Tom White joins FGS Global as Partner to strengthen the firm’s Energy and Financial Services policy capabilities in Europe
Brussels – September 3, 2025 – FGS Global, the world’s leading stakeholder strategy firm, bolsters its leadership team in Brussels with Tom White, who joins the firm as Partner. Tom will augment FGS Global’s offering with unique regulatory and political expertise in energy, financial services and industrial policy.
Tom joins from Global Counsel, where he built the firm’s EU team and led its Brussels office, with overall responsibility for advising clients on EU and national politics and public affairs. Tom previously gained more than a decade of experience at the highest levels of government, working closely with ministers and senior officials across Europe. Since moving to the private sector in 2014, Tom has advised major corporations and investors at critical moments of political risk, opportunity and uncertainty, convening purposeful discussions and leading advocacy campaigns across the EU.
Brigitte von Haacke, CEO of Europe, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Tom to FGS Global. His extensive policy expertise and networks in Brussels and across Europe will help create significant additional value for our global energy, financial services and industrials clients across Europe.”
Tom said: “I am excited to work with FGS colleagues across Europe to strengthen the firm’s energy and financial services policy offering and meet the evolving needs of clients at a time of substantive policy change in the EU. I look forward to harnessing my private and public sector experience working on these issues, and to supporting effective policymaking in and around European institutions.”
For more information about Tom’s role at FGS Global or to learn more about our policy advisory services, please contact Christoph Bertram or Joe Palombo .
About FGS Global
FGS Global is the world’s leading stakeholder strategy firm, with approximately 1,400 professionals around the world, advising clients in navigating complex stakeholder situations and reputational challenges. FGS Global was formed from the combination of Finsbury, The Glover Park Group, Hering Schuppener and Sard Verbinnen & Co, and offers board-level and C-suite counsel in all aspects of strategic communications—including corporate reputation, crisis management, and public affairs. The firm is consistently ranked a Band 1 PR firm for Crisis & Risk Management and for Litigation Support by Chambers and Partners and was ranked #1 Global M&A PR firm by Deal Count and Value in 2024 by Mergermarket. FGS Global offers seamless and integrated support with offices in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, Calgary, Chicago, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, Kingston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, The Hague, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington, D.C., South Florida, Vancouver, and Zurich. The firm is headquartered in New York.
Contact: Joe Palombo, Partner, FGS Global