Hanover Communications
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Hanover Communications is a UK-based PR and lobbying firm founded in 1998 by Charles Lewington. The firm was known as Media Strategy until 2007. It lobbies for a large number of pharmaceutical companies (see clients below).
In 2015 it established an international network of nine other PR and lobbying firms, called The Ecosystem, to work on 'international campaigns'. The network includes: Akkanto (Belgium), Atrevia (Iberia and Latin America), Dortok Communications (Turkey), Ipse Communication (Germany), Hanover Communications (UK and Brussels), [[Narva (Sweden and the Nordics), [[Noesis (Italy), SPN Communications (Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan), Thomas Marko & Associes (France) and Vision Group (Poland).[1]
Contents
- 1 Controversies, conflicts of interest and the revolving door
- 2 People
- 2.1 Directors
- 2.2 Advisers 2014
- 2.3 Senior team 2015
- 2.4 Consultants
- 2.5 Revolving Door
- 2.6 June 2015-August 2015
- 2.7 March 2015-May 2015
- 2.8 December 2014-February 2015
- 2.9 September 2014-November 2014
- 2.10 June 2014-August 2014
- 2.11 March 2014-May 2014
- 2.12 December 2013-February 2014
- 2.13 September 2013-November 2013
- 2.14 June 2013-August 2013
- 2.15 March 2013-May 2013
- 2.16 December 2012-February 2013
- 2.17 Former staff
- 3 Clients
- 3.1 Client Registers
- 3.1.1 June 2015-August 2015
- 3.1.2 March 2015-May 2015
- 3.1.3 December 2014-February 2015
- 3.1.4 September 2014-November 2014
- 3.1.5 June 2014-August 2014
- 3.1.6 March 2014-May 2014
- 3.1.7 December 2013-February 2014
- 3.1.8 September 2013-November 2013
- 3.1.9 June 2013-August 2013
- 3.1.10 March 2013-May 2013
- 3.1.11 December 2012-February 2013
- 3.1.12 1 June - 31 August 2011
- 3.1.13 Feb 2009
- 3.1.14 September 2008
- 3.1 Client Registers
- 4 Affiliations
- 5 Contact, References and Resources
- 6 Resources
Controversies, conflicts of interest and the revolving door
'Cash for access'
Hanover was criticised in September 2007 in what was dubbed a 'cash for access' story. A strategy document that Hanover had produced suggested it could organise a trip to Downing Street as part of a £181,000 bid to run the Medical Technology Group, a coalition of industry and patient groups linked to the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI).
According to a report in The Sunday Telegraph, the pitch suggested Hanover would try to secure a picture with Gordon Brown for £5,100. It also claimed that it would seek access to Dawn Primarolo, the Paymaster General. The package was offered for Medical Technology Week, in which a group of patients visits the Treasury, Department of Health and No 10. “We will work to secure photocalls with ministers. The key photocall will be with Gordon Brown,” it says. A document sent to the ABHI also mentions Nicola Murphy, a former adviser to Mr Brown.
Ms Murphy was to join Hanover as an associate director the following month. The pitch says: “As well as ... a five-year spell in the Treasury, Nicola has been working in the Prime Minister’s private parliamentary office for 12 months handling Gordon Brown’s leadership election.”[2]
Revolving door
Many Hanover staffers have backgrounds in politics, or have gone on to become politicians themselves.
In April 2014 former Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) policy adviser Alison Woodhouse joined the firm as head of its energy and resources division. A month later Hanover bagged as a senior policy adviser Julia Goldsworthy, who was previously a longstanding Treasury SPaD to Danny Alexander and former shadow Lib Dem, chief secretary to the Treasury. Goldsworthy has been re-selected as Lib Dem candidate for Camborne and Redruth, a seat she lost by just 66 votes to the Tories in 2010. [3]
Former Hanover associate Penny Mordaunt was a minister at the Department for Local Government and Communities from July 2014 until May 2015 when she was appointed as the UK's first armed forces minister.
Lobbying for frackers
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Hanover handles two high-profile accounts for controversial firms Cuadrilla and Irish shale explorer Tamboran. Both companies also use other lobbying firms.
It also lobbies for other members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas (APPGUOG) such as Tata Steel. In July 2015 former DECC civil servant turned Hanover energy resources head lobbyist Alison Woodhouse attended an APPG meeting.
