The Ledbury Group
'Thought leadership' consultancy The Ledbury Group was set up in late 2007. It specialises in consumer, corporate and public affairs.
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People
- Malcolm Gooderham, Director. Former Head of Media & Press Secretary to Michael Portillo MP, Shadow Chancellor, 2000-2001, and Conservative Research Department. Member of Ethical Corporation Advisory Board
- Nick Bent, Director. Formerly Special Adviser to Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State and Minister for the Olympics (2003-2007).
- Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, political and new media relations. Aide to Peter Mandelson. Former special adviser to Peter Mandelson, described as one of his "closest confidants". According to a report in the Daily Mail in July 2009, the former aide "still advises him informally". Wegg-Prosser's wife, Julia, revealed on her blog details of a holiday in Switzerland with Lord Mandelson – then EU Trade Commissioner – at the home of wealthy aristocrat Nat Rothschild shortly before the so-called ‘yachtgate’ scandal which left Mandelson facing questions over his relationship with another Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska.[1] Ex-publisher of Society Guardian.
- Chris McShane. Formerly spent ten years at Number 10 as a special comms adviser (2000 to 2007), when he advised former prime minister Tony Blair on how to handle the media.[2]
Clients
Clients listed in 2011:[3] Asda | BT | Centrica | Criminal Bar Association | Flybe | Honda | Kingfisher | Prudential | Severn Trent Water | Sunderland City Council
Clients listed on TLG's website in July 2009 include: Asda | HBOS | Carbon Trust | Thames Water | Diageo | Global reporting Initiative
Contacts
www.tlg-ltd.com
Dudley House
36-38 Southampton Street
London WC2E 7HF
References
- ↑ Mandy aide’s wife in foul-mouthed tirade against midwife who helped her give birth, Daily Mail, 19 July 2009
- ↑ Public Affairs: Political duo called in to bolster The Ledbury Group, PR Week, 25 January 2008
- ↑ APPC register, 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011
