Bellenden Public Affairs
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Bellenden Public Affairs is a UK lobbying firm with offices in London and Ayrshire (Scotland). It was set up in 2006 by lobbyist Mark Glover, who had previously worked with Indigo Public Affairs, Media Strategy and Chelgate. [1]
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People
- Mark Glover, managing director. Mark's political experience has included spells on the Liberal Democrat Federal Executive and setting up the Reformer Magazine, chaired by Charles Kennedy MP. He joined the Labour Party in 1995 and has been a Labour councillor in Southwark since 2002. He is current Chair of the Labour Group and has been shadow spokesperson for performance and communications. Mark is also on the Board of Groundwork Southwark and is a member of the CIPR.[2]
In October 2011 PRWeek reported Bellenden had recruited the following six people:
- Kris Verle associate director (public affairs) (ex-the Whitehouse Consultancy)
- Sophie Fernandes account manager (public affairs) - has rejoined from the Institute of Directors
- Annie Powell - account executive (public policy) - ex-law firm Travers Smith
- Michael Dixon - senior account exec in Scotland, (ex-office of Nicola Sturgeon MSP)
- Clare Phillips - account manager and Wales office head (ex-aide to Alan Pugh AM)
- John Lakin - associate (an education sector specialist who is ex-PricewaterhouseCoopers) [3]
Clients
Lobbying clients listed in 2008 include:[4]
Canary Wharf plc | Infinergy | Home Builders Federation | British Wind Energy Association | Timber Trade Federation | Environment Agency | Horticultural Trades Association | City of London Corporation | The Royal Parks | ‘Greening the Games’ | All Party Parliamentary China Group | All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group
Lobbying clients listed in 2011 include: Ash Contracting | All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group | All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (consisting of Corporation of London, Horticultural Trades Association, Royal Horticultural Society, Horticulture Week, The Royal Parks - Bellenden provides secretariat [5]) | Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners | Association of School and College Leaders | Ben Bailey Homes | Barratt Developments Plc | Canary Wharf Group Plc | Cambridge Assessment | Chartered Management Institute | Cory/Wheelabrator | The Bond Group | Construction Products Association | East 7 (Aldwyck, Circle Anglia, Flagship Housing Group, Bedfordshire Pilgrims, Borwell Housing) TheCityUK | Tribal Plc | Vestas Wind Systems A/S [6]
Contacts
Bellenden Public Affairs Suite 18 Swan Court 9 Tanner Street London SE1 3LE
Telephone 0207 234 3333
Website: www.bellendenpublicaffairs.co.uk
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References
- ↑ Hannah Marriott, PR Week UK, 02 February 2006. Glover leaves Indigo to launch start-up Bellenden
- ↑ Bellenden website, accessed Feb 2009
- ↑ People Moves, October 2011
- ↑ Bellenden website, accessed Feb 2009
- ↑ House of Commons Register of All-Party Groups: as at 30 September 2010
- ↑ APPC Register 1 March to 31 May 2011