Lobbying for the booze industry
In Sept 2007 drinks giant Diageo hired lobbying firm Hanover Communications as its retained UK public affairs agency, to help it in what Diageo described as "challenging policy environment" - The Government was stepping up its efforts to curb binge-drinking. Diageo is thought to be paying Hanover at least £100,000 a year. Hanover MD Charles Lewington said: ‘We will be helping Diageo to raise awareness of its responsible-drinking activities in government. We will also be advising on ongoing discussions with officials about the best way of promoting responsible consumption.’[4]
Lobbying for bankers
In April 2011 the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) secured Hanover to raise its profile across Europe. Formed in late 2009, the AFME lobbies national and international governmental institutions on behalf of the financial industry against what it deems to be unnecessary regulation. The account is thought to be worth in excess of six figures annually, and was to be led by director Laura Chisholm. [5]
In October 2010 Goldman Sachs appointed Hanover as 'fresh agency backing in the UK to help it to keep abreast of the coalition government’s plans for the banking sector" according to Public Affair News. Hanover worked alongside Lexington Communications providing UK political consultancy, and Cicero Consulting, which provides Goldman with EU monitoring. Leading the account for Hanover is senior account director Laura Chisholm.[6]
Lobbying for education 'reformers'
Hanover has a history of working for corporations in the education industry: privately-operated school chains; publishers and IT companies. Clients in 2015 include: Hachette, the huge global educational publisher; and Microsoft, a longstanding client; and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Previous clients involved in the schools market include: GEMS Education (a declared client 2012-13); Pearson UK (a client in 2011); Edison Learning (2011); Edexcel (2010); BPP (2010).
People
Directors
- Charles Lewington, founder and MD.
- Christian Hierholzer, managing director, Brussels. Former head of the public affairs and healthcare practices and a member of the management team at Weber Shandwick in Brussels and policy adviser Karl-Heinz Florenz, former chair of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee.
- Andrew Harrison, director of global healthcare. Former media spokesperson to the Department of Health and deputy head of the civil service team taking the Health Act 1999 through Parliament.
- Gavin Megaw, director. Former director of marketing and communications and primary spokesperson at The Football League, board director and head of corporate communications and issues management at Fleishman-Hillard and head of the Conservative party's rapid rebuttal operation.
- Laura Swire. Senior Account Director. Chisholm joined in August 2008 from financial sector lobbying firm Cicero and is a former lobbyist at HBOS and environment desk officer in the shadow Conservative cabinet. She was hired to head up a new advisory service for financial clients. In October 2010 she was the lead for new Hanover client Goldman Sachs.
- Rhoda Macdonald, director client relationships. Former special adviser to the Rt Hon Helen Lidell.
- Sam Graham, director. Formerly an account director at College Hill, account manager at Citigate Public Affairs and researcher for members of the Conservative Party, including Iain Duncan Smith and Liam Fox.
Advisers 2014
- Steve Richards, senior adviser. Writer for the Independent, Guardian, Times and Financial Times and presenter for GMTV's The Sunday Programme, channel 4 documentaries and BBC Radio 4's The Week in Westminster.
- Julia Goldsworthy, senior policy adviser. Former special adviser from 2010-14 to Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander at the UK Treasury, Lib Dem Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne May 2005-2010 and Lib Dem shadow secretary on Communities and Local Government in 2007. Stood again in Camborne in 2015.
- Josh Arnold-Forster, senior adviser. Former special adviser to John Reid MP, Defence Secretary 2005-2006.
- Holger Krahmer, senior adviser EU policy. Former German MEP for the Free Democratic Party - The Liberals party between 2004 and 2014. Whilst an MEP, Krahmer was vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula and a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and the Temporary Committee on Climate Change.[7]
- Gonzalo Viña, associate. Former correspondent at Bloomberg focussing on UK politics and economics and correspondent at Dow Jones focussing on foreign exchange, bonds and commodities.[8][9]
Senior team 2015
- Aimee Bateas, account director. Formerly of Ketchum Public Relations.[10]
- Katie Blower, associate director. Previously worked for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a Democrat Congressman and an MP in Westminster.
- Lucy Budgett(née Lucy Meade), head of retail.
- Chris Calland, account director. Has worked on Barack Obama's 2008 Presedential election campaign and commentated on public affairs and PR for BBC World News, Sky News, Al Jazeera English, PRWeek and The Guardian Professional Networks.[11]
- David Cracknell, associate director. Former political editor at the Sunday Times newspaper, director at FD-LLM (a merge between LLM Communications and Financial Dynamics), freelance public affairs consultant specialising in Middle East affairs and founder of Big Tent Communications.[12][13]
- Jennifer Garratt, associate. Former head of healthcare at Burson-Marsteller and director and head of international operations at Reynolds-MacKenzie[14]
- Henry Groundes-Peace, head of financial services. Former research assistant to Lord Fowler, researcher for Anne McIntosh MP and senior parliamentary researcher for Dominic Grieve MP. Is the current chairman of the Conservative in Communications Young Professionals.
- Viv Jemmett, deputy head of digital. Previously senior consultant at Bell Pottinger.[15]
- Enda Joyce, associate director. Former head of campaigns for the Conservative Party from 1999-2001 and communications officer at Westminster City Council.[16]
- Rosie Luff, account director. She has also worked for a Member of Parliament in Westminster and assisted the Conservative Party’s Target Seats campaign during the 2010 General Election. Was involved in her father, Peter Luff MP's expenses scandal.
- Louise Nathanson, account director. Is also a Councillor for Clapham Common, and a former account executive at Hill & Knowlton and Nexus Communications.[17]
- John Slinger, associate director. Former consultant at Quiller Consultants, founder of Pragmatic Radicalism and has held many roles within the Labour Party, where he is the the press officer of Rugby Constituency Labour Party.[18][19]
- Richard Sloggett, associate director. Former parliamentary research assistant to Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP.
