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'''Citigate Dewe Rogerson''' (CDR) is a financial and corporate PR and lobbying agency. It operates in over 30 companies worldwide with offices (or affiliates) in among others Beijing, Birmingham, Brussels, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Moscow, Mumbai, New York and Singapore.<ref>[http://www.citigatedewerogerson.co.uk/ CDG website], accessed Jan 2009</ref>
 
'''Citigate Dewe Rogerson''' (CDR) is a financial and corporate PR and lobbying agency. It operates in over 30 companies worldwide with offices (or affiliates) in among others Beijing, Birmingham, Brussels, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Moscow, Mumbai, New York and Singapore.<ref>[http://www.citigatedewerogerson.co.uk/ CDG website], accessed Jan 2009</ref>
  
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This replaced [[Citigate Public Affairs]], CDR's former lobbying arm, which merged with lobbying firm [[Grayling Political Strategy]] in the summer of 2007. Both Grayling and CDR are part of the [[Huntsworth]] Group. It was reported that the merger came about because Citigate Public Affairs had "been decimated by an exodus of senior staff".<ref>[http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/662767/Ailling-Citigate-Public-Affairs-merge-Grayling/ Ailling Citigate Public Affairs to merge with Grayling], PR Week, 06 June 2007</ref> <br>
 
This replaced [[Citigate Public Affairs]], CDR's former lobbying arm, which merged with lobbying firm [[Grayling Political Strategy]] in the summer of 2007. Both Grayling and CDR are part of the [[Huntsworth]] Group. It was reported that the merger came about because Citigate Public Affairs had "been decimated by an exodus of senior staff".<ref>[http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/662767/Ailling-Citigate-Public-Affairs-merge-Grayling/ Ailling Citigate Public Affairs to merge with Grayling], PR Week, 06 June 2007</ref> <br>
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CDR is a member of the [[Association of Professional Political Consultants]], the lobbyists trade body.
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CDR is a member of the [[Association of Professional Political Consultants]], the trade body for lobbyists.
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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*[[Jonathan Clare]], CEO. One of the original founders of Citigate in 1988. Recent work has included Investec’s dual listing in London, Morrison’s bid for Safeway, and Russian-oligarch Roman Abramovich’s acquisition of Chelsea Village.<ref>[http://www.citigatedewerogerson.com/jonathan_clare.html CDG wesbite, Clare profile]</ref> 
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*[[Anthony Carlisle]], executive director. Has been with Dewe Rogerson since 1970. One of the best known PR men in the city. A key figure in the government privatizations of BT, British Gas, BP, British Steel and the water and electricity companies in the eighties and early nineties.<ref>Michael Harrison, “City Spin Doctors Sell Out For Pounds 27m”, The Independent,  September 23, 1998</ref> Tony Carlisle has been described by the Evening Standard as “the dark master at Citigate Dewe Rogerson, and a man who has made more money from the privatised utilities sector than most.  Carlisle was involved in  90% of the privatizations of the eighties and nineties. He was quoted by the Guardian as saying: “One of the key accusations of privatisations is that it works for the bosses and the shareholders, but ... pity about the poor consumer.”<ref>The Evening Standard, “CitySpy”, February 20, 2007, p28</ref>
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*[[Anthony Carlisle]], Executive Director. Has been with Dewe Rogerson since 1970. One of the best known PR men in the city. A key figure in the government privatizations of BT, British Gas, BP, British Steel and the water and electricity companies in the eighties and early nineties.<ref>Michael Harrison, “City Spin Doctors Sell Out For Pounds 27m”, The Independent,  September 23, 1998</ref> Tony Carlisle has been described by the Evening Standard as “the dark master at Citigate Dewe Rogerson, and a man who has made more money from the privatised utilities sector than most.  Carlisle was involved in  90% of the privatizations of the eighties and nineties. He was quoted by the Guardian as saying: “One of the key accusations of privatisations is that it works for the bosses and the shareholders, but ... pity about the poor consumer.”<ref>The Evening Standard, “CitySpy”, February 20, 2007, p28</ref>
 
 
*[[Roddy Dewe]]
 
*[[Roddy Dewe]]
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*[[Patrick Donovan]] Managing Director
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*[[Patrick Donovan]], managing director, financial practice. Former city editor of The ''[[Guardian]]'', deputy city editor of The ''[[Evening Standard]]'' and a founder journalist on The ''[[Independent]]''.<ref> Citigate Dewe Rogerson [http://www.citigatedewerogerson.com/cdr_staff/patrick-donovan/ Patrick Donovan], accessed 2 July 2015.</ref>
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*[[Mick Halloran]] <ref>He was an aide to Presott, but in December 2007 it was announced he would "move to public affairs in a senior role at Citigate Dewe Rogerson", Ex-Prescott aide heads to Citigate, PR Week, 14 December 2007, p. 9.</ref>
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*[[Jonathan Flint]], managing director, corporate practice.
  
