Simon Haselock
Co-founder of Albany Associates; former Royal Marine and media regulator in post-conflict settings
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| Born | November 1954 |
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| Nationality | British |
| Residence | England |
| 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]
See also
- Albany Associates International Limited
- Dieter Loraine
- Douglas Arthur Griffin
- Office of the High Representative
- United Nations Mission in Kosovo
External links
- Companies House – Albany Associates
- Office of the High Representative announcement
- University of Oxford PCMLP profile
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Albany Associates, Simon Haselock Albany Associates, accessed via archive.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, ALBANY ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED officers Companies House, accessed 10 October 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ London Gazette 53298, 11 May 1993, p. 8190.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, University of Oxford, Simon Haselock PCMLP, 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Companies House, persons with significant control Companies House, accessed 10 October 2026.
- ↑ OSCE, Simon Haselock speaking at OSCE Security Days 2015 OSCE, 21 May 2015.
- ↑ Nancy Connolly, Former Royal Marine from Bath now following his true passion Somerset Live, 29 November 2025.
- ↑ Companies in the UK, Simon HASELOCK Companies in the UK, accessed 10 October 2026.