- John Stanley, associate director. Previously worked as an assistant and speech writer in Parliament, lead researcher to the European Enterprise Institute in Brussels and a senior consultant at Keene Public Affairs.[20]
- Tristan Suffys, account director. Former senior consultant at Weber Shandwick and has worked in the French Embassy in Germany and the German Embassy in Poland.[21]
- Alison Woodhouse, head of energy and resources. Former strategic policy manager at the Department for Energy and Climate Change until April 2014 when she took over as Hanover's head of energy and resources (announced February 2014).
- Chris Woods, head of digital. Former group social media manager at Regus.[22]
Consultants
Robert Akam | Aylan Aliyeva | Wil Barber | Alex Berwin | Jennifer Brindisi | Francesca Brown | James Cruikshank | Ben Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Joe Eldridge | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Fredrik Jonsson | Benjamin Krieger | Ailsa Logan | Rebecca Lynch | Davide Marchi | Youri Mercier | Jochen Mistiaen | Sophia Miller | Deena Mistry | Ariane Platell | Emily Rowe | Charlie Simon | Adam Smiley | Toby Ward | Andra Voinea | Toby Ward | Tom Gault
Revolving Door
- Christian Hierholzer, managing director, Brussels. Former head of the public affairs and healthcare practices and a member of the management team at Weber Shandwick in Brussels and policy adviser Karl-Heinz Florenz, former chair of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee.
- Andrew Harrison, director of global healthcare. Former media spokesperson to the Department of Health and deputy head of the civil service team taking the Health Act 1999 through Parliament.
- Gavin Megaw, director. Former director of marketing and communications and primary spokesperson at The Football League, board director and head of corporate communications and issues management at Fleishman-Hillard and head of the Conservative Party's rapid rebuttal operation.
- Rhoda Macdonald, director client relationships. Former special adviser to the Rt Hon Helen Lidell.
- Sam Graham, director. Formerly an account director at College Hill, account manager at Citigate Public Affairs and researcher for members of the Conservative Party, including Iain Duncan Smith and Liam Fox.
- Julia Goldsworthy, senior policy adviser. Former special adviser from 2010-14 to Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander at the UK Treasury, Lib Dem Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne May 2005-2010 and Lib Dem shadow secretary on Communities and Local Government in 2007. Currently a PPC for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle.
- Josh Arnold-Forster, senior adviser. Former special adviser to John Reid MP, Defence Secretary 2005-2006.
- Katie Blower, previously worked for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a Democrat Congressman and an MP in Westminster.
- Daniel Gilbert, former senior adviser and speechwriter on the Conservative Party’s Business, Innovation and Skills team.
- Rosie Luff, account director. She has also worked for a Member of Parliament in Westminster and assisted the Conservative Party’s Target Seats campaign during the 2010 General Election. Was involved in her father, Peter Luff MP's expenses scandal.
- Henry Groundes-Peace, head of financial services. Former research assistant to Lord Fowler, researcher for Anne McIntosh MP and senior parliamentary researcher for Dominic Grieve MP. Is the current chairman of the Conservative in Communications Young Professionals.
- Alison Woodhouse. Former strategic policy manager at the Department for Energy and Climate Change until April 2014 when she took over as Hanover's head of energy and resources (announced February 2014).
- Richard Sloggett, associate director. Former parliamentary research assistant to Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP.
- Holger Krahmer, senior adviser EU policy. Former German MEP for the Freie Demokratische Partei - Die Liberalen party between 2004 and 2014.
June 2015-August 2015
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Foster | Madeleine Ash | Wil Barber | Frances Beves | Katie Blower | Dov Boonin | Jennifer Brindisi | Francesca Brown | Chris Calland | Thomas Cawston | Nic Crowe | James Cruickshank | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Titus Duckworth | Joe Eldridge | Karan Garcha | Jennifer Garratt | Tom Gault | Daniel Gilbert | Julia Goldsworthy | Sam Graham | Evie Gray | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harrington | Andrew Harrison | Simon Harwood | Francesca Hinton | Alex Holdon | Jamie Hope | Enda Joyce | Charles Lewington | Rosie Luff | Rebecca Lynch | Rhoda McDonald | Gavin Megaw | Alex Mendoza | Sophia Miller | Jonathan Millman | Deena Mistry | Louise Nathanson | Cameron Penny | Ariane Platell | Leo Rees | Anna Reilly | Steve Richards | Emily Rowe | John Slinger | Richard Sloggett | Adam Smiley | Heather Swadley | Laura Swire | Andra Voinea | Miles Waistle | Toby Ward | Oscar Warwick Thompson | Alison Woodhouse[23]