 
===Lobbyists===
 
===Lobbyists===
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*[[Simon Nayyar]], Managing Director Public Policy. Formerly a research assistant to a Conservative MP, and Conservative Party candidate hopeful.
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*[[Simon Hodges]]
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*[[Holly Ramsey]]
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*[[Nick Reading]]
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*[[Marialuisa Ferro]]
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===Former Lobbyists===
 
*[[John Mullin]], Managing Director Public Policy, Edinburgh.
 
*[[John Mullin]], Managing Director Public Policy, Edinburgh.
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*[[Catriona Foyle]]
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*[[Henry Groundes-Peace]] - joined as a consultant on 8 March 2010, having formerly worked as parliamentary researcher for the Conservatives’ then shadow justice minister [[Dominic Grieve]] MP. <ref>[http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/no_cache/home/uk-news/news-detail/newsarticle/people-moves-april-2010-edition/130/ People Moves 2010], Public Affairs News, 31 March 2010, acc 14 Dec 2011 </ref>
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*[[Mick Halloran]] - former aide to [[John Prescott]] until December 2007, when it was announced he would "move to public affairs in a senior role at Citigate Dewe Rogerson" <ref>  Ex-Prescott aide heads to Citigate, PR Week, 14 December 2007, p. 9.</ref>
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*[[Gareth Jones]], joined [[Newgate Communications]] in 2011.
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*[[Conor Magowan]] <ref> APPC Register to May 2011 </ref>
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*[[David Wright (Newgate Communications)|David Wright]], former founding member. Left in 2003, set up [[Porta Communications]] in 2010 and [[Newgate Communications]] in 2011, a company many of Citigate's former staff now work at.
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*[[Jonathan Clare]], former CEO. One of the original founders of Citigate in 1988. Recent work has included Investec’s dual listing in London, Morrison’s bid for Safeway, and Russian-oligarch Roman Abramovich’s acquisition of Chelsea Village.<ref>[http://www.citigatedewerogerson.com/jonathan_clare.html CDG website, Clare profile]</ref> Followed [[David Wright (Newgate Communications)|Wright]] to [[Newgate Communications]].
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===APPC Registers===
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====March 2016-May 2016====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Patrick Joyce]] | [[Nick Reading]] <ref name="Mar16"/>
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====December 2015-February 2016====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Patrick Joyce]] | [[Nick Reading]] <ref name="Dec15">[http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/APPC-Register-Feb-2016-9.3.16.pdf Citigate Dewe Rogerson clients, Reg Dec15-Feb16], ''APPC'', accessed 15 June 2016</ref>
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====September 2015-November 2015====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Patrick Joyce]] | [[Nick Reading]] <ref name="Sep15">[http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/APPC-Register-November-2015.pdf Citigate Dewe Rogerson clients Sep-Nov15], ''APPC'', accessed 15 June 2016</ref>
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====March 2015-May 2015====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Patrick Joyce]] | [[Nick Reading]] <ref name="Mar15"/>
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====December 2014-February 2015====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Patrick Joyce]] | [[Nick Reading]] | [[Oscar Warwick Thompson]] <ref name="Dec14">[http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/FEB-2015-REGISTER-27.5.15-final.pdf Citigate Dewe Rogerson clients, Dec14-Feb15], ''APPC'', accessed 15 June 2016</ref>
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====September 2014-November 2014====
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[[Marialuisa Ferro]] | [[Simon Hodges]] | [[Holly Ramsey]] | [[Nick Reading]]<ref name="Sept14"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Citigate%20Dewe%20Rogerson Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 20 January 2015 </ref>
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====June 2014-August 2014====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Holly Ramsey]] | [[Nick Reading]]<ref name="June"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Citigate%20Dewe%20Rogerson Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 16 October 2014 </ref>
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====March 2014-May 2014====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Amy Nash]] | [[Holly Ramsey]] | [[Nick Reading]]<ref name="MP"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MAY-14-REGISTER-1.9.14.pdf Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 1 October 2014 </ref>
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====December 2013-February 2014====
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[[Ana Gamez]] | [[Simon Hodges]] | [[David Kirton]] | [[Holly Ramsey]] | [[Nick Reading]]<ref name="MQ"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/FEB-14-REG-7.3.1411.pdf Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 1 October 2014 </ref>
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====September 2013-November 2013====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Kevin Neill]] | [[Holly Ramsey]] | [[Nick Reading]] <ref name="MR"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/13-NOV-REGISTER-26.2.1411.pdf Register for 1st September 2013 - 30th November 2013] ''APPC'', accessed 1 October 2014 </ref>
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====June 2013-August 2013====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Christopher Payne]] | [[Holly Ramsey]] | [[Nick Reading]] <ref name="MS"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Register-August-2014-FINAL11.pdf Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013] ''APPC'', accessed 1 October 2014 </ref>
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====March 2013-May 2013====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Christopher Payne]] | [[India Perry]] | [[Nick Reading]] <ref name="MT"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/13-MAY-REGISTER-FINAL-FINAL11.pdf Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013] ''APPC'', accessed 1 October 2014 </ref>
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====December 2012-February 2013====
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[[Simon Hodges]] | [[Christopher Payne]] | [[Nick Reading]] | [[Jack Wilson]] <ref name="MU"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/latest-register_1Dec2012_28Feb2013.pdf Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013] ''APPC'', accessed 1 October 2014 </ref>
  
