Pagefield
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Pagefield is a London-based communications and lobbying firm, set up in 2010 by Mark Gallagher, a former ITV and Camelot Group corporate affairs director.
In August 2017, Gallagher co-founded a second 'reputation management' agency Pagefield Global Counsel, focused on 'litigation, crisis and international affairs'. It was set up with Stuart Leach, formerly crisis and litigation chief at the scandal-hit and now defunct, Bell Pottinger. Seventeen of Bell Pottinger's 22-strong crisis comms team also joined Pagefield Global Counsel. A further six former Bell Pottinger employees were expected to join Pagefield itself.[1]
Contents
- 1 Activities
- 2 People
- 2.1 Key Staff
- 2.2 Advisory board
- 2.3 Staff (APPC register)
- 2.3.1 Sept-November 2017
- 2.3.2 December 2015-February 2016
- 2.3.3 September 2015-November 2015
- 2.3.4 June 2015-August 2015
- 2.3.5 March 2015-May 2015
- 2.3.6 December 2014-February 2015
- 2.3.7 September 2014-November 2014
- 2.3.8 June 2014-August 2014
- 2.3.9 March 2014-May 2014
- 2.3.10 December 2013-February 2014
- 2.3.11 September 2013-November 2013
- 2.3.12 June 2013-August 2013
- 2.3.13 March 2013-May 2013
- 2.3.14 December 2012-February 2013
- 3 Clients
- 3.1 UK Government Register of consultant lobbyists
- 3.2 APPC register
- 3.2.1 Sept 2017 - Nov 2017
- 3.2.2 June - August 2017
- 3.2.3 December 2016-Feb 2017
- 3.2.4 December 2015-February 2016
- 3.2.5 September 2015-November 2015
- 3.2.6 June 2015-August 2015
- 3.2.7 March 2015-May 2015
- 3.2.8 December 2014-February 2015
- 3.2.9 September 2014-November 2014
- 3.2.10 June 2014-August 2014
- 3.2.11 March 2014-May 2014
- 3.2.12 December 2013-February 2014
- 3.2.13 September 2013-November 2013
- 3.2.14 June 2013-August 2013
- 3.2.15 March 2013-May 2013
- 3.2.16 December 2012-February 2013
- 3.3 2012
- 4 Contact, Resources and Notes
Activities
Brexit
In September 2016 Pagefield's founder Mark Gallagher was among the speakers at a day long meeting of 'hard Brexiters'. The day's discussions resulted in a blueprint for Britain’s total departure from the EU co-published by the Legatum Institute and the Centre for Social Justice.
Also attending the meeting at Oxford University's All Souls College were Ministers, senior officials from the Brexit departments, Number 10 and Cabinet Office and legal and trade experts, academics and former Cabinet Ministers, including: David Davis, the secretary of state for exiting the European Union; John Redwood who led the day's meeting; Peter Lilley; Iain Duncan Smith; Owen Paterson; Shanker Singham of the Legatum Institute; Sheila Lawlor, director of the think tank Politeia; James Arnell, Partner at Charterhouse Capital; Bernard Jenkin and William Cash.
A 'leading Brexiteer', Gallagher counts himself as a 'social and economic liberal' who campaigned 'to leave the EU cartel'.[2]
Brexit' Secretary David Davis registers a meeting with Pagefield in December 2016.
Building the case for new nuclear after Fukushima
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In August 2012 Pagefield was brought in to help strengthen EDF Energy's case for building a controversial proposed third nuclear power reactor at Sizewell in Suffolk, UK. It won the six-figure strategic comms account after a pitch process thought to have been initiated one year beforehand.
PR Week wrote that Pagefield "is expected to play a key role in the development of EDF’s narrative around the value of a new nuclear power reactor, liaising with the public, media and stakeholders such as the Environment Agency and local authorities. Partner Wendy Blair is handling the account. Mark Gallagher will provide senior-level strategic counsel. [3]
According to Pagefield's website in November 2012, Pagefield executive Rory Cronin is "spearheading EDF Energy’s new nuclear social media strategy". [4]
People
Key Staff
As of January 2018, Pagefield staff included:
- Mark Gallagher senior partner /founder. Described as a 'courteous Oxford PPE graduate and ardent Conservative'.[5]
- Liam Parker, former adviser to foreign secretary Boris Johnson
- Christopher Meyer, former British Ambassador to the United States and Germany and former Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. He is a non-executive director of the Arbuthnot Banking Group and a member of the international advisory board of BritishAmerican Business, Inc..