March 2015-May 2015
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Foster | Ifrah Arshad | Wil Barber | Alex Berwin | Katie Blower | Dov Boonin | Jennifer Brindisi | Francesca Brown | Chris Calland | Thomas Cawston | James Cruickshank | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Titus Duckworth | Emma Eatwell | Joe Eldridge | Jos Mara Espinosa Mora | Clare Field | Karan Garcha | Jennifer Garratt | Tom Gault | Daniel Gilbert | Julia Goldsworthy | Sam Graham | Henry Groundes-Peace | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harrington | Andrew Harrison | Simon Harwood | Christian Hierholzer | Thomas Hollywood | Ezzie Hutchinson | Enda Joyce | Benjamin Krieger | Charles Lewington | Rosie Luff | Rebecca Lynch | Rhoda McDonald | Davide Marchi | Gavin Megaw | Alex Mendoza | Youri Mercier | Sophie Miller | Jonathan Millmann | Jochen Mistiaen | Deena Mistry | Louise Nathanson | Cameron Penny | Ariane Platell | Camilla Randazzo | Leo Rees | Anna Reilly | Steve Richards | Emily Rowe | John Slinger | Richard Sloggett | Adam Smiley | Tristan Suffys | Laura Swire | Aristidis Theofilou | Gonzalo Vina | Andra Voinea | Toby Ward | Oscar Warwick Thompson | Alison Woodhouse [24]
December 2014-February 2015
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Ifrah Arshad | Wil Barber | Alex Berwin | Katie Blower | Jennifer Brindisi | Francesca Brown | Chris Calland | James Cruickshank | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Emma Eatwell | Joe Eldridge | Jos Mara Espinosa Mora | Clare Field | Karan Garcha | Jennifer Garratt | Tom Gault | Daniel Gilbert | Julia Goldsworthy | Sam Graham | Henry Groundes-Peace | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Andrew Harrison | Christian Hierholzer | Thomas Hollywood | Ezzie Hutchinson | Enda Joyce | Benjamin Krieger | Charles Lewington | Rosie Luff | Rebecca Lynch | Rhoda MacDonald | Davide Marchi | Gavin Megaw | Alex Mendoza | Youri Mercier | Sophia Miller | Jonathan Millman | Deena Mistry | Louise Nathanson | Kieran O'Connell | Ariane Platell | Leo Rees | Emily Rowe | John Slinger | Richard Sloggett | Adam Smiley | Tristan Suffys | Laura Swire | Aristidis Theofilou | Aristidis Theofilou | Gonzalo Vina | Andra Voinea | Toby Ward | Alison Woodhouse[25]
September 2014-November 2014
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Selena Balachandra | Wil Barber | Alex Berwin | Katie Blower | Jennifer Brindisi | Francesca Brown | Andrew Byrne | Chris Calland | James Cruickshank | Fenella Cuthbert | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Shanaugh Duncan | Emma Eatwell | Joe Eldridge | Clare Field | Jennifer Garratt | Daniel Gilbert | Julia Goldsworthy | Sam Graham | Henry Groundes-Peace | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Daniel Harris | Andrew Harrison | Christian Hierholzer | Enda Joyce | Benjamin Krieger | Charles Lewington | Sophie Longley | Rosie Luff | Rebecca Lynch | Rhoda MacDonald | Davide Marchi | Gavin Megaw | Youri Mercier | Sophia Miller | Deena Mistry | Louise Nathanson | Kieran O'Connell | Ariane Platell | Leo Rees | Emily Rowe | John Slinger | Richard Sloggett | Adam Smiley | Tristan Suffys | Laura Swire | Aristidis Theofilou | Gonzalo Vina | Andra Voinea | Toby Ward | Alison Woodhouse [26]
June 2014-August 2014
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Rohini Bajekal | Wil Barber | Jim Baxter | Alex Berwin | Katie Blower | Thomas Bond | Jennifer Brindisi | Francesca Brown | Andrew Byrne | Chris Calland | James Cruickshank | Fenella Cuthbert | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Astrid Dickinson | Maria Edvardsson | Joe Eldridge | Daniel Gilbert | Julia Goldsworthy | Alistair Gordon | Sam Graham | Henry Groundes-Peace | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Andrew Harrison | Chelsey Hickman | Christian Hierholzer | Kat Holstrom | Zoe Horwich | Enda Joyce | Christina Kaul | Benjamin Krieger | Cecile Laforest | Charles Lewington | Sophie Longley | Rosie Luff | Rebecca Lynch | Rhoda MacDonald | Davide Marchi | Gavin Megaw | Sophia Miller | Deena Mistry | Louise Nathanson | Kieran O'Connell | Ariane Platell | Emily Rowe | Richard Sloggett | Adam Smiley | Tristan Suffys | Laura Swire | Aristidis Theofilou | John Toher | John Tsopanis | Alexandra Varkyakova | Gonzalo Vina | Andra Voinea | Toby Ward | Alison Woodhouse[27]
March 2014-May 2014
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Rohini Bajekal | Wil Barber | Aimee Bateas | Jim Baxter | Alex Berwin | Katie Blower | Thomas Bond | Jennifer Brindisi | Francesca Brown | Andrew Byrne | Chris Calland | Anthonie Chiu Smit | James Cruickshank | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Paula Diaz Rodriguez | Maria Edvardsson | Joe Eldridge | Daniel Gilbert | Sam Graham | Swantje Green | Henry Groundes-Peace | Hamish Hardie | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Andrew Harrison | Christian Hierholzer | Zoe Horwich | Viv Jemmett | Enda Joyce | Orestis Kalliantzidis | Benjamin Krieger | Patricia Lamas Sanchez | Allsa Logan | Sophie Longley | Rosie Luff | Rebecca Lynch | Davide Marchi | Rhoda McDonald | Lucy Meade | Gavin Megaw | Sophia Miller | Deena Mistry | Samir Nanji | Louise Nathanson | Kieran O'Connell | Ariane Platell | Steve Richards | Emily Rowe | Mark Saxon | Caterina Serenelli | Charlie Simon | Adam Smiley | Harry Smith | Tristan Suffys | Nisha Tailor | Katie Thurston | John Toher | Alexandra Varkyakova | Gonzalo Vina | Andra Voinea | Toby Ward | Chris Woods | Matthew Worrall [28]
