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Nikolas Nawaaz

Associate and DrumRoll Lead Consultant
Nikolas Nawaaz

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Nik leads a team of consultants tasked with delivering first-class, people-facing communications programmes for a range of clients. He works in partnership with our larger clients to understand their employees’ needs in order to design, deliver and implement effective engagement strategies.

He thrives on turning financial and wellbeing topics into innovative and engaging communications, delivering multi-channel marketing, communications campaigns and digital solutions for all kinds of organisations.

Vastly experienced in Employee and CEO-level communications, Nik’s digital-first mindset enables him to articulate the vision and values of senior stakeholders to their people.

With his multi-channel experience, he develops holistic approaches, future-proof digital solutions and innovative social media strategies to communicate employee benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives as well as pension changes in highly effective and engaging ways.

Nik’s passion for people communications helps him to shape strategies that align with business goals and his clients’ mission while connecting people at all levels.

Significant experience

  • Developing and delivering innovative digital solutions designed to personalise employee/member journeys.
  • Managing multiple change communication programmes for a broad range of clients.
  • Partnering with and advising CEOs and senior business leaders on effective ways to communicate with their people.
  • Delivering enhanced people communications for HR and Reward teams.

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Nikolas Nawaaz

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Career

Nik has worked in marketing and communications for over 25 years, initially at various marketing and digital marketing agencies. Before joining the DrumRoll team at Barnett Waddingham in 2024 as Associate and Lead Consultant, Nik worked at Mercer as a Digital Employee Communications Lead and previously held several strategic client-side roles.

Interests

Outside of work, Nik volunteers for a couple of charities and loves watching action and superhero films. He likes going to the cinema and reading crime fiction. Given the choice between a city break or a beach holiday, it’s the city every time as Nik prefers to immerse himself in local cultures rather than coastal waters.