 
===Former staff===
 
===Former staff===
 
*[[Rosie Catherwood]] now with [[Cantos]]
 
*[[Rosie Catherwood]] now with [[Cantos]]
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*[[Simon Nayyar]], Managing Director Public Policy. Formerly a research assistant to a Conservative MP, and Conservative Party candidate hopeful.
  
 
==Clients==
 
==Clients==
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===Registrar of consultant lobbyists===
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'''Citigate Dewe Rogerson''' has been registered since April 2015. The register documents clients on the behalf of whom CDR has lobbied government ministers, and the firms listings since 2015 is as follows:
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====April - June 2016====
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[[Albion Ventures LLP]] | [[Associated British Foods plc]] | [[British Sugar plc]] <ref>[https://registerofconsultantlobbyists.force.com/CLR_Public_Profile?id=00124000006R71ZAAS 'Citigate Dewe Rogerson profile 2016'], ''Register of consultant lobbyists'', accessed 20 July 2016</ref> 
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====January - March 2016====
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc <ref>[https://registerofconsultantlobbyists.force.com/CLR_Public_Profile?id=00124000006R71ZAAS Citigate Dewe Rogerson profile 2016], ''Registrar of consultant lobbyists'', accessed 29 April 2016</ref>
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====October - December 2015====
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[[Albion Ventures]] | [[Associated British Foods]]<ref>[https://registerofconsultantlobbyists.force.com/CLR_Public_Profile?id=00124000006R71ZAAS Citigate Dewe Rogerson profile 2015], ''Registrar of consultant lobbyists'', accessed 5 February 2016</ref>
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====January - March 2015====
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[[Albion Ventures]]
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===APPC lobbying register===
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===March 2016-May 2016===
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[[#ChangeCricket campaign]] | [[AB Sugar]] | [[Albion Ventures LLP]] | [[Associated British Foods plc]] | [[Capital One Bank (Europe) plc]] <ref name="Mar16">[http://www.appc.org.uk/register/profile/?company=Citigate%20Dewe%20Rogerson%20Public%20Policy Citigate Dewe Rogerson Public Policy clients], ''APPC'', accessed 15 June 2016</ref>
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===December 2015-February 2016===
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[[#ChangeCricket campaign]] | [[Albion Ventures LLP]] | [[Associated British Foods plc]] | [[Capital One Bank (Europe) plc]] | [[Marex Spectron]] <ref name="Dec15"/>
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===September 2015-November 2015===
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[[#ChangeCricket campaign]] | [[Albion Ventures LLP]] | [[Associated British Foods plc]] | [[Capital One Bank (Europe) plc]] | [[Marex Spectron]] <ref name="Sep15"/>
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===March 2015-May 2015===
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[[Albion Ventures LLP]] | [[Associated British Foods plc]] | [[Capital One Bank (Europe) plc]] | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Sainsburys Bank]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]] <ref name="Mar15">[http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MAY-2015-REGISTER-FINAL.pdf Citigate Dewe Rogerson Mar-May15], ''APPC'', accessed 15 June 2016</ref>
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===December 2014-February 2015===
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[[Albion Ventures LLP]] | [[Associated British Foods plc]] | [[Capital One Bank (Europe) plc]] | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Sainsburys Bank]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]] <ref name="Dec14"/>
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===September 2014-November 2014===
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc | [[Capital One Financial| Capital One Bank]] (Europe) plc | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Sainsburys Bank]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]]<ref name="Sept14"/>
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===June 2014-August 2014===
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc | [[British Virgin Islands International]] | [[Capital One Financial|Financial Centre Capital One Bank]] (Europe) plc | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Sainsburys Bank]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]] <ref name="June"/>
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===March 2014-May 2014===
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc | [[British Virgin Islands International]] | [[Capital One Financial|Financial Centre Capital One Bank]] (Europe) plc | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Sainsburys Bank]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]]<ref name="MP"/>
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===December 2013-February 2014===
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc | [[British Virgin Islands International]] | [[Capital One Financial|Financial Centre Capital One Bank]]] (Europe) plc | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Sainsburys Bank]] | [[State Street Bank]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]]<ref name="MQ"/>
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===September 2013-November 2013===
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc | [[British Virgin Islands International]] | [[Capital One Financial|Financial Centre Capital One Bank]] (Europe) plc | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]] <ref name="MR"/>
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===June 2013-August 2013===
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc [[British Virgin Islands International]] | [[Capital One Financial|Financial Centre Capital One Bank]] (Europe) plc | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Sainsburys Bank]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]] <ref name="MS"/>
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===March 2013-May 2013===
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc | [[British Virgin Islands International]] | [[Capital One Financial|Financial Centre Capital One Bank]] (Europe) plc | [[Marex Spectron]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]] <ref name="MT"/>
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===December 2012-February 2013===
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[[Albion Ventures]] LLP | [[Associated British Foods]] plc | [[British Virgin Islands International]] | [[Capital One Financial|Financial Centre Capital One Bank]] (Europe) plc | [[Castle Trust]] | [[Macquarie Group]] | [[Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group]] | [[Yorkshire Building Society]] <ref name="MU"/>
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*'''Biotech'''<br>
 
