Jason Descamps

Founder

Jason is an entrepreneur who started his career in recruitment, including with one of the global leaders in Executive Search. He has helped a variety of clients appoint middle to senior management profiles in a wealth of sectors, ranging from Healthcare/Pharma to Financial Services through Industry and Media. He holds two master’s degrees, in Communication and in European Studies.

Jason earned his black belt in Judo at the age of 15 which obviously required not only a large dose of discipline but also a healthy amount of tenacity and determination. This same tenacity is applied today to ensure that no stone will be left unturned when working on your behalf to find the ideal candidate. He approaches all assignments with professionalism and integrity, enhanced by an enthusiasm to deliver the highest standards of service at all times.

He is currently an invited Professor at IHECS (Brussels) to teach undergraduates from the Master Communication and European Policies how to navigate the EU job market in Brussels.

• + 32 (0) 2 648 83 09
• jason.descamps@theears.eu

Kevin Doran

Associate Director

Kevin is a seasoned EU public affairs professional, having worked in EU affairs for over 15 years.

He has wide-ranging experience of public policy advocacy across a number of sectors and has been Managing Director, EU Public Affairs, for both Grayling and Bell Pottinger in Brussels. He has gained a great deal of experience of consultancies, trade and professional associations, blue-chip corporations, charities, NGOs, start-ups, public authorities, diplomatic services and small businesses.

He has run successful engagement campaigns for clients from a range of sectors, including health, food & drink, transport, energy and financial services.

Kevin also ran the Brussels Office of the British Medical Association (BMA) and has worked at the European Parliament for a senior MEP. He has strong commercial acumen as well as sound political and professional judgement.​

• +44 (0) 7914 699 155
• kevin.doran@theears.eu

William Dazy

Associate Director, ICT & Technology

William offers 15+ years of experience in the EU affairs sector in Brussels.

Joining from A2 Policy Advice, a consultancy he founded in 2014, William has a track record in the ICT and consumer electronics industries, having set up and managed Canon’s government affairs office for 6 years.

Prior to that, he was a senior public affairs consultant advising blue-chip financial institutions, telecom operators and internet service providers while at Hill+Knowlton.

He has a wealth of experience in dealing with technology issues from a variety of angles.

William started his EU career at DIGITALEUROPE, the leading industry federation for the tech sector, after a Master in Political sciences at IEP Strasbourg.

• +32 (0) 473 341 991
• william.dazy@theears.eu

Martin Porter

Associate Director – Energy, Climate & Environment

Martin is a highly entrepreneurial, networked and reputed European Public Affairs and Communications professional, with 20 years of consulting experience with network and independent PR agencies advising blue-chip multinationals, business associations, coalitions and NGOs. He is leading strategic engagement and tactical delivery of programmes and activity designed to influence the EU public policy agenda, legislative and regulatory processes, in particular in the area of industry, environment and sustainability related issues.

He became a Senior Associate for Cambridge University’s Programme for Sustainability Leadership in 2011 and prior to that developed his public affairs consultancy activities largely in this area, as he established his career in Brussels through international PR agencies such as Weber Shandwick and Edelman, as well as co-founding Brussels’ first ‘think-do tank’, The Centre.​

• +32 (0) 473 50 28 53
• martin.porter@theears.eu