- Oliver Foster, CEO
- Sara Price- partner/ chief of staff[6]
- Gráinne Warner, finance director
(see Staff (APPC register) below for full list of lobbyists).
Former staff
- Stephen Abell - partner, former director of Press Complaints Commission. Now managing editor of The Sun[7]
- Anthony Frieze - partner. Now partner and head of UK and manager, Scandinavia at Balfour Capital[8]
- Simon Redfern - partner [6]. Now director of corporate affairs, EMEA at Starbucks[9]
- Lucy Goodwin -- associate partner
- David Radestock - executive, worked with clients such as Asda, Construction Skills, CH2M Hill and Peverel. Now works at Open Road[10]
- Dylan Sharpe -consultant, worked with clients such as EDF Energy, Motability and ASDA. Now head of PR at The Sun News UK.[11]
Advisory board
As of January 2018:
- Sir Christopher Meyer, chair of the advisory board
- Lady Catherine Meyer
- Sian Jarvis
- Michael Lockett
- Gerard Lyons
- Peter Middleton
- Nikki Page
- Alan Pascoe
- Debbie Wosskow
- Teresa Graham
- Dianne Thompson
- James Ashton
- Alison Hastings
- Dame Sue Tinson
Former Members
Staff (APPC register)
Staff lists according to the APPC register of lobbyists:
Sept-November 2017
James Baker | Sam Barnett | Mallika Basu | Kate Begg | Ed Brown | Paul Codd | Olivia Crawford | Philip Dennis | Geoff Duggan | George Duncan | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Alice Hawken | Lucy Holbrook | Alice Kennedy | Joshua Lambkin | David Leslie | Marie Lorimer | Nancy Martin | Leonie Martin | Christopher Meyer | Kieran O\'Connell | Philip Pank | Liam Parker | Sam Postlethwhaite | Sara Price | Eleanor Riddles | Chris Rogers | Ben Stetson | Hal Stevenson | Peter Turay | Benjamin Winter
December 2015-February 2016
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Mallika Basu | Geoff Duggan | Louise Fernley | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Lucy Holbrook | Nathan Jones | Joshua Lambkin | Katie Lockett | Marie Lorimer | Leonie Martin | Sir Christopher Meyer | Sam Oakley | Sara Price | Eleanor Riddles | Will Spratt | Kashif Taher | Craig Westwood | Benjamin Winter[12]
September 2015-November 2015
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Mallika Basu | Mallika Basu | Geoff Duggan | Louise Fernley | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Lucy Holbrook | Nathan Jones | Joshua Lambkin | Katie Lockett | Marie Lorimer | Leonie Martin | Sir Christopher Meyer | Sam Oakley | Sara Price | Poppy Rosenberg | Will Spratt | Craig Westwood | Benjamin Winter[13]
June 2015-August 2015
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Mallika Basu | Geoff Duggan | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Lucy Holbrook | Nathan Jones | Joshua Lambkin | Kate Levine | Katie Lockett | Marie Lorimer | Sir Christopher Meyer | Sam Oakley | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | Poppy Rosenberg | Will Spratt | Craig Westwood | Benjamin Winter [14]
March 2015-May 2015
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Tom Bage | Geoff Duggan | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Lucy Holbrook | Nathan Jones | Joshua Lambkin | Kate Levine | Katie Lockett | Sir Christopher Meyer | Sam Oakley | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | Poppy Rosenberg | Will Spratt | Craig Westwood | Benjamin Winter[15]
December 2014-February 2015
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Tom Bage | Lucy Burns | Rory Cronin | Geoff Duggan | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Lucy Holbrook | Nathan Jones | Joshua Lambkin | Kate Levine | Katie Lockett | Sir Christopher Meyer | Sam Oakley | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | Poppy Rosenberg | Will Spratt | Craig Westwood | Benjamin Winter[12]
September 2014-November 2014
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Tom Bage | Lucy Burns | Rory Cronin | Geoff Duggan | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Lucy Holbrook | Nathan Jones | Kate Levine | Katie Lockett |Sir Christopher Meyer | Sam Oakley | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | Poppy Rosenberg | Will Spratt | Craig Westwood | Benjamin Winter[16]
June 2014-August 2014
