Portland PR
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Portland is a PR firm founded in 2001 by Tim Allan, a former adviser to Tony Blair and director of corporate communications at BSkyB.[1]
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People
In September 2009 Conservative Party heavyweight Michael Portillo joined Portland as the agency sets up a new high-level 'advisory council'.[2]
A month later, in another coup for the agency, it also signed up the Sun's political editor George Pascoe-Watson, further strengthening its Tory credentials.[3]
Former staff
- Henry de Zoete - now a special adviser to Education Secretary Michael Gove
- James Frayne - now Director of Communications at the UK Department for Education
Clients
In 2011 lobbying clients listed on the APPC register included:
British Bankers Association | AB-InBev | Apple | [[Association of British Bookmakers] | Basic Element | BTA Bank | Cable and Wireless | Coca-Cola Enterprises | Coca-Cola Great Britain | Falcon and Associates | GazProm | Google | Halite Energy Group | McDonald’s | NetJets | NSPCC | Plan UK | SAB Miller | Tesco | The Government of Russia | The Scout Association | The Woodland Trust | Tullow Oil | UK Broadband | Virgin Media Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Notes
- ↑ About Portland, Portland PR website, accessed 11 Nov 2009
- ↑ David Singleton, Portland signs up Conservative Party heavyweight Michael Portillo, PR Week, 24 September 2009
- ↑ Kate Magee, The Sun's political editor George Pascoe-Watson to join Portland PR, PR Week, 16 October 2009
