Luther Pendragon
Contents
Background
Luther Pendragon is a London-based crisis communication company which is the European affiliate of Nichols-Dezenhall.
According to the Nichols-Dezenhall website, Nichols-Dezenhall "helps manage Luther Pendragon's clients in the U.S., while Luther Pendragon helps Nichols-Dezenhall battle crises in Europe. The affiliation also gives Nichols Dezenhall access to top-flight resources in Germany and Belgium".[1]
In September 2005, PR Week reported that "managing partner Simon Whale and partners Gina Coladangelo, Daniel Guthrie and Amy Kroviak have joined forces to take control from founders George Pitcher and Charles Stewart Smith. The pair started Luther in 1991 and between them own 75 per cent." [2]
Pro-Nuke Activity
From August 2005, the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) has retained Luther Pendragon "to advise on communication issues arising from the third phase of the Committee's public and stakeholder engagement process".
According to CoRWM, "Luther Pendragon has been retained to support the process of consultation which will inform CoRWM's final recommendations, due to be presented to government in 2006. The Luther team will comprise: Adam Lewis, Ben Rich, Mike Granatt, Susie Winter and Aideen Lee. [3]
People
Partners
- Gina Coladangelo
- Mike Granatt
- Daniel Guthrie
- Amy Kroviak
- Ben Rich
- Andrew Sharkey
- Christopher Springham
- Simon Whale
Associates
- Charles Stewart-Smith;
- Sue Youngman
Associate Partners
- Jonathan McShane
- Susannah Winter
Senior Consultants
- Meg Baker
- Ben Frankel
- Rebecca Hewitt
- Adam Lewis
- Beany McLean
Consultants
- Alex Burnett
- Clare Haines
- Bridget Hargreave
- Rachael Hedley
- Aideen Lee
- Victoria Moore
- Serena Nicholls
- Jonathan Oates
- Sarah Crack
- Noor Yafai
Clients
From the Luther Pendragon website:
- Alliance Against Counterfeiting & Piracy
- Asset Investment Group
- Association of Friendly Societies
- Association of Independent Financial Advisors
- Aviva
- Bank Gesellschaft Berlin
- Barclays Stockbrokers
- Better Regulation Commission (Cabinet Office)
- BG Property
- Bloomberg Television
- BMG
- BNB Resources plc
- Bourne Leisure
- British Gas
- British Phonographic Industry
- British Video Association
- Broadcasting Policy Group
- Brunswick Direct
- Business Link for Essex
- Cabinet Office
- Cable & Wireless
- Callahan Associates International
- C & J Clark
- Centrex
- Channel Three News Limited
- Citylife
- Citywire
- Comdaq
- Commission for Judicial Appointments
- Commission for Racial Equality
- Commodity Market Services
- Company Chemists Association
- Copyright Licensing Agency
- Dawsons Solicitors
- Department of Culture, Media & Sport
- Department of Trade & Industry
- dotmusic.com
- Dow Jones
- Ebiox
- Electronic Share Information
- EMI
- Endsleigh
- Energy Saving Trust
- Essex County Council
- Euronext.LIFFE
- FACT
- Farnborough International
- Financial News
- Fine Line
- Food Standards Agency
- Flamingo Holdings Ltd
- Freshfields
- Grant Thornton
- Granville
- Guinness Ireland Group
- Head Teachers and Industry
- HEDRA
- HFC
- History Channel
- Holocaust Memorial Day (Home Office)
- House of Fraser
- Hudson Global Resourcing
- Huntsman Corporation
- iCrunch
- Illuminator
- IMIWeb
- Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
- Integrum
- Interactive Investor
- Interconnector (UK)
- Jarvis Plc
- Kimberly-Clark Europe
- Land Condition Record
- Lawford & Co
- Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund
- Lloyd's of London
- Make Votes Count
- Mammals Trust UK
- McDonald's
- McGinley Recruitment Services
- MCI WorldCom
- Morgan Stanley
- MSCI
- National Grid
- National Joint Utilities Group
- National Pharmaceutical Association
- NHP
- North West Water
- One 2 One
- Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
- Phillips & Drew
- Pinsent Curtis
- Polygram
- Port Greenwich
- Powergen
- Prudential Corporation
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Rathbones
- Reuben Brothers
- Recruitment and Employment Confederation
- Robert Dyas
- Rock the Vote
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Royal London Insurance
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Saville Gordon
- Scottish Amicable
- Sony
- SOLOTEC
- South London Partnership
- Star Kids
- St Luke's
- Strategos
- Syngenta
- TCI International
- Telecom Plus
- Telewest
- The Hinduja Group
- The Stationery Office
- TNT International
- Thomson Directories
- Towers Perrin
- United Utilities
- Urban Catalyst
- US West
- Valmet
- Victoria Climbie Charitable Trust
- Victoria Management Services
- Vislink
- Warner Bros
- Westcountry Television
- Wimpey
- Wrigley
- WSP Group
Contact details
Luther Pendragon
Priory Court
Pilgrim Street
London EC4V 6DR
Phone: +44 (0)20 7618 9100
Fax: +44 (0)20 7329 7301
External links
- "Luther Pendragon quartet poised for £11m buyout", PR Week, September 9, 2005.
- Hannah Marriott, "DNA firm calls in Luther over Blunkett scandal", PR Week, November 3, 2005. (Sub req'd).
- ^ CoRWM, Luther Pendragon to advise CoRWM, Press Release, July 28, 2005.