Hume Brophy

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Hume Brophy is a PR and lobbying firm with offices in London, Dublin, Brussels and Singapore.

Hume Brophy, London Office: 1 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1BR (around the corner from Alternative Investment Management Association)

Brexit lobbying

Hume Brophy is one of many agencies in the UK to promote its Brexit lobbying services.

In September 2017 it hired former Conservative minister James Wharton as a senior adviser.^[1] Wharton is a Brexiteer.

Hume Brophy said that it has already got 'Brexit mandates from US, Australian and international companies and trade bodies'.

Hume Brophy's clients (see below) include Meat and Livestock Australia.

Lobbying for big tobacco

British American Tobacco was previously one of the firm's major clients, along with shopkeepers' trade body, The National Federation of Retail Newsagents, which has fought a high-profile campaign in the fight against a tobacco display ban in UK shops.

In February 2011 the Guardian revealed that Hume Brophy had emailed UK MPs claiming a tobacco display ban would have a "devastating effect on the small business sector in your constituency". ^[2]

More than 80 MPs backed the federation's campaign – and smaller shops were exempted from the ban on behind-the-counter displays for 18 months, which was a significant victory.

BAT confirmed that Hume Brophy had attended meetings between BAT and the federation in which the campaign was discussed. However, BAT denied it used "underhand tactics" or that the federation was a front for the company.^[3]

However, a former federation president, Colin Finch told the Guardian: "The federation is a puppet of the tobacco industry." He accused tobacco companies of using "retailers to legitimise their campaign" and said tobacco money flowed into the federation "discreetly" via sponsorship of trade events, annual conferences, seminars, meetings and dinners.^[2]

People

As of January 2018

Directors

John Hume, founding partner
Eoin Brophy, founding partner
Michael Brophy, chairman. Previously was a Chief Executive within the international media group, Independent News and Media plc, leading the company’s publishing, digital and printing operations across Northern Ireland.
Conall McDevitt, chief executive. Resigned as member of the Northern Ireland legislative assembly (SDLP) because he had failed to declare payments received from his former employer Weber Shandwick in 2010
George Lyon, senior consultant to the agri-food practice from January 2015.^[4] Former member of Scottish Parliament and European Parliament for the Liberal Democrats.
Maria Cryan, managing director, Dublin
Robert Condon, managing director, public affairs; London. Previously worked in the European Commission’s DG Economic and Financial Affairs
Jill Craig, managing director, Brussels
Martin Reidy, managing director, Asia
Conor Griffin, managing director, international healthcare
Josh Nova, managing director, New York

Senior team

James Wharton, senior advisor from Sept 2017. Former Conservative minister for International Development and the 'Northern Powerhouse'.^[5] Wharton is a Brexiteer.
Iain Wright, former Labour