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Tom Bage | Lucy Burns | Rory Cronin | Geoff Duggan | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Nathan Jones | Kate Levine | Katie Lockett | Sir Christopher Meyer | Sam Oakley | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | David Radestock | Will Spratt | Samantha Vogts | Craig Westwood | Benjamin Winter[17]
March 2014-May 2014
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Tom Bage | Lucy Burns | Rory Cronin | Geoff Duggan | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Nathan Jones | Kate Levine | Katie Lockett | Sam Oakley | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | David Radestock | Will Spratt | Samantha Vogts | Craig Westwood | Benjamin Winter[18]
December 2013-February 2014
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Tom Bage | Lucy Burns | Rory Cronin | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Nathan Jones | Michelle Lavipour | Katie Lockett | Sam Oakley | Matthew Phillips | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | David Radestock | Samantha Vogts | Craig Westwood[19]
September 2013-November 2013
Fred Azis-Laranjo | Tom Bage | Wendy Blair | Lucy Burns | Rory Cronin | Rebecca Degiorgio | Oliver Foster | Mark Gallagher | Michelle Lavipour | Hoda Mahmoud | Sam Oakley | Matthew Phillips | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | David Radestock | Craig Westwood[20]
June 2013-August 2013
Stig Abell | Tom Bage | Wendy Blair | Lucy Burns | Rory Cronin | Rebecca Degiorgio | Oliver Foster | Anthony Frieze | Mark Gallagher | Michelle Lavipour | Hoda Mahmoud | Matthew Phillips | Sara Price | Florence Quirici | David Radestock | Craig Westwood[21]
March 2013-May 2013
Stigg Abel | Tom Bage | Wendy Blair | Rory Cronin | Rebecca Degiorgio | Oliver Foster | Anthony Frieze | Mark Gallagher | Michelle Lavipour | Hoda Mahmoud | Sara Price | David Radestock | Simon Redfern | Dylan Sharpe | Craig Westwood[22]
December 2012-February 2013
Stigg Abel | Tom Bage | Wendy Blair | Rory Cronin | Rebecca Degiorgio | Oliver Foster | Anthony Frieze | Mark Gallagher | Michelle Lavipour | Hoda Mahmoud | Sara Price | David Radestock | Simon Redfern | Dylan Sharpe | Craig Westwood[23]
Clients
UK Government Register of consultant lobbyists
Registered since March 2015. Their listings since joining are as follows:[24]
Jan - Mar 2017
October - December 2016
Airbnb | Discovery | Ebico | HS1 | Kellogg's | Northern Gas Networks | RBLI | Sime Darby
July - Sept 2016
Buttle UK | Discovery | Kellogg's | Warwick University
April - June 2016
Community Channel | Kellogg's | Then & Now Show[25]
January - March 2016
Discovery Communications FirstPort | Kellogg's [26]
October - December 2015
July - September 2015
Airbnb | Kellogg's | The Advertising Association
April - June 2015
January - March 2015
Airbnb | Camelot | CH2M Hill | Discovery | ITN | Kellogg's | Viacom
APPC register
Sept 2017 - Nov 2017
AB-InBev | Advertising Association | Aggregate Industries | airbnb | Avon | Battle of Ideas | British American Tobacco | Business Growth Fund | Camelot | Cerealto | CitySprint | Civitas | COBA | Crop Protection Association | Ctrl-Shift | Discovery | EEF | Experian | FirstPort | Funding Affordable Homes | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Leidos | Long Harbour | Motability | Museum of London | Northern Gas Networks | Richmond Way Developments | Royal British Legion Industries | Royal Hospital Chelsea | Sime Darby | The Fundraising Regulator | Then & Now Show | Urban Champions | Variety (The Children's Charity)
June - August 2017
AB-InBev | Aggregate Industries | Avon | Business Growth Fund | Cerealto | City Sprint | Ctrl-Shift | Ebico | FirstPort | HS1 | Kellogg's | Leidos | Museum of London | Richmond Way Developments | Royal Hospital Chelsea | The Fundraising Regulator | Then & Now Show | Variety (The Children's Charity) | Advertising Association | airbnb | Battle of Ideas | Camelot | CH2M | Civitas | Discovery | Experian | Funding Affordable Homes | ITN | Land and Lakes | Motability | Northern Gas Networks | Royal British Legion Industries | Sime Darby | University of Warwick | Urban Champions
December 2016-Feb 2017