*'''Biotech'''<br>
 
CDR is a member of the [[UK BioIndustry Association]] that seeks to promote biotechnology in the UK.<ref>[http://www.bioindustry.org/cgi-bin/member_preview.pl Bioindustry.org]</ref>  Like many PR companies, CDR has a dedicated section on biotech and pharma. It also works for global bio-nanotech company [[pSivida]] Limited, and biotech company [[Genzyme]].<ref>PR Week, “Gene Therapy Company Searches For Agency,” January 11, 2008, p10</ref> In 2008, CDR signaled it would be expanding pharma and biotech work.<ref>PR Week, “Citigate Signs Consultant To Expand Pharma,” January 25, 2008, p10</ref>
 
CDR is a member of the [[UK BioIndustry Association]] that seeks to promote biotechnology in the UK.<ref>[http://www.bioindustry.org/cgi-bin/member_preview.pl Bioindustry.org]</ref>  Like many PR companies, CDR has a dedicated section on biotech and pharma. It also works for global bio-nanotech company [[pSivida]] Limited, and biotech company [[Genzyme]].<ref>PR Week, “Gene Therapy Company Searches For Agency,” January 11, 2008, p10</ref> In 2008, CDR signaled it would be expanding pharma and biotech work.<ref>PR Week, “Citigate Signs Consultant To Expand Pharma,” January 25, 2008, p10</ref>
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===Lobbying clients===
 
===Lobbying clients===
 
Lobbying clients of Citigate Dewe Rogerson Public Policy in 2008 include:<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk APPC register, to December 2008]</ref><br>
 