December 2013-February 2014
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Rohini Bajekal | Wil Barber | Aimee Bateas | Jim Baxter | Alex Berwin | Katie Blower | Thomas Bond | Jennifer Brindisi | Edward Brown | Andrew Byrne | Chris Calland | Laura Chisholm | Anthonie Chiu Smit | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Dan Doherty | Joe Eldridge | Daniel Gilbert | Lucy Gilchrist | Sophie Goodall | Sam Graham | Swantje Green | Henry Groundes-Peace | James Gurling | Hamish Hardie | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Andrew Harrison | Christian Hierholzer | Zoe Horwich | Tamara Jackson | Enda Joyce | Orestis Kalliantzidis | Benjamin Krieger | Patricia Lamas Sanchez | Charles Lewington | Allsa Logan | Sophie Longley | Rosie Luff | Davide Marchi | Rhoda McDonald | Lucy Meade | Gavin Megaw | Deena Mistry | Louise Nathanson | Kieran O'Connell | Manuel Ordoez de Barraicua | Ariane Platell | Helen Rance | Steve Richards | Emily Rowe | Mo Saqib | Mark Saxon | Charlie Simon | Adam Smiley | Harry Smith | Tristan Suffys | Nisha Tailor | Katie Thurston | Gonzalo Vina | Toby Ward | Chris Woods | Victoria Woods | Matthew Worrall[29]
September 2013-November 2013
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Rohini Bajekal | Wil Barber | Aimee Bateas | Jim Baxter | Alex Berwin | Katie Blower | Jennifer Brindisi | Andrew Byrne | Chris Calland | Laura Chisholm | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Dan Doherty | Joe Eldridge | Daniel Gilbert | Lucy Gilchrist | Sophie Goodall | Sam Graham | Swantje Green | Henry Groundes-Peace | James Gurling | Hamish Hardie | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Andrew Harrison | Christian Hierholzer | Zoe Horwich | Tamara Jackson | Enda Joyce | Orestis Kalliantzidis | Benjamin Krieger | Patricia Lamas Sanchez | Charles Lewington | Ailsa Logan | Rosie Luff | Davide Marchi | Rhoda McDonald | Lucy Meade | Gavin Megaw | Deena Mistry | Louise Nathanson | Paula Nugent | Kieran O'Connell | Manuel Ordoez de Barraicua | Giulia Pastorella | Ariane Platell | Helen Rance | Emily Rowe | Mo Saqib | Mark Saxon | Rebecca Simon | Charlie Simon | Jessica Simpson | Adam Smiley | Harry Smith | Sarah Thompson | Katie Thurston | Gonzalo Vina | Toby Ward | Chris Woods | Victoria Woods | Matthew Worrall | Amy Yiannitsarou [30]
June 2013-August 2013
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Shawana Badat | Rohini Bajekal | Wil Barber | Aimee Bateas | Jim Baxter | Katie Blower | Jennifer Brindisi | Andrew Byrne | Chris Calland | Laura Chisholm | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Joe Eldridge | Daniel Gilbert | Lucy Gilchrist | Marco Gilmour | Sophie Goodhall | Sam Graham | Swantje Green | Henry Groundes-Peace | James Gurling | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Andrew Harrison | Christian Hierholzer | Harry Hill | Zoe Horwich | Tamara Jackson | Enda Joyce | Benjamin Krieger | Patricia Lamas Sanchez | Charles Lewington | Allsa Logan | Rosie Luff | Davide Marchi | Rhoda McDonald | Lucy Meade | Gavin Megaw | Deena Mistry | Louise Nathanson | Paula Nugent | Kieran O'Connell | Manuel Ordoez de Barraicua | Manuel Ordonez de Barraicua | Giulia Pastorella | Sarah Pearson | Ariane Platell | Rosie Renouf | Emily Rowe | Mark Saxon | Yasmin Sheikh | Rebecca Simon | Adam Smiley | Harry Smith | Katarzyna Syska | Sarah Thompson | Katie Thurston | Gonzalo Vina | Toby Ward | Chris Woods | Victoria Woods | Matthew Worrall [31]
March 2013-May 2013
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Rohini Bajekal | Aimee Bateas | Jim Baxter | Katie Blower | Jennifer Brindisi | Andrew Byrne | Jay Chavda | Laura Chisholm | Georgina Conde | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Emma Eatwell | Joe Eldridge | Daniel Gilbert | Lucy Gilchrist | Marco Gilmour | Sophie Goodhall | Sam Graham | Swantje Green | Henry Groundes-Peace | James Gurling | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Andrew Harrison | Christian Hierholzer | Zoe Horwich | Tamara Jackson | Ed Jones | Enda Joyce | Benjamin Krieger | Patricia Lamas Sanchez | Charles Lewington | Allsa Logan | Rosie Luff | Davide Marchi | Rhoda McDonald | Lucy Meade | Gavin Megaw | Claire Morgans | Louise Nathanson | Kieran O'Connell | Manuel Ordoez de Barraicua | Manuel Ordonez de Barraicua | Giulia Pastorella | Sarah Pearson | Ariane Platell | Rebecca Rentoul | Emily Rowe | Mark Saxon | Anna Sellers | Yasmin Sheikh | Rebecca Simon | Harry Smith | Katarzyna Syska | Katie Thurston | Toby Ward | Chris Woods | Victoria Woods | Matthew Worrall[32]
