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Michael leads a team that oversees global public relations and social media for the eight Industry Markets across EY: Manufacturing & Mobility, Consumer, Energy, Financial Services, Government, Health, Private Equity, and Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT). He also continues to lead PR for the Global TMT practice.
Michael draws on years of experience in providing senior executive counsel, building corporate brand and reputation, developing PR strategy at regional and global levels, and leading PR campaigns at international industry events.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Birmingham, UK.
How Michael is building a better working world
Michael is committed to building a purpose-led, collaborative culture rooted in transparency and inclusiveness, established through a willingness to listen and a dedication to learning. In particular, Michael is focused on mentoring the next generation of marketing communications professionals through his counsel, advocacy and training. He also has an interest in raising awareness about mental health inside and outside the workplace.
Michael's latest thinking
EY unveils GenAI insights platform ‘EY Competitive Edge,’ expands Alliance with Microsoft
LONDON, 30 OCTOBER 2024. The EY organization announces the launch of “EY Competitive Edge,” a proprietary intelligence cloud-based platform that generates real-time tailored insights on markets, companies and sectors at pace.
30 Oct 2024
Michael Curtis
LONDON, 15 OCTOBER 2024. Use of generative AI (GenAI) in the workplace has significantly increased, rising exponentially from 22% in 2023 to 75% today, and with the highest usage attributed to the tech (90%) and lowest to the government and public sectors (60%).
15 Oct 2024
Michael Curtis
LONDON, 9 OCTOBER 2024. The latest EY Tax and Finance Operations (TFO) Survey finds generative AI (GenAI) may help transform tax and finance functions, helping to address inefficiencies, talent shortages, and compliance with emerging reporting obligations, including those related to global minimum taxes.
09 Oct 2024
Michael Curtis
Businesses favor gradual adoption of GenAI as they look to address knowledge gaps
LONDON, 15 FEBRUARY 2024. The latest EY Reimagining Industry Futures Study confirms generative AI’s (GenAI) status as a breakthrough technology, with 43% of the 1,405 enterprises surveyed investing in it.
15 Feb 2024
Michael Curtis
LONDON, 8 JANUARY 2024. The global life sciences industry has once again embraced big deal making, with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) investment totaling US$191b to 10 December 2023, compared with US$142b in 2022.
08 Jan 2024
Michael Curtis
Tech industry outlook brighter than 12 months ago, with GenAI emerging as top opportunity for 2024
LONDON, 7 DECEMBER 2023. Following a challenging start to 2023 for the technology sector, characterized by macroeconomic weaknesses and cost-savings, company strategies centered on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) have triggered a rebound in confidence.
07 Dec 2023
Michael Curtis
The emergence of GenAI is reshaping the 2024 telecoms risk radar
LONDON, 30 NOVEMBER 2023. Changing imperatives in privacy, security and trust emerges as the top risk facing telecoms companies in 2024.
30 Nov 2023
Michael Curtis
NEW YORK 17 OCTOBER 2023. EY Global Voices in Health Care Study 2023 finds clinicians are calling for models that allow them to put patients first without sacrificing their own quality of life.
17 Oct 2023
Michael Curtis
LONDON, 14 SEPTEMBER 2023. Less than one in five digital households (16%) have reduced or plan to reduce their spending on home broadband, mobile connectivity or streaming according to the latest EY Decoding the digital home study – which surveyed more than 21,000 consumers on their attitudes toward technology, media and telecoms experienced in the home across eight countries: Canada, France, Italy, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the US.
14 Sep 2023
Michael Curtis
Kyoto, 5 June: The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today published a report developed with EY bringing together opinions from 17 consumer industry leaders, to understand how they are working together to ensure resilient businesses and accelerate sustainability action amid multiple crises.
05 Jun 2023
Michael Curtis
Sustainability is driving the emerging tech investment agenda
LONDON, 15 FEBRUARY 2023. The fourth edition of the EY Reimagining Industry Futures Study reveals that enterprises’ emerging tech investment decisions are increasingly driven by sustainability and ESG goals.
15 Feb 2023
Michael Curtis
LONDON, 9 JANUARY 2023: Global life sciences mergers and acquisitions (M&A) investment totaled US$105 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, with total deal value well down on 2021, according to the 11th edition of the annual EY M&A Firepower report.
09 Jan 2023
Michael Curtis
Surge in as-a-service models set to generate strong revenue growth beyond tech sector
LONDON, 26 OCTOBER 2022. Businesses’ readiness to adopt anything-as-a-service (XaaS) models has risen dramatically since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the technology sector leading the way and others gaining momentum.
26 Oct 2022
Michael Curtis
EY reports global revenues of US$37.2b in 2020
LONDON, 10 SEPTEMBER 2020. EY today announces combined global revenues of US$37.2b for the financial year ended June 2020, an increase of 4.1% in local currency despite the global economic impact caused by COVID-19. Over the past seven years, the global EY organization (EY) has recorded strong 7.7% compound annual growth.
10 Sep 2020
Michael Curtis