Lee Petar
Lee Petar is a founding partner at lobbyist Tetra Strategy. He was previously a founding director of BICOM (Britain Israel Communications Centre).[1]
According the Telegraph, Ed Balls believed that Petar was part of a David] "Miliband for Leader Working Group" in early 2006:
- On his personal notepaper, Mr Balls listed Geoff Mulgan, a former Blair adviser; Jonathan Kestenbaum, former chief executive of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts; and Alastair Campbell, the former No 10 communications chief, as likely suspects.
- James O’Keefe and Lee Petar, who founded the political consultancy Tetra Strategy in 2007, are also listed.[3]
Tetra Strategy
Petar founded Tetra Strategy in 2007 with James O'Keefe.[4]
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.[5]
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
- ↑ Lee is a Founding Partner at Tetra Strategy., Tetra Strategy, accessed 8 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jim Pickard and Sam Jones, Donor revelations add to pressure on Fox, FT.com, 14 October 2011.
- ↑ Holly watt, Labour coup: Ed Balls kept secret list of Blairite opponents, The Telegraph, 10 June 2011.
- ↑ About, The Tetra Model, Tetra Strategy, accessed 8 August 2012.
- ↑ Candice Krieger, Lee Petar goes from Bicom to doing PR for the Sheikh of Dubai, JC.com, 6 June 2008.