December 2012-February 2013
Robert Akam | Josh Arnold-Forster | Rohini Bajekal | Aimee Bateas | Jim Baxter | Katie Blower | Jennifer Brindisi | Andrew Byrne | Jay Chavda | Laura Chisholm | Georgina Conde | Michael Cooper | Benjamin Davies | Joe Derry-Malone | Emma Eatwell | Joe Eldridge | Daniel Gilbert | Lucy Gilchrist | Sophie Goodall | Sam Graham | Swantje Green | James Gurling | Matthew Hare-Scott | Zara Harington | Andrew Harrison | Christian Hierholzer | Zoe Horwich | Tamara Jackson | Ed Jones | Enda Joyce | Benjamin Krieger | Patricia Lamas Sanchez | Charles Lewington | AIlsa Logan | Rhoda Macdonald | Jacopa Marcomeni | Lucy Meade | Gavin Megaw | Anamaria Missouri | Claire Morgans | Louise Nathanson | Kieran O'Connell | Manuel Ordoñez de Barraicua | Giulia Pastorella | Sarah Pearson | Ariane Platell | Mohamed Qutab | Kate Roche | Ella Rose | Emily Rowe | Mark Saxon | Anna Sellers | Rebecca Simon | Harry Smith | Katarzyna Syska | Elise Tarkianinen | Katie Thurston | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Ingo Wagner | Toby Ward | Chris Woods | Victoria Woods | Matthew Worrall[33]
Former staff
- Nick King was appointed as special adviser to Culture Minister Maria Miller in October 2012 after working just four months as a senior account director at Hanover Communications.
- Rebecca Simon[34][35]
- Lucy Gilchrist was appointed a Senior Account director in November 2010 [36] and handled clients such as fracking firm Cuadrilla until she left in February 2014 to become head of external affairs at PepsiCo
- Sarah Richards
- James Gurling
- Robert Sullivan
- Alessandra McKenna
- Louise Fish
- Alexa Knight
- Sarah Pearson
- Jim Baxter, former director. Now global franchise external communications director at GlaxoSmithKline. Has previously held roles at Cohn & Wolfe, Schering-Plough, MSD UK and Tonic Life Communications.[37]
- Andrew Bryne, former head of technology. Is now head of public policy UK & I at transportation firm Uber.[38]
- Kieran O’Connell, former senior consultant. Is now public affairs manager (UK) at Tata Steel.[39]
- Caterina Serenelli, former researcher. Now a consultant at Sermelo.[40]
- Daniel Gilbert, head of technology. Former senior adviser and speechwriter on the Conservative Party’s Business, Innovation and Skills team - working at the Department for BIS again as a special advisor to Sajid Javid
Clients
Client Registers
June 2015-August 2015
Advertising Standards Authority | Airbus Group | Alliance Medical | Allianz | American Pharmaceutical Group(APG) | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | Back Biomass | BlackBerry | British Beer and Pub Association | British Insurance Brokers' Association | British Poultry Council | Camelot | Crown Estate | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | DHL | England and Wales Cricket Board | Faccenda Foods| Flood RE | Gatwick Airport Limited | Goldman Sachs | Green Hedge Group | H.E.A.R.T UK | Hachette | John Lewis Partnership | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | Lucozade Ribena Suntory | MetLife | Microsoft | MSD | National Football League(NFL) | NHSA | Novo Nordisk | OMYA | Quality Assurance Agency fir Higher Education | Shire | Sky Plc | Stephenson Harwood Tata Consultancy Services | Tata Steel | Three Mobile | UBS | UCB | UK Broadband | University of the Arts London | Valero | What Next? | WhizzKids | Yellow Blue[41]
March 2015-May 2015
Accenture | Advertising Association | Airbus Group | Alliance Medical | Allianz | American Pharmaceutical Group | Amgen | Association of British Insurers | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association(BBIA) | Blackberry | Bounty | British Beer and Pub Association | British Insurance Brokers' Association | British Poultry Council | Crown Estate | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | DHL | England and Wales Cricket Board | Faccenda Foods | Goldman Sachs | Green Hedge Group | GSK | H.E.A.R.T. UK | Hachette | I-movo | John Lewis Partnership | Lexmark | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | Lucozade Ribena Suntory | MetLife | Microsoft | MSD | National Football League(NFL) | NHSA | Novo Nordisk | PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC) | Shire | Sky plc | Specsavers | Stephenson Harwood | Tata Consultancy Services | Tata Steel | Three | Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay | UCB | UK Broadband | University of the Arts London | Valero | What Next? | WhizzKidz [24]
December 2014-February 2015
Accenture | Airbus Group | Alliance Medical | Allianz | American Pharmaceutical Group (APG) | Amgen | Association of British Insurers | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | BlackBerry | Bounty | British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) | British Insurance Brokers' Association | British Poultry Council | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | DHL | England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) | Faccenda Foods | Goldman Sachs | Green Hedge Group | H.E.A.R.T. UK | Hachette | i-movo | John Lewis Partnership | Lexmark | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | Lucozade Ribena Suntory | MetLife | Microsoft | MSD | National Football League (NFL) | NHSA | Novartis | Novo Nordisk | Shire | Sky plc | Stephenson Harwood | System C | Tata Consultancy Services | Tata Steel | Three | UCB | UK Broadband | Valero | WhizzKidz[25]
