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'''Tulchan Communications''' is a specialist European financial communications firm based in London. It says its role "is to work with our clients to assist them to build and maintain their reputation in the capital markets and financial media".<ref>[http://www.tulchangroup.com/index.html Tulchan Group website]</ref>
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{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}{{Template:Lobbying_Portal_badge}}'''Tulchan Communications''' is a communications and lobbying firm based in London founded in 2000 by [[Andrew Grant]] in partnership with [[Taylor Rafferty]], a leading US international investor relations consultancy..  
  
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==History==
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In November 2016, it hired [[David Cameron]]'s former press secretary, [[Graeme Wilson]]; and in July 2017 announced it was hiring former Conservative party chairman and peer, Lord [[Andrew Feldman]] as a senior adviser.
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[[Tulchan Communications]] was founded in 2000 by [[Andrew Grant]] in partnership with [[Taylor Rafferty]], a leading US international investor relations consultancy.
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Tulchan says it specialises in advising companies on 'building and maintaining their reputation within the Capital Markets and the financial media' and on 'engaging with regulatory and political audiences on a range of public policy issues.'<ref>[http://www.tulchangroup.com/index.html Tulchan Group website]</ref>
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==People==
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===Board===
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As of July 2017:
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*[[Robert Sutton]]
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*[[Hamish Mackenzie]]
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====Former board members====
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*[[Brian J. Rafferty]], was Managing Director and co-founder of [[Taylor Rafferty Associates]] (TRA), the world's largest independent financial communications firm specialising in assisting non-US companies with their ‘cross-border investor relations and capital markets communications’.  TRA’s clients include over 60 blue chip non-US companies and represent some $650 billion in equity market value.
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===Staff===
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Partners, as of July 2017:
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*[[Andrew Grant]], founder. Grant was a partner at [[Brunswick Group]] and consultants [[Fishburn Hedges]]. Grant managed the media aftermath at Railtrack following the Paddington rail crash, and has advised companies including [[British Airways]], [[Marconi]] and [[Hanson]]. He is a friend of [[Stuart Rose]], chairman of [[Marks & Spencer]].<ref>Tulchan Group [http://www.tulchangroup.com/Clients.asp Tulchan website]</ref>
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*[[Graeme Wilson]]: since Nov 2016; Former [[David Cameron]] political press secretary. <ref> David Singleton, [https://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/news/david-cameron’s-key-lieutenants-line-lobbying-jobs David Cameron’s key lieutenants line up for lobbying jobs], ''Total Politics'', 29 November 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>
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David Allchurch
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*[[Doug Campbell]]
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*[[James Macey White]]
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*[[Jonathan Sibun]]
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*[[Martin Robinson]]
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*[[Peter Hewer]]
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*[[Stephen Malthouse]]
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*[[Susanna Voyle]]
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*[[Tom Murray]]
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Directors as of July 2017:
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*[[Ben Andersen-Tuffnell]]
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*[[Latika Shah]]
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*[[Martin Pengelley]]
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*[[Michelle Clarke]]
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*[[Siobhan Weaver]]
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====Former staff====
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*[[Andrew Honnor]]. Honnor worked at Conservative Central Office during the 1992 election just before his finals. After graduating, he worked at [[Burson-Marsteller]] and [[Brunswick]] before becoming a special adviser to then culture secretary [[Virginia Bottomley]]. After the last election he returned to Brunswick and moved to New York to head the [[BA]] team, before joining Tulchan. He has written for the [[Centre for Policy Studies]].<ref>FACES OF 2001, Pr Week, 26 Jan 2001</ref>
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Staff listed in 2009:
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[[Miranda Acland]] | [[Hilary Bowman]] | [[Julie Foster]] | [[Dominic Fry]] | [[Celia Gordon Shute]] | [[Paul Harris]] | [[Rachel Jones]] | [[Lucy Legh]] | [[Sandra MacKinnon]] | [[Ursula McDaid]] | [[Ruth Merryweather]] | [[Lizzie Morgan]] | [[Robert Morgan]] | [[Tilly Metcalfe]] | [[Basil Nicolaou]] | [[Laura Pearson]] | [[David Trenchard]] | [[Wendy Watherston]] | [[Natasha Webb]]
  
 
==Clients==
 
==Clients==
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Tulchan does not sign up to either of the voluntary industry transparency registers, although it appears to be a member of the [[PRCA]]. It is signed up to the government register of consultant lobbyists, but has yet to declare any clients (as of July 2017).
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A list of clients can be found on its website: http://www.tulchangroup.com/OurExperience.php
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2017: Includes oil and gas companies [[Enquest]] and [[Petrofac]].
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Tulchan lists the following clients in 2009:<ref>[http://www.tulchangroup.com/FILES/PAGES_OURCLIENTS/1.html Tulchan website], accessed Feb 2009</ref><br>
 
Tulchan lists the following clients in 2009:<ref>[http://www.tulchangroup.com/FILES/PAGES_OURCLIENTS/1.html Tulchan website], accessed Feb 2009</ref><br>
 
[[ITV]] | [[Land Securities]] | [[M&C Saatchi]] | [[Marks & Spencer]] | [[Moneysupermarket.com]] | [[Northern Foods]] | [[Quintain]] | [[Shareholder Executive]] | [[Severn Trent]] | [[Tote]] | [[UBS]] | [[United Utilities]] | [[Whitbread]] | [[Woolworths]] Group  
 
