Lee Petar

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Lee Petar is a founding partner at lobbyist Tetra Strategy. He was previously a founding director of BICOM (Britain Israel Communications Centre).[1]

Petar left BICOM in 2005.[2]

Tetra Strategy

Petar founded Tetra Strategy in 2007 with James O'Keefe.[3]

In 2008, Tetra won a contract, reportedly worth £500,000 to represent the Emirate of Dubai, with Mr Petar reporting directly to the office of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.[4]

Werritty Affair

Petar introduced Adam Werritty, an associate of former Defence Secretary Liam Fox to the venture capitalist Harvey Boulter, prompting a controversial meeting between then Defence Secretary Liam Fox and Mr Boulter in Dubai in June 2011.[2]

Notes

  1. Lee is a Founding Partner at Tetra Strategy., Tetra Strategy, accessed 8 August 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jim Pickard and Sam Jones, Donor revelations add to pressure on Fox, FT.com, 14 October 2011.
  3. About, The Tetra Model, Tetra Strategy, accessed 8 August 2012.
  4. Candice Krieger, Lee Petar goes from Bicom to doing PR for the Sheikh of Dubai, JC.com, 6 June 2008.