September 2014-November 2014
3UK | Accenture | Airbus Group | Alliance Medical | Allianz | American Pharmaceutical Group | Amgen | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | Blackberry | Bounty | British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA)| British Insurance Brokers' Association | British Poultry Council | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | DHL | EuropaBio | Faccenda | Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)| Goldman Sachs | Green Hedge Group | H.E.A.R.T. UK | Hachette | HCA | Janssen | John Lewis Partnership | Lexmark | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | Lucozade Ribena Suntory | MetLife | Microsoft | Morgan Advanced Materials | MSD | National Football League (NFL) | NHSA | Novartis | Omya | Open Government Partnership | Run Group | Shire | Sky plc | System C | Tamboran | Tata Consultancy Services | Tata Steel | UCB | UK Broadband | Valero[26]
June 2014-August 2014
3UK | Accenture | Airbus Group | Alliance Medical | Allianz | American Pharmaceutical Group | Amgen | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | Blackberry | Bounty | British Beer and Pub Association | British Insurance Brokers' Association | British Poultry Council | BSkyB | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | DHL | EuropaBio | Faccenda | Financial Services Compensation Scheme | Goldman Sachs | H.E.A.R.T. UK | Hachette | HCA | John Lewis Partnership | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | Lucozade Ribena Suntory | McKesson | MetLife | Microsoft | Morgan Advanced Materials | MSD | National Football League (NFL) | NHSA | Novartis | Omya | Open Government Partnership | Run Group | Shire | Tamboran | Tata Consultancy Services | Tata Steel | The Crown Estate | Trusted Care | UCB | UK Broadband | Valero[27]
March 2014-May 2014
3UK, Accenture, Airbus Group, Alliance Medical, American Pharmaceutical Group, Abbot, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Janssen-Cilag Ltd, Lilly, Merk, Pfizer, Amgen, Association of Financial Markets in Europe, Blackberry, Bounty, British Insurance Brokers' Association British Poultry Council, BSkyB, Cuadrilla, Deltex Medical, DHL, EuropaBio, Financial Services Compensation Scheme, Goldman Sachs, H.E.A.R.T. UK, HCA, John Lewis Partnership, Lancaster Investment Management, Lilly UK, Lloyds Banking Group, McKesson, MetLife, Microsoft, MSD, Napp, National Football League, Open Government Partnership, Shire, Tamboran, Tata Consultancy Services, The Crown Estate, UCB, United Health UK | Optum, Valero.[28]
December 2013-February 2014
3UK | Accenture | Alliance Medical | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union | American Pharmaceutical Group | Amgen | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | Blackberry | Bounty | British Beer and Pub Association | British Poultry Council | BSkyB | Commercial Broadcasters Association | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | EADS / Airbus Group | EuropaBio | Financial Services Compensation Scheme | Goldman Sachs | Government of Alberta | H.E.A.R.T. UK | HCA | John Lewis Partnership | Kent and Medway | HS and Social Care Partnership Trust | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | McKesson | Microsoft | MSD | Napp | National Football League | Nomura | Novamont | Open Government Partnership | Shell | Shire | Southbank Centre | Tamboran | Tata Consultancy Services | Tata Steel | The Crown Estate | UCB | United Health UK | Optum | Valero [29]
September 2013-November 2013
3UK | Accenture | Alliance Medical | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union | American Pharmaceutical Group | Amgen | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | Blackberry | British Beer and Pub Association | British Poultry Council | BSkyB | Commercial Broadcasters Association | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | EADS | EuropaBio | Financial Services Compensation Scheme | Goldman Sachs | Government of Alberta | H.E.A.R.T. UK | HCA | John Lewis Partnership | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | McKesson | Microsoft | MSD | Napp | Nomura | Open Government Partnership | Shell | Shire | Tamboran | Tata Consultancy Services | Tata Steel | UCB | United Health UK | Valero [30]
June 2013-August 2013