Lobbying clients of Citigate Dewe Rogerson Public Policy in 2008 include:<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk APPC register, to December 2008]</ref><br>
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[[Airtricity Holdings]] (UK) Ltd | [[ASDA]] | [[Associated British Foods]] | [[Association for Perioperative Practice]] | [[Babcock]] Marine Ltd | [[Benenden Healthcare Society]] | [[British Heart Foundation]] | [[Carvill]] (Scotland) | [[Cromarty Firth Port Authority]] | [[Freight Transport Association]] | [[G4S]] | [[Homeserve]] | [[Just Retirement (Holdings)]] | [[Lloyds TSB]] Group | [[Menzies Aviation]] | [[National House Building Council]] | [[NHS Health Scotland]] | [[Nuffield Hospitals]] | [[Phorm]] | [[Sard Verbinnen & Co]] | [[Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives]] | [[The Seafood Company]] | [[Talk Talk Telecom]] | [[Tullow Oil]]
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[[Airtricity Holdings]] (UK) Ltd | [[ASDA]] | [[Associated British Foods]] | [[Association for Perioperative Practice]] | [[Babcock Marine]] Ltd | [[Benenden Healthcare Society]] | [[British Heart Foundation]] | [[Carvill]] (Scotland) | [[Cromarty Firth Port Authority]] | [[Freight Transport Association]] | [[G4S]] | [[Homeserve]] | [[Just Retirement (Holdings)]] | [[Lloyds TSB]] Group | [[Menzies Aviation]] | [[National House Building Council]] | [[NHS Health Scotland]] | [[Nuffield Hospitals]] | [[Phorm]] | [[Sard Verbinnen & Co]] | [[Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives]] | [[The Seafood Company]] | [[Talk Talk Telecom]] | [[Tullow Oil]]
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Lobbying clients of Citigate Dewe Rogerson Public Policy in 2011 include:<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk APPC register, to Feb 2011 and May 2011]</ref><br>
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[[ASDA]] Stores Ltd | [[Associated British Foods]] | [[Babcock Marine]] Ltd | [[Benenden Healthcare Society]] | [[Bord Na Mona]] | [[British Heart Foundation]] | [[Carvill]] (Scotland) | [[Capital One Bank]] (Europe) | plc [[Cemer]] | [[Chagos Refugees Group]] | | [[Findus Group]] [[Freight Transport Association]] | [[ Hilton Food Group]] plc | [[Investec Bank Limited]] | | [[Irwin Mitchell LLP]] | [[Kensington Mortgage Company]] Limited | [[Kromek Ltd]] | [[Magnetar Financial]] (UK) LLP | [[May Gurney]] | [[NHBC]] | [[Nuffield Hospitals]] | [[Reactec Ltd]] | [[Regal Petroleum]] | [[RenewableUK]] | [[The Seafood Company]] | [[Talk Talk Telecom]] | [[Tullow Oil]] | [[Volunteer Development Scotland]] | [[Western Gulf Advisory]] | [[Yorkshire Building Society]] | [[Youngs Seafood Ltd]] | [[2020 Renewables]] [[Reckitt Benckiser]]<ref name="May 2011">[http://www.appc.org.uk APPC register, to May 2011]</ref><br> | [[Cromarty Firth Port Authority]]<ref name="May 2011"/> | [[Scottish and Southern Energy]] | [[SCM Private]] <ref> APPC Register Entry for 1 Jun 2011 to 31 Aug 2011 </ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
Citigate Dewe Rogerson was created in 1998 by bringing together two companies. Dewe Rogerson (founded in 1969), which could claim to be the creator of modern financial and corporate PR. In the 1980s it handled 90 per cent by value of the UK government’s privatisation programme. In the late 1980s, it exported this expertise, especially in the area of privatisation, which it recognized early as a global trend, driven by political and economic policy, deregulation and the needs of companies to grow and to secure finance beyond their national boundaries. The other company, Citigate Communications, was established in 1988 to focus on much the same territory as Dewe Rogerson. In 1997 its parent company, Citigate Communications Group, became part of the [[Incepta]] Group.<ref>[http://www.brandrepublic.com/InDepth/Features/155949/Superbrands-case-studies-Citigate-Dewe-Rogerson/ Superbrands case studies, Citigate Dewe Rogerson] Brand Republic, August 2002</ref> Incepta then merged with the [[Huntsworth]] Group in 2005.<ref>[http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article418483.ece Huntsworth and Incepta agree to £200m merger], Times, 4 March 2005</ref> Citigate Dewe Rogerson is seen as the “pinstriped” end of Huntsworth.
 
