TLG Communications
'Thought leadership' consultancy TLG Communications (The Ledbury Group) was set up in late 2007. It specialises in consumer, corporate and public affairs.
In 2014, TLG was bought by FTI Consulting and have been integrated into FTI’s strategic comms division in London, it is also assumed TLG's existing corporate and public affairs clients will be transferred to FTI. Gooderham and his team have also been retained.[1]
Contents
People
- Malcolm Gooderham, Director. Former head of media and press secretary to Michael Portillo MP, Shadow Chancellor, 2000-2001, and Conservative Research Department. Member of Ethical Corporation Advisory Board
APPC UK
June 2013-August 2013
Neil Duncan | Malcolm Gooderham | Will Mackinlay[2]
March 2013-May 2013
Oliver Choi | Neil Duncan | Malcolm Gooderham | Aga Kandouci | Will Mackinlay[3]
December 2012-February 2013
Oliver Choi | Samantha Cimpaye | Neil Duncan | Malcolm Gooderham | Aga Kandouci[4]
Former employees
- 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.[5] Ex-publisher of Society Guardian.
- Nick Bent, Director. Formerly special adviser to Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State and Minister for the Olympics (2003-2007).
- 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.[6]
- James O'Leary, associate partner and head of political relations. Left in 2012 to be a consultant at James O'Leary Communications.[7]
- Daniel Alchin, public affairs consultant. Left in 2012 to become policy and external relations advisor at Energy UK.[8]
- Hugh Milward, left in 2012 to become director of corporate affairs at Microsoft.[9]
- Jonathan Oliver - ex-Sunday Times political editor, now head of media relations at TLG. Left in 2011 to become group director of media relations at Prudential plc.[10]
Clients
June 2013-August 2013
Flybe | Prudential | Serco | Yorkshire Water[2]
March 2013-May 2013
BT | Flybe | Prudential | Serco | Sunderland City Council | Yorkshire Water[3]
December 2012-February 2013
BT | Flybe | Prudential | Sunderland City Council | Yorkshire Water[4]
2012
Prudential (among others)[11]
2011
Asda | BT | Centrica | Criminal Bar Association | Flybe | Honda | Kingfisher | Prudential | Severn Trent Water | Sunderland City Council[12]
2009
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
- ↑ Alec Mattinson FTI Consulting finalises acquisition of TLG PR Week, 15 January 2014, accessed 22 October 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ James O'Leary Linkedin, accessed 22 October 2014
- ↑ Dan Alchin Linkedin, accessed 22 October 2014
- ↑ Hugh Milward Linkedin, accessed 22 October 2014
- ↑ Jonathan Oliver Linkedin, accessed 22 October 2014
- ↑ APPC Register Entry for 1 Dec 2011 to 29 Feb 2012
- ↑ APPC register, 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011
