Huntsworth plc

Huntsworth is the PR and marketing services group headed by Lord Chadlington(Peter Gummer), previously the founder of Shandwick (now Weber Shandwick Worldwide). The company has been transformed by the reverse takeover in 2005 of much larger marketing communications group Incepta, whose portfolio included PR and marketing services brands including Citigate and Dewe Rogerson. The enlarged group adopted the Huntsworth name and is run by the smaller company's senior management team. Incepta's portfolio of non-PR businesses was sold on to rival marketing group Media Square towards the end of 2005. Advertising Age ranked Incepta as the #12 ad organisation worldwide in 2004 with revenues of $280m. Source: [1]

Group board

• Lord Chadlington Chief Executive

Peter Chadlington has spent his entire working life in communications, as a journalist after graduating from Cambridge University and later in public relations both in-house and consultancy. He became the Chief Executive of Huntsworth PLC in September 2000 expanding the business in Europe and the USA before the merger with Incepta in May 2005.

Prior to this he founded Shandwick in 1974, establishing it as the largest PR consultancy in the UK within seven years and holding that position without interruption for 17 years. He built the firm overseas and it was sold to The Interpublic Group of Companies in 1998, forming the group that became the largest PR consultancy in the world.

Lord Chadlington has been a director of Halifax plc, Chairman of The Royal Opera House, member of the Arts Council of England and non-executive member of the NHS Policy Board, Chairman of the Understanding Industry Trust and a member of the European Union Select Sub Committee B (Energy, Industry and Transport) and has written and lectured extensively on communications, politics and public relations.

He was created a life peer in 1996 and is married with four children. His interests include opera, music, rugby and cricket.

• Roger Selman Group Finance Director

Roger Selman is a chartered accountant with over 20 years sector experience. He was Group Finance Director of International Public Relations plc (formerly Shandwick International plc) from 1994 - 1999, subsequently transferring to The Interpublic Group of Companies. He has also worked as finance director in other marketing services companies.

• Tracey Reid Director of HR

Tracey Reid joined Huntsworth in 2005 as Director of HR from Capital Radio plc, now GCAP media plc. Her career in media started with advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, where she originally worked on the client side as an Account Director. Tracey transferred her people handling skills from clients to employees in her move to Capital Radio in 1994, where she built and shaped the HR function as the business expanded and transformed through a series of acquisitions. Tracey is married with two young daughters.

• Jon Foulds Non Executive Chairman

Jon Foulds has been a director of Huntsworth PLC for five years and is also Chairman. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee. He is a former Chairman of Halifax plc and was previously the Chief Executive of 3i plc. His previous directorships include Mercury Asset Management plc and Eurotunnel plc. He is currently a director of a number of private companies.

• The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP Non Executive Deputy Chairman

The Rt. Hon. Francis Maude MP was appointed to the board of directors of Huntsworth in May 2005, following the merger with Incepta Group plc. He is chairman of the Nominations Committee. He is currently chairman of Prestbury Holdings plc, deputy chairman of Benfield Group Limited, chairman of the Jubilee Investment Trust plc and has been non executive chairman of Incepta Group plc since 2004. From 1992 to 1999, he was a non executive director of Asda Group; and Gartmore Shared Equity Trust from 1997 to 1999. From 1992 to 1993, he was director of Salomon Brothers and a managing director of Morgan Stanley & Co Limited from 1993 to 1997. He is currently the chairman of the Conservative Party and Member of Parliament for Horsham.

   * Robert Alcock
     Robert Alcock
     Non Executive Director

     Robert Alcock was appointed to the board of directors of Huntsworth in May 2005, following the merger with Incepta Group plc. He is the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. He has been a member of the board of directors of Incepta since 2001. He is currently a non executive director of Capita Group plc, where he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. He is also chairman of Anglo & Oversees Trust plc and chairman of Next Pension Trustees Limited. Previous positions include group managing director of Norcros plc, European finance director of RJR Nabisco Inc., chief financial officer and senior vice president of Black & Decker Inc., director of Capita Group plc and director of strategic planning for Gulf Oil's international operations.
   * Eugene Beard
     Eugene Beard
     Non Executive Director

     Eugene Beard is a director of Mattel, Inc., 59 Wall Street Funds, Old Westbury Funds, Inc. and Catalina Marketing Corporation. He has also been chairman and CEO of Westport Asset Fund, Inc. since 1st January 2000. He retired as Vice Chairman, Finance and Operations of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. in December 1999.

• Charles Good

     Charles Good
     Non executive Director

     Charles Good was appointed to the board of directors of Huntsworth in May 2005, following the merger with Incepta Group plc. He is a member of the Audit Committee. He has been a member of the board of directors of Incepta since 1997. He is managing director of Dexia Private Banking in London and chairman of Ely Fund Managers (Holdings) Limited. He is also non executive chairman of AI claims Solutions plc and non executive chairman of Blooms of Bressingham Holdings plc. Prior to the acquisition of Citigate, he had been a non executive director of Citigate since 1988. He is a qualified chartered accountant.

• Anthony Brooke Non Executive Director

     Anthony Brooke is a member of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and also Senior Independent Director. He is a director of Fauchier Partners Limited and Chairman of ComMedica Limited. He is a former Vice Chairman of S.G.Warburg & Co. Ltd.

subsidiaries

Financial and Corporate Communications

• Broadstreet
• Capital Communications
• CapitalBridge
• Citigate
• Citigate Dewe Rogerson
• Citigate First Financial
• Citigate Sard Verbinnen
• Hudson Sandler
• nxtMOVE
• The Global Consulting Group

Public Affairs

• Citigate
• Citigate Public Affairs
• Grayling
• The Global Consulting Group

Public Relations

• Citigate
• Citigate Cunningham
• Citigate Demuth
• Citigate France
• Citigate Gramma
• Citigate Gunpowder
• Citigate Sanchis
• EHPR
• Grayling
• Harrison Cowley
• Haslimann Taylor PR
• NBS Public Relations
• PR Force Belgium
• PR Force Netherlands
• SCPR London
• The Red Consultancy
• Trimedia

Healthcare

• Avenue HKM http://www.avenuehkm.com/
• Brand Health International Ltd.
• Broadstreet http://www.broadstreet.com/
• Huntsworth Health
• Jago Pearce
• PBC Group http://www.pbcgroup.co.uk/
• PR Force Belgium
• VB Communications

External links

Jeremy Pepper, PR Face2Face: Lord Chadlington, Chief Executive, The Huntsworth Group. Tuesday, April 19, 2005 [2]