Citigate Dewe Rogerson was created in 1998 by bringing together two companies. Dewe Rogerson (founded in 1969), which could claim to be the creator of modern financial and corporate PR. In the 1980s it handled 90 per cent by value of the UK government’s privatisation programme. In the late 1980s, it exported this expertise, especially in the area of privatisation, which it recognized early as a global trend, driven by political and economic policy, deregulation and the needs of companies to grow and to secure finance beyond their national boundaries. The other company, Citigate Communications, was established in 1988 to focus on much the same territory as Dewe Rogerson. In 1997 its parent company, Citigate Communications Group, became part of the [[Incepta]] Group.<ref>[http://www.brandrepublic.com/InDepth/Features/155949/Superbrands-case-studies-Citigate-Dewe-Rogerson/ Superbrands case studies, Citigate Dewe Rogerson] Brand Republic, August 2002</ref> Incepta then merged with the [[Huntsworth]] Group in 2005.<ref>[http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article418483.ece Huntsworth and Incepta agree to £200m merger], Times, 4 March 2005</ref> Citigate Dewe Rogerson is seen as the “pinstriped” end of Huntsworth.
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Having left [[Citigate]], co-founder [[David Wright]] formed [[Newgate Communications]] as part of the [[Porta Communications]] group. The name of the new communications group seems to link with the many staff who have swapped Citigate for Newgate. including [[Jonathan Clare]] (another founding director of Citigate) and [[Deborah Saw]]. <ref> Alec Mattinson [http://www.prweek.com/article/1095798/citigates-jonathan-clare-david-wright-reunite-build-comms-practice Citigate's Jonathan Clare and David Wright reunite to build comms practice] ''PR week'', 28 September 2011, accessed 1 October 2014 </ref> <ref> David Singleton [https://www.publicaffairsnews.com/articles/profile/sharp-suits-and-plans-blaze-trail-lobbying Sharp suits and plans to blaze a trail in lobbying] ''Public Affairs News'', 1 March 2013, accessed 1 October 2014 </ref>
  
 
==Contact, References and Resources==
 
==Contact, References and Resources==
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Citigate offices, Avenue des Arts 46, Brussels
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Citigate Dewe Rogerson (CDR) is a financial and corporate PR and lobbying agency. It operates in over 30 companies worldwide with offices (or affiliates) in among others Beijing, Birmingham, Brussels, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Moscow, Mumbai, New York and Singapore.[1]

Lobbying

CDR runs a specialist public policy, or lobbying, division - Citigate Dewe Rogerson Public Policy - to "help its clients understand and negotiate political, parliamentary and regulatory issues."[2]

This replaced Citigate Public Affairs, CDR's former lobbying arm, which merged with lobbying firm Grayling Political Strategy in the summer of 2007. Both Grayling and CDR are part of the Huntsworth Group. It was reported that the merger came about because Citigate Public Affairs had "been decimated by an exodus of senior staff".[3]
CDR is a member of the Association of Professional Political Consultants, the trade body for lobbyists.

People

  • Anthony Carlisle, executive director. Has been with Dewe Rogerson since 1970. One of the best known PR men in the city. A key figure in the government privatizations of BT, British Gas, BP, British Steel and the water and electricity companies in the eighties and early nineties.[4] Tony Carlisle has been described by the Evening Standard as “the dark master at Citigate Dewe Rogerson, and a man who has made more money from the privatised utilities sector than most. Carlisle was involved in 90% of the privatizations of the eighties and nineties. He was quoted by the Guardian as saying: “One of the key accusations of privatisations is that it works for the bosses and the shareholders, but ... pity about the poor consumer.”[5]
  • Roddy Dewe
  • Patrick Donovan, managing director, financial practice. Former city editor of The Guardian, deputy city editor of The Evening Standard and a founder journalist on The Independent.[6]
  • Jonathan Flint, managing director, corporate practice.

Lobbyists

Former Lobbyists

APPC Registers

March 2016-May 2016

Simon Hodges | Patrick Joyce | Nick Reading [11]

December 2015-February 2016

Simon Hodges | Patrick Joyce | Nick Reading [12]

September 2015-November 2015

Simon Hodges | Patrick Joyce | Nick Reading [13]

March 2015-May 2015

Simon Hodges | Patrick Joyce | Nick Reading [14]

December 2014-February 2015

Simon Hodges | Patrick Joyce | Nick Reading | Oscar Warwick Thompson [15]

September 2014-November 2014

Marialuisa Ferro | Simon Hodges | Holly Ramsey | Nick Reading[16]

June 2014-August 2014

Simon Hodges | Holly Ramsey | Nick Reading[17]

March 2014-May 2014

Simon Hodges | Amy Nash | Holly Ramsey | Nick Reading[18]

December 2013-February 2014

Ana Gamez | Simon Hodges | David Kirton | Holly Ramsey | Nick Reading[19]

