Kreab Gavin Anderson

This article is part of the Nuclear Spin project of Spinwatch.

Kreab Gavin Anderson, London office; Scandinavian House, 2-6 Cannon Street, London EC4M 6XJ (opposite St Paul's Cathedral)

Owned by the giant Omnicom Group , Kreab Gavin Anderson is a large public relations company with offices in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the US. Merged with Kreab in February 2009.

People

• Richard Constant, President & CEO (based in London).
• Lord Peter Truscott, the ex Labour MEP and former Energy minister, listed in 2008/09 that he was a consultant to Gavin Anderson. Truscott was suspended from the House of Lords in May 2009 after they were found guilty of offering to change the law in return for money.
• Kate Hill, Partner, London. "Specialises in energy, industry and natural resources, having spent seven years with Royal Dutch Shell. She currently advises a wide range of traditional and clean energy clients on all aspects of communications and also has considerable experience of working with Russia-based companies in the energy and financial sectors.
• Andrew Silverman, Partner, London. Responsible for public policy and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining the company he worked at senior level in government and the private sector. His career included media roles within the UK government in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence, Department of Transport and the Home Office. He was Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio, Peter Mandelson between 1997 and 1998 then worked as a member of the Strategic Communication Unit at No. 10 Downing Street. Ex-Brunswick.
• John Houston, Senior partner based in Brussels. According to the Financial News he is described by one banking sector public relations professional as the best industry lobbyist in Brussels. Houston used to run his own eponymous consultancy and has worked for most major banks at some point. A former member of the cabinet of the European Commissioner responsible for financial services, he started his consultancy career in the late 1980s in the City of London before moving to Brussels in 1990.He was the founding chairman of the lobbying industry body the European Public Affairs Consultancies Association and sits on its management committee.

• Joost Mulder

• Gavin Anderson was employed by BERR to help organise a Nuclear Investors Conference held on 12 June 2008.

• Its energy section is headed by Ken Cronin, former director of investor relations for British Energy.

• Angelo Cardani, Senior Advisor, Brussels - Former Deputy Head of Cabinet for European Commissioner Mario Monti, in charge of Internal Market, Financial Services, Taxation and Competition.

• Joanna Moss, Senior Advisor, London, with 20 years experience of financial communications, working in Spain, France and the UK. Previously worked for Goldman Sachs, Spanish State Holding company Teneo/Infovest and Spanish bank BBVA (as Director of international institutional relations), her IPO experience includes Argentaria 1,2 and 3, Endesa, Telefonica Moviles, Belgacom, JC Decaux, Azeo, Corporacion Dermoestetica, Probitas Pharma (roadshow), Renta 4 (roadshow).

• David Reed

Clients

EU lobbying clients, as of December 2011:

• Clients generating a turnover of 400000 € - 450000 €: Scania
  
• Clients generating a turnover of 250000 € - 300000 €: Emerson
  
• Clients generating a turnover of 200000 € - 250000 €: Mastercard | Arizona Chemical | Holcim
  
• Clients generating a turnover of 150000 € - 200000 €: Managed Fund Association | GSI
  
• Clients generating a turnover of 100000 € - 150000 €: Thomson Reuters | Prudential | In-Sink-Erator
  
• Clients generating a turnover of 50000 € - 100000 €: Danske bank | Swedish Match | Schibstedt | Investor | Fidelity International | CME Group | State Street
  
• Clients with turnover below 50000 €: Elliot Advisors | Skåne European Office | El-Giganten | ICI | Euroclear | UBS | Getco | ICE | Eucopro | Handelsbanken | Morgan Stanley | Western Union | Linde Healthcare | RSA Group | CPFM | Dong | Caridian BCT | Winton Capital | Confederation of Swedish Enterprises | Nobina | Granular | JP Morgan | Omgeo | Stena Metall | First Solar
  

Nuclear clients include AMEC and British Energy while it was still Government-owned.

Contacts

London office: Scandinavian House, 2-6 Cannon Street, London EC4M 6XJ
http://www.kreabgavinanderson.com/