Michael Casey
Michael Casey 'spent 20 years in the Civil Service, leaving in 1976 as Under Secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry to become Chief Executive of British Shipbuilders.'[1]
Casey went on to found lobbying firm Sallingbury Casey. PR Week reported its merger with Rowland Public Affairs in January 1991:
- Saatchi and Saatchi has merged lobby firms Sallingbury Casey and Rowland Public Affairs to form one of Europe's largest public affairs operations. The firms claimed the merger will create a single company with 57 staff and annual fee income of more than 2.5 million Pounds (pds). Initially the combined entity will operate under the title of Rowland Public Affairs incorporating Sallingbury Casey, as the latter has objected to dropping its name altogether.
- The two firms say the merger will cause no redundancies because it is such a comfortable fit. Both claim Rowland's strength in European affairs complements Sallingbury Casey's regional experience in Britain. 'We have recognised strength in Wales and Scotland,' said Sallingbury Casey managing director Leighton Andrews, who becomes deputy chairman.
- More importantly, 80 per cent of Rowland's business is on an annual retainer basis, while the bulk of Sallingbury Casey's work is project-based, said Rowland Public Affairs managing director David Wiseman, who becomes managing director. 'One likes a 50/50 split of retainer and project work if possible,' said Wiseman. Sallingbury Casey founder and chairman Michael Casey becomes chairman of the new company. Both Casey and Andrews will join The Rowland Company UK board. The merger of the firms has come at a convenient time for the parent group, as the earnout period from the sale of Sallingbury Casey to Saatchis in 1986 finished at the end of last year. But Casey denies he will be taking a less prominent role. 'I want to take this business forward to the next stage - the public affairs business in this country is at an early stage of development,' he said. Casey will also be responsible for developing Rowland Worldwide's public affairs skills. Peter Cunard, chief executive of The Rowland Company, said the group wanted to develop its public affairs strength in the US.[2]
By 1991 he was 'Chairman of Rowland Public Affairs, a large public affairs company with offices in London and Brussels'[3] Casey retired in December 1992, according to Campaign:
- Former Treasury Minister John Maples has been appointed chairman of Rowland Sallingbury Casey, the public affairs division of the Rowland Company. He succeeds the founding chairman Michael Casey who retired in December.[4]
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Notes
- ↑ Biographical note from Michael Casey The Power of the Lobbyist: Regulation and Vested Interest, Hume Occasional Paper No. 32, Edinburgh: David Hume Institute, 1991
- ↑ PR Week January 31, 1991 Saatchis creates major lobbying force in merger BYLINE: By MARIA SLADE
- ↑ Biographical note from Michael Casey The Power of the Lobbyist: Regulation and Vested Interest, Hume Occasional Paper No. 32, Edinburgh: David Hume Institute, 1991
- ↑ Campaign May 28, 1993 Moves: Movers
- ↑ Michael Casey The Power of the Lobbyist: Regulation and Vested Interest, Hume Occasional Paper No. 32, Edinburgh: David Hume Institute, 1991