September 2013-November 2013

Simon Hodges | Kevin Neill | Holly Ramsey | Nick Reading [20]

June 2013-August 2013

Simon Hodges | Christopher Payne | Holly Ramsey | Nick Reading [21]

March 2013-May 2013

Simon Hodges | Christopher Payne | India Perry | Nick Reading [22]

December 2012-February 2013

Simon Hodges | Christopher Payne | Nick Reading | Jack Wilson [23]

Former staff

  • Rosie Catherwood now with Cantos
  • Simon Nayyar, Managing Director Public Policy. Formerly a research assistant to a Conservative MP, and Conservative Party candidate hopeful.

Clients

Registrar of consultant lobbyists

Citigate Dewe Rogerson has been registered since April 2015. The register documents clients on the behalf of whom CDR has lobbied government ministers, and the firms listings since 2015 is as follows:

April - June 2016

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | British Sugar plc [24]

January - March 2016

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc [25]

October - December 2015

Albion Ventures | Associated British Foods[26]

January - March 2015

Albion Ventures

APPC lobbying register

March 2016-May 2016

#ChangeCricket campaign | AB Sugar | Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | Capital One Bank (Europe) plc [11]

December 2015-February 2016

#ChangeCricket campaign | Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron [12]

September 2015-November 2015

#ChangeCricket campaign | Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron [13]

March 2015-May 2015

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Sainsburys Bank | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group [14]

December 2014-February 2015

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Sainsburys Bank | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group [15]

September 2014-November 2014

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Sainsburys Bank | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group[16]

June 2014-August 2014

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | British Virgin Islands International | Financial Centre Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Sainsburys Bank | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group [17]

March 2014-May 2014

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | British Virgin Islands International | Financial Centre Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Sainsburys Bank | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group[18]

December 2013-February 2014

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | British Virgin Islands International | Financial Centre Capital One Bank] (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Sainsburys Bank | State Street Bank | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group[19]

September 2013-November 2013

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | British Virgin Islands International | Financial Centre Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group [20]

June 2013-August 2013

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc British Virgin Islands International | Financial Centre Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Sainsburys Bank | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group [21]

March 2013-May 2013

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | British Virgin Islands International | Financial Centre Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Marex Spectron | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group [22]

December 2012-February 2013

Albion Ventures LLP | Associated British Foods plc | British Virgin Islands International | Financial Centre Capital One Bank (Europe) plc | Castle Trust | Macquarie Group | Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group | Yorkshire Building Society [23]

  • Biotech

CDR is a member of the UK BioIndustry Association that seeks to promote biotechnology in the UK.[27] Like many PR companies, CDR has a dedicated section on biotech and pharma. It also works for global bio-nanotech company pSivida Limited, and biotech company Genzyme.[28] In 2008, CDR signaled it would be expanding pharma and biotech work.[29]

Lobbying clients

Lobbying clients of Citigate Dewe Rogerson Public Policy in 2008 include:[32]
Airtricity Holdings (UK) Ltd | ASDA | Associated British Foods | Association for Perioperative Practice | Babcock Marine Ltd | Benenden Healthcare Society | British Heart Foundation | Carvill (Scotland) | Cromarty Firth Port Authority | Freight Transport Association | G4S | Homeserve | Just Retirement (Holdings) | Lloyds TSB Group | Menzies Aviation | National House Building Council | NHS Health Scotland | Nuffield Hospitals | Phorm | Sard Verbinnen & Co | Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives | The Seafood Company | Talk Talk Telecom | Tullow Oil


Lobbying clients of Citigate Dewe Rogerson Public Policy in 2011 include:[33]
ASDA Stores Ltd | Associated British Foods | Babcock Marine Ltd | Benenden Healthcare Society | Bord Na Mona | British Heart Foundation | Carvill (Scotland) | Capital One Bank (Europe) | plc Cemer | Chagos Refugees Group | | Findus Group Freight Transport Association | Hilton Food Group plc | Investec Bank Limited | | Irwin Mitchell LLP | Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | Kromek Ltd | Magnetar Financial (UK) LLP | May Gurney | NHBC | Nuffield Hospitals | Reactec Ltd | Regal Petroleum | RenewableUK | The Seafood Company | Talk Talk Telecom | Tullow Oil | Volunteer Development Scotland | Western Gulf Advisory | Yorkshire Building Society | Youngs Seafood Ltd | 2020 Renewables Reckitt Benckiser[34]
| Cromarty Firth Port Authority[34] | Scottish and Southern Energy | SCM Private [35]

