an affiliate of the University of Oxford Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy. A 2025 local report noted that he is a Bath resident who has returned to painting after careers in the Marines and conflict-related communications work in the Balkans, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and Somalia.<ref name="OSCE">OSCE, [https://www.osce.org/networks/159556 Simon Haselock speaking at OSCE Security Days 2015] ''OSCE'', 21 May 2015.</ref><ref name="Somerset">Nancy Connolly, [https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/former-royal-marine-bath-now-10673802 Former Royal Marine from Bath now following his true passion] ''Somerset Live'', 29 November 2025.</ref>
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== Other appointments ==
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He is a director of [[Albany Communication Trust Limited]] (appointed 18 May 2007) and of [[Agora Network Ltd]] (appointed 25 March 2025).<ref name="CompaniesUK">Companies in the UK, [https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/people/HASELOCK/85201090 Simon HASELOCK] ''Companies in the UK'', accessed 10 October 2026.</ref>
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== See also ==
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* [[Albany Associates International Limited]]
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* [[Dieter Loraine]]
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* [[Douglas Arthur Griffin]]
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* [[Office of the High Representative]]
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* [[United Nations Mission in Kosovo]]
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== External links ==
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* [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05256920 Companies House – Albany Associates]
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* [https://www.ohr.int/head-of-public-affairs-department-appointed-deputy-high-representative/ Office of the High Representative announcement]
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* [https://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/simon-haselock/ University of Oxford PCMLP profile]
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Co-founder of Albany Associates; former Royal Marine and media regulator in post-conflict settings


Simon Haselock
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Born November 1954
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Nationality British
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Occupation Strategic communications consultant; company director
Known for Co-founder of Albany Associates International Limited; media regulation roles in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq
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Simon Haselock (born November 1954) is a strategic communications consultant and co-founder and director of Albany Associates International Limited. He has been described as a pioneer in media intervention in post-conflict countries. He previously served for 23 years in the Royal Marines and held senior media-regulation and public-information posts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Iraq.[1][2]

Career

Haselock joined the Royal Marines in 1973 and served for 23 years, including in Northern Ireland, the Gulf and the Far East. He attended the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. His public-relations experience began in 1992 with the Directorate of Naval PR in the Ministry of Defence, where he assisted in the development of media policy. He received a Mention in Despatches for distinguished service in Northern Ireland (London Gazette, 11 May 1993).[3][4] After the Dayton Peace Accords he became principal spokesman for the NATO troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]

He was appointed Deputy High Representative for Media Affairs in the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In that role he created the organisation for broadcast frequency spectrum management and licensing, initiated the Independent Media Commission, and provided guidance on the public presentation of policy. High Representative Carlos Westendorp cited his achievements in media restructuring.[3][1]

As Temporary Media Commissioner in Kosovo he was responsible for the regulation of print and broadcast media in accordance with international practice and began building the legal and ethical framework for independent media. He subsequently served as Director of Public Information for the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).[1][5]

From 2003 he was Head of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Media Development and Regulatory Advisory Team in Iraq, responsible for establishing the Iraqi National Communications and Media Commission and supporting other media-infrastructure programmes, including training, public broadcasting, commercial broadcasting and journalistic ethics.[1][5] He co-founded Albany Associates International Limited in 2004 and was appointed director on 12 October 2004. He is a person with significant control (ownership of shares and voting rights more than 25% but not more than 50%).[2][6]

He has spoken at OSCE events, including Security Days 2015, and has been listed as an affiliate of the University of Oxford Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy. A 2025 local report noted that he is a Bath resident who has returned to painting after careers in the Marines and conflict-related communications work in the Balkans, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and Somalia.[7][8]

Other appointments

He is a director of Albany Communication Trust Limited (appointed 18 May 2007) and of Agora Network Ltd (appointed 25 March 2025).[9]

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External links

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Albany Associates, Simon Haselock Albany Associates, accessed via archive.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, ALBANY ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED officers Companies House, accessed 10 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Office of the High Representative, Head of Public Affairs Department Appointed Deputy High Representative OHR, accessed 10 October 2026.
  4. ↑ London Gazette 53298, 11 May 1993, p. 8190.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, University of Oxford, Simon Haselock PCMLP, 12 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Companies House, persons with significant control Companies House, accessed 10 October 2026.
  7. ↑ OSCE, Simon Haselock speaking at OSCE Security Days 2015 OSCE, 21 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Nancy Connolly, Former Royal Marine from Bath now following his true passion Somerset Live, 29 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Companies in the UK, Simon HASELOCK Companies in the UK, accessed 10 October 2026.
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