Charlotte Street Partners
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Charlotte Street Partners is a strategy and communications consultancy based in London and Edinburgh. It was launched in January 2014.
Work
According to their website, Charlotte Street offer five services:
- Financial communications,
- Political and regulatory affairs,
- Crisis communications,
- Governance,
- Integrated corporate communications strategies.[1]
People
- Sir Angus Grossart, chairman. Chairman and executive director of merchant bank Noble Grossart and former vice chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland.[2]
- Andrew Wilson, managing partner and founder. Scottish National Party MSP from 1999 to 2003, where he served as shadow minister on finance, economy and transport and then economy and lifelong learning. More recently, Wilson has worked at WPP, at the Royal Bank of Scotland as the communications and deputy chief economist and a columnist for Scotland on Sunday. [3]
- Malcolm Robertson, managing partner and founder. The son of former Scottish secretary Lord Robertson, he spent twelve years in senior positions at airport operator BAA including its communications director and been head of comment at the Telegraph Media Group, former political editor of the Daily Record and former columnist and leader writer at Scotland on Sunday. Since 2011 he has run his own strategic advisory company, MGWR Limited, representing clients in the banking and airports sector, as well as international private equity firms and infrastructure investors.[3][4]
- Roland Rudd, non-executive director. Founder of huge PR firm RLM Finsbury, related to Conservative energy minister Amber Rudd and close to a number of senior Labour Party members.[3]
- James Murgatroyd, non-executive director. Managing partner of the London RLM Finsbury office.[5]
- Johnny Hornby, non-executive director. Chairman, CEO and founder of The & Partnership.[6]
- Mary Teresa Rainey, non-executive director. Executive chairman of digital agency TH_NK and founding partner of advertising agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R.[3]
- Kevin Pringle, partner. 'King of spin' for Alex Salmond from 2007 to 2012 and strategic communications director of the Scottish National Party until July 2015. Also worked for Centrica as Scottish Gas corporate affairs manager.[7]
- Chris Deerin, partner. Former columnist at the Daily Mail, head of comment at the Telegraph Media Group, executive editor of Scotland on Sunday and political editor of Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Currently writes a weekly column for the Scottish Daily Mail.[8]
- Sharon Ward (née Ward), partner. Former vice president of DDA PR, business report at the Sunday Herald, special adviser to the Rt Hon Donald Dewar, business editor at Scotland on Sunday, reporter at The Scotsman and speech writer and research in the Scottish Parliament.[9]
- Robert Ballantyne, associate partner. Former head of corporate communications at brewers Scottish & Newcastle plc (before the Carlsberg/Heineken takeover), head of the group communications team for travel operator Stagecoach Group plc and deputy chairman of financial PR business Cardew Group. He's also worked as a journalist, for fifteen years at The Times, The Scotsman and the Sunday Times.[2]
- David Gaffney, associate partner. Has worked for PR company Beattie Media and as head of media relations and public affairs at a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland.[2]
- Rachel Osborne, head of marketing and business management. HAs worked as an executive assistant in the drinks, travel and media industries and for Scottish law firm Brodies LLP.
- Laura Leslie, associate. Has worked in the Scottish Widows, Lloyds Banking Group and Bank of Scotland public affairs team. She is on a six month secondment to Charlotte Street from TSB.[2]
- Andrew Pyle, associate. Currently on a six month secondment to Charlotte Street from TSB.[2]
- Chris Sibbald, associate. Actively involved in student politics, Sibbald ran the successful Charles Kennedy for Rector election in 2011, in 2012 he worked as a researcher in the House of Commons for the SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson and was a columnist for the Glasgow Guardian.[2]
Clients
Charlotte Street do not currently (as of July 2015) declare their clients or staff on the registers of the Association of Professional Political Consultants, Public Relations Consultants Association, UK Public Affairs Council or the Government's new Register of Consultant Lobbyists.
- FirstGroup plc - in July 2014 Charlotte Street issued a press release of a study on the tourism industry in Scotland on behalf of First Group.[10]
Contact
- Email: info@charlottestpartners.co.uk
- Twitter: @cstreetpartners
Edinburgh
- Address: 16 Alva Street
- Edinburgh
- EH2 4QG
- Telephone: 0131 516 5310
London
- Address: 15 Rathbone Street
- London
- W1T 1NB
- Telephone: 0207 079 3921
Notes
- ↑ Charlotte Street Partners Services, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Charlotte Street Partners People, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Terry Murden PR heavyweights unite to launch media consultancy Scotsman, 1 December 2013, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Linkedin Malcolm Robertson, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Finsbury James Murhatroyd, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Linkedin Johnny Hornby, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Scott McCulloch SNP communications director to join PR firm Charlotte Street Partners Daily Record, 22 June 2015, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Linkedin Chris Deerin, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Linkedin Sharon Ward, accessed 13 July 2015.
- ↑ First Group plc New study reveals impact of ScotRail on the tourist industry, 2 July 2014, accessed 13 July 2015.