History

Citigate Dewe Rogerson was created in 1998 by bringing together two companies. Dewe Rogerson (founded in 1969), which could claim to be the creator of modern financial and corporate PR. In the 1980s it handled 90 per cent by value of the UK government’s privatisation programme. In the late 1980s, it exported this expertise, especially in the area of privatisation, which it recognized early as a global trend, driven by political and economic policy, deregulation and the needs of companies to grow and to secure finance beyond their national boundaries. The other company, Citigate Communications, was established in 1988 to focus on much the same territory as Dewe Rogerson. In 1997 its parent company, Citigate Communications Group, became part of the Incepta Group.[36] Incepta then merged with the Huntsworth Group in 2005.[37] Citigate Dewe Rogerson is seen as the “pinstriped” end of Huntsworth.

Having left Citigate, co-founder David Wright formed Newgate Communications as part of the Porta Communications group. The name of the new communications group seems to link with the many staff who have swapped Citigate for Newgate. including Jonathan Clare (another founding director of Citigate) and Deborah Saw. [38] [39]

Contact, References and Resources

Contact

3 London Wall Buildings, London Wall, London, EC2M 5SY www.citigatedewerogerson.com

Resources

Citigate Communications Ltd. UK Clients PRCA Yearbook 2004

References

  1. ↑ CDG website, accessed Jan 2009
  2. ↑ CDR's website accessed Jan 2009
  3. ↑ Ailling Citigate Public Affairs to merge with Grayling, PR Week, 06 June 2007
  4. ↑ Michael Harrison, “City Spin Doctors Sell Out For Pounds 27m”, The Independent, September 23, 1998
  5. ↑ The Evening Standard, “CitySpy”, February 20, 2007, p28
  6. ↑ Citigate Dewe Rogerson Patrick Donovan, accessed 2 July 2015.
  7. ↑ People Moves 2010, Public Affairs News, 31 March 2010, acc 14 Dec 2011
  8. ↑ Ex-Prescott aide heads to Citigate, PR Week, 14 December 2007, p. 9.
  9. ↑ APPC Register to May 2011
  10. ↑ CDG website, Clare profile
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Citigate Dewe Rogerson Public Policy clients, APPC, accessed 15 June 2016
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Citigate Dewe Rogerson clients, Reg Dec15-Feb16, APPC, accessed 15 June 2016
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Citigate Dewe Rogerson clients Sep-Nov15, APPC, accessed 15 June 2016
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Citigate Dewe Rogerson Mar-May15, APPC, accessed 15 June 2016
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Citigate Dewe Rogerson clients, Dec14-Feb15, APPC, accessed 15 June 2016
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 20 January 2015
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 16 October 2014
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Register for 1st September 2013 - 30th November 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
  24. ↑ 'Citigate Dewe Rogerson profile 2016', Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 20 July 2016
  25. ↑ Citigate Dewe Rogerson profile 2016, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 29 April 2016
  26. ↑ Citigate Dewe Rogerson profile 2015, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 5 February 2016
  27. ↑ Bioindustry.org
  28. ↑ PR Week, “Gene Therapy Company Searches For Agency,” January 11, 2008, p10
  29. ↑ PR Week, “Citigate Signs Consultant To Expand Pharma,” January 25, 2008, p10
  30. ↑ Vigilant Technology. 'Vigilant Technology wins new contracts worth US$1.8 million' Accessed 31st July 2008
  31. ↑ Company News Feed formerly Regulatory News Service 'ITIS Holdings PLC - AGM Statement'. 14th September 2005
  32. ↑ APPC register, to December 2008
  33. ↑ APPC register, to Feb 2011 and May 2011
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 APPC register, to May 2011
  35. ↑ APPC Register Entry for 1 Jun 2011 to 31 Aug 2011
  36. ↑ Superbrands case studies, Citigate Dewe Rogerson Brand Republic, August 2002
  37. ↑ Huntsworth and Incepta agree to £200m merger, Times, 4 March 2005
  38. ↑ Alec Mattinson Citigate's Jonathan Clare and David Wright reunite to build comms practice PR week, 28 September 2011, accessed 1 October 2014
  39. ↑ David Singleton Sharp suits and plans to blaze a trail in lobbying Public Affairs News, 1 March 2013, accessed 1 October 2014

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