AB-InBev | airbnb | Battle of Ideas | Business Growth Fund | CH2M | Community Channel | Ebico | FirstPort | HS1 Limited | Kellogg's | Advertising Association | Avon | British Library | Camelot | Civitas | Discovery | Experian | Funding Affordable Homes | ITN | Land and Lakes | Leidos | Museum of London | Northern Gas Networks | Richmond Way Developments | Royal Hospital Chelsea | The Fundraising Regulator | Then & Now Show | Variety (The Children's Charity) | Motability | Neil Mitchell | Philip Morris | Royal British Legion Industries | Sime Darby | University of Warwick | Urban Champions
December 2015-February 2016
ABInbev | Advertising Association | airbnb | Battle of Ideas | British Library | Business Growth Fund | Camelot | CH2M | CPL Fuels | Dialogue International | Discovery | EDF Energy | FirstPort | Funding Affordable Homes | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Leidos Inc. | Lunar Mission One | Motability | Philip Morris Limited | Richmond Way Developments | Roddick Foundation | Royal Hospital Chelsea | Sime Darby | Stonewall | Taurus Asset Management | Urban Champions | Variety, The Children's Charity[12]
September 2015-November 2015
ABInbev | Advertising Association | airbnb | Battle Of Ideas | Boehringer Ingelheim | British Library | Business Growth Fund | Camelot | CH2M | CPL Fuels | Dialogue International | Discovery | EDF Energy | Falkland Islands Government | FirstPort | Funding Affordable Homes | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Leidos Inc. | Lunar Mission One | Motability | Philip Morris Limited | Richmond Way Developments | Royal Hospital Chelsea | Sime Darby | Stonewall | Taurus Asset Management [13]
June 2015-August 2015
ABInbev | Advertising Association | airbnb | Appello | BAE Systems | Battle of Ideas | Boehringer Ingelheim | British Library | Camelot | CH2M | Dialogue International | Discovery | EDF Energy | Falkland Islands Government | FirstPort | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Leidos Inc. | Lunar Mission One | Motability | Philip Morris Limited | Richmond Way Developments | Royal Hospital Chelsea | Sime Darby [14]
March 2015-May 2015
Advertising Association | airbnb | Appello | Arqiva | BAE Systems | Battle of Ideas | Boehringer Ingelheim | British Library | Camelot | CH2M | Dialogue International | Discovery | EDF Energy | Falkland Islands Government | FirstPort | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Leidos Inc. | Lunar Mission One | Motability | Philip Morris Limited | Richmond Way Developments | Royal Hospital Chelsea | Sime Darby | Viacom [15]
December 2014-February 2015
Advertising Association | airbnb | Appello | Arqiva | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | Dialogue International | Discovery | EDF Energy | Falkland Islands Government | FirstPort | Grant Thornton | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN Kellogg's | Leidos Inc. | Lunar Mission One | Motability | Philip Morris Limited | Resilient Networks plc | Richmond Way Developments | Royal Hospital Chelsea | Sime Darby | Viacom[12]
September 2014-November 2014
airbnb | Arqiva | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | Comux UK | Dialogue International | Discovery | EDF Energy | Falkland Islands Government | Grant Thornton | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Leidos Inc. | Lunar Mission One | Motability | Peverel Group | Philip Morris Limited | Resilient Networks plc | Richmond Way Developments | Royal Hospital Chelsea | Sime Darby[16]
June 2014-August 2014
airbnb | Arqiva | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | Comux UK | Discovery | EDF Energy | Grant Thornton | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Leidos Inc. | Motability | Peverel Group | Resilient Networks plc | Sime Darby [17]
March 2014-May 2014
21st Century Fox | Advertising Association | airbnb | Amee | Arqiva | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | CITB (formerly ConstructionSkills) | Comux UK | Discovery | EDF Energy | Food Advertising Unit | Gift Voucher Shop | Grant Thornton | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Leidos Inc. | Motability | Peverel Group | Resilient Networks plc | Young Epilepsy[18]
December 2013-February 2014
21st Century Fox | Advertising Association | Amee | Arqiva | ASDA | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | CITB (formerly ConstructionSkills) | Comux UK | Discovery | EDF Energy | Food Advertising Unit | Gift Voucher Shop | Grant Thornton | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Motability | Peverel Group | Resilient Networks plc | Young Epilepsy[19]