[[ITV]] | [[Land Securities]] | [[M&C Saatchi]] | [[Marks & Spencer]] | [[Moneysupermarket.com]] | [[Northern Foods]] | [[Quintain]] | [[Shareholder Executive]] | [[Severn Trent]] | [[Tote]] | [[UBS]] | [[United Utilities]] | [[Whitbread]] | [[Woolworths]] Group  
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It has also worked for:<br>
 
It has also worked for:<br>
 
[[NYSE]] | [[Drax]]
 
[[NYSE]] | [[Drax]]
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==People==
 
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*[[Andrew Grant]], founder. Grant was a partner at [[Brunswick Group]] and consultants [[Fishburn Hedges]]. Grant managed the media aftermath at Railtrack following the Paddington rail crash, and has advised companies including [[British Airways]], [[Marconi]] and [[Hanson]]. He is a friend of [[Stuart Rose]], chairman of [[Marks & Spencer]].<ref>Tulchan Group [http://www.tulchangroup.com/Clients.asp Tulchan website]</ref>
 
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*[[Brian J. Rafferty]], board member. Rafferty was Managing Director and co-founder of [[Taylor Rafferty Associates]] (TRA), the world's largest independent financial communications firm specialising in assisting non-US companies with their ‘cross-border investor relations and capital markets communications’.  TRA’s clients include over 60 blue chip non-US companies and represent some $650 billion in equity market value.
 
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*[[Andrew Honnor]]. Honnor worked at Conservative Central Office during the 1992 election just before his finals. After graduating, he worked at [[Burson-Marsteller]] and [[Brunswick]] before becoming a special adviser to then culture secretary [[Virginia Bottomley]]. After the last election he returned to Brunswick and moved to New York to head the [[BA]] team, before joining Tulchan. He has written for the [[Centre for Policy Studies]].<ref>FACES OF 2001, Pr Week, 26 Jan 2001</ref>
 
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[[Miranda Acland]] | [[Hilary Bowman]] | [[Julie Foster]] | [[Dominic Fry]] | [[Celia Gordon Shute]] | [[Andrew Grant]] | [[Paul Harris]] | [[Peter Hewer]] | [[Andrew Honnor]] | [[Rachel Jones]] | [[Lucy Legh]] | [[Sandra MacKinnon]] | [[Ursula McDaid]] | [[Stephen Malthouse]] | [[Ruth Merryweather]] | [[Lizzie Morgan]] | [[Robert Morgan]] | [[Tom Murray]] | [[Tilly Metcalfe]] | [[Basil Nicolaou]] | [[Laura Pearson]] | [[David Trenchard]] | [[Susanna Voyle]] | [[Wendy Watherston]] | [[Natasha Webb]]
 
  
 
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[[Category: Lobbying firms]]
 
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[[Category: Financial sector lobbying]]
 
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[[Category: Revolving Door]]

Latest revision as of 04:36, 22 August 2017

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Tulchan Communications is a communications and lobbying firm based in London founded in 2000 by Andrew Grant in partnership with Taylor Rafferty, a leading US international investor relations consultancy..

In November 2016, it hired David Cameron's former press secretary, Graeme Wilson; and in July 2017 announced it was hiring former Conservative party chairman and peer, Lord Andrew Feldman as a senior adviser.

Tulchan says it specialises in advising companies on 'building and maintaining their reputation within the Capital Markets and the financial media' and on 'engaging with regulatory and political audiences on a range of public policy issues.'[1]

People

Board

As of July 2017:

Former board members

  • Brian J. Rafferty, was Managing Director and co-founder of Taylor Rafferty Associates (TRA), the world's largest independent financial communications firm specialising in assisting non-US companies with their ‘cross-border investor relations and capital markets communications’. TRA’s clients include over 60 blue chip non-US companies and represent some $650 billion in equity market value.

Staff

Partners, as of July 2017:

David Allchurch

Directors as of July 2017:

Former staff

Staff listed in 2009: Miranda Acland | Hilary Bowman | Julie Foster | Dominic Fry | Celia Gordon Shute | Paul Harris | Rachel Jones | Lucy Legh | Sandra MacKinnon | Ursula McDaid | Ruth Merryweather | Lizzie Morgan | Robert Morgan | Tilly Metcalfe | Basil Nicolaou | Laura Pearson | David Trenchard | Wendy Watherston | Natasha Webb

Clients

Tulchan does not sign up to either of the voluntary industry transparency registers, although it appears to be a member of the PRCA. It is signed up to the government register of consultant lobbyists, but has yet to declare any clients (as of July 2017).

A list of clients can be found on its website: http://www.tulchangroup.com/OurExperience.php

2017: Includes oil and gas companies Enquest and Petrofac.

Tulchan lists the following clients in 2009:[5]
ITV | Land Securities | M&C Saatchi | Marks & Spencer | Moneysupermarket.com | Northern Foods | Quintain | Shareholder Executive | Severn Trent | Tote | UBS | United Utilities | Whitbread | Woolworths Group

Private Equity and Investment:
Candover | Lansdowne | Montagu | Permira | RAB Capital | The Blackstone Group

It has also worked for:
NYSE | Drax

Notes

  1. ↑ Tulchan Group website
  2. ↑ Tulchan Group Tulchan website
  3. ↑ David Singleton, David Cameron’s key lieutenants line up for lobbying jobs, Total Politics, 29 November 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016.
  4. ↑ FACES OF 2001, Pr Week, 26 Jan 2001
  5. ↑ Tulchan website, accessed Feb 2009
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