3UK | Accenture | Alliance Medical | American Pharmaceutical Group | Amgen | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | Blackberry | British Beer and Pub Association | British Poultry Council | BSkyB | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | EADS | Financial Services Compensation Scheme | GEMS Education | Goldman Sachs | Government of Alberta | H.E.A.R.T. UK | HCA | i-CD Publishing | John Lewis | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | McKesson | Microsoft | New College of the Humanities | Nomura | Omya | Open Government Partnership | PACT | Sanofi | Shire | Tata Consulting Services | Tata Steel | UCB | United Health UK | Valero [31]
March 2013-May 2013
3UK | Accenture | Alliance Medical | American Pharmaceutical Group | Amgen | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | Blackberry | British Beer and Pub Association | British Poultry Council | BSkyB | Cuadrilla | Deltex Medical | EADS | Financial Services Compensation Scheme | GEMS Education | Goldman Sachs | Government of Alberta | H.E.A.R.T. UK | HCA | i-CD Publishing | Jacobs | John Lewis | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | McKesson | Microsoft | New College of the Humanities | Nomura | Omya | Open Government Partnership | Sanofi | Shire | Standard Life | Tata Consulting Services | UCB | United Health UK[32]
December 2012-February 2013
3UK | Absence Manager | Alliance Medical | American Pharmaceutical Group | Amgen | Association of British Insurers | Association of Financial Markets in Europe | British Beer and Pub Association | British Poultry Council | BSkyB | Deltex Medical | EADS | Financial Services Compensation Scheme | GEMS Education | Goldman Sachs | Government of Alberta | H.E.A.R.T. UK | HCA | i-CD Publishing | Jacobs | John Lewis | Lilly UK | Lloyds Banking Group | McKesson | Microsoft | New College of the Humanities | Nomura | Open Government Partnership | Research in Motion | Sanofi | Standard Life | Tata Consulting Services | UCB | United Health UK[33]
1 June - 31 August 2011
Alliance Medical | American Pharmaceutical Group (APG) | B&Q | BSkyB | British Beer and Pub Association | Deltex Medical | Chartered Management Institute (CMI) | Edison Learning | Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) | GE | Goldman Sachs | Government of Alberta | H.E.A.R.T. UK | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Solutions | HomeSun| i-CD Publishing | Jaguar Land Rover London Metropolitan University | Microsoft | NHS National Screening Committee | Nomura | Novartis | Pearson UK | Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) | Santander | Sanofi-Aventis | SITA UK | Smith and Nephew | United Health[42]
Feb 2009
3 UK | Abbey | Alliance Medical | American Pharmaceutical Group (APG). Comprising: (Abbot | Amgem | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Janssen-Cilag | Lilly | Merck Sharp & Dohme | Pfizer | Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals | Schering-Plough | Wyeth) | AstraZeneca | Bavarian Nordic | BSkyB | Cancer Partners UK | Deltex Medical | Diageo | EDAP TMS | Fortis | Hospital Corporation of America | H.E.A.R.T. UK | Hertfordshire Oil Storage | Hutchison Whampoa (Europe) Ltd | Lockheed Martin UK | Microsoft | Monitor | Novartis | Police Federation | Pru Health | Royal British Legion | Sanofi-aventis | Unilever | United Health | Wyeth[43]
September 2008
Alliance Medical | American Pharmaceutical Group | Apposite Capital | Association of British Healthcare Industries | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry | AstraZeneca | Bavarian Nordic | Cholesterol UK | Cancer Partners UK | Cass Business School | Celerant Consulting | Diageo | Defence Medical Welfare Service | Deltex Medical | Dimbleby Cancer Care | Dr Foster Intelligence | DMWS - The St. John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service | Edap | Fortis | Global Value | Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd | Hospital Corporation of America | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | HEART UK | Hutchison 3G (UK) | Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | Intelligent Finance | Kepner-Tregoe | Lockheed Martin | Menzies Aviation | Mizuho International | Monitor | Monterrico Metals | Nationwide | Nationwide Commercial | Nikko Investments | pfeg | Police Federation | The Portland Hospital for Woman and Children | The Priory Group | Rio Tinto | Royal British Legion | SafeHands for Mothers | SAGA | Schering-Plough | Shell Foundation | Social Enterprise Coalition | NHS Cancer Screening Programmes | NHS Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme | Ramsay Healthcare UK | Teachers' TV | The Leadership Centre for Local Government | Unilever | United Health Europe | Wates | Wyeth[44]
Affiliations
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
- Address: 70 Gray's Inn Road,
- London,
- WC1X 8BT
- Telephone: +44 20 7400 4480
- Email: info@hanovercomms.com
- Website: www.hanovercomms.com
Resources
See: The Corporate Capture of the NHS
See: Fracking Spads
- Tamasin Cave, The privatising cabal at the heart of our NHS Spinwatch, 1 April 2015.
- Melissa Jones and Andy Rowell, Access all areas: Westminster's (vast) fracking lobby exposed, 29 April 2015.
References
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