September 2013-November 2013
21st Century Fox | Advertising Association | Amee | Arqiva | ASDA | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | CITB (formerly ConstructionSkills) | Clear Channel | Comux UK | Discovery | EDF Energy | Gift Voucher Shop | Grant Thornton | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Motability | Peverel Group | Resilient Networks plc | Tomorrow's People[20]
June 2013-August 2013
Advertising Association | Amee | Arqiva | ASDA | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | CITB (formerly ConstructionSkills) | Clear Channel | Discovery | EDF Energy | Freesat | Gift Voucher Shop | Grant Thornton | Hewlett Packard | HS1 Limited | ITN | Kellogg's | Latham & Watkins | Motability | Peverel Group | Resilient Networks plc | Tomorrow's People[21]
March 2013-May 2013
Advertising Association | ASDA | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | CITB (formerly ConstructionSkills) | Clear Channel | Discovery | EngineeringUK | Food Advertising Unit | Hewlett Packard | HS1 | ITN | Kellogg's | Motability | Peverel Group | Tomorrow's People[22]
December 2012-February 2013
Advertising Association | ASDA | BAE Systems | Boehringer Ingelheim | Camelot | CH2M Hill | Clear Channel | ConstructionSkills | Discovery | EngineeringUK | Food Advertising Unit | Hewlett Packard | ITN | Kellogg's | Motability | Peverel Group | Tomorrow's People[23]
2012
EDF Energy | Jersey Finance | Freesat | ITN | Peverel | Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant | Boehringer Ingelheim
Contact, Resources and Notes
Contact
- Address: Pagefield, The Courtyard Studio
- 18 Marshall Street, London, W1F 7BE
- Website: www.pagefield.co.uk
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Twenty three ex-Bell Pottinger staff to join Pagefield, PR week, 6 October 2017
- ↑ Look to the communications sector for how an open-facing UK can thrive outside the EU, City AM, 7 August 2017
- ↑ Matt Cartmell, EDF bolsters comms to underpin nuclear plans, , prweek.com, Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 9:24am, acc 15 August 2012
- ↑ Our people, Pagefield website, undated, acc November 2012
- ↑ Mark Gallagher: The backroom fixer, PR Week, 10 November 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 UK Public Affairs Council Register, Period 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011, acc 16 August 2011
- ↑ Stephen Abell appointed Managing Editor of The Sun News Commercial, 15 August, accessed 19 October 2014
- ↑ Anthony Frieze Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014
- ↑ Simon Redfern Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014
- ↑ David Radestock joins Open Road Public Affairs Networking, 24th June 2014, accessed 19 October 2014
- ↑ Dylan Sharpe Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Pagefield staff, Register Dec14-Feb15, APPC, accessed 13 April 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "Dec14" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 13.0 13.1 Pagefield staff, Register Sep-Nov15, APPC, accessed 13 April 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Pagefield staff, Jun-Aug15, APPC, accessed 13 April 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Pagefield staff, Register Mar15-May15, APPC, accessed 13 April 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 21 January 2015
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 19 October 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014 APPC, accessed 21 October 2014
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014 APPC, accessed 21 October 2014
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Register for 1st September 2013 - 30th November 2013 APPC, accessed 21 October 2014
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013 APPC, accessed 21 October 2014
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013 APPC, accessed 21 October 2014
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013 APPC, accessed 21 October 2014
- ↑ Pagefield, Register of Consultant Lobbyists, accessed August 2017
- ↑ 'Pagefield profile 2016', Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 21 July 2016
- ↑ Pagefield Communications profile 2016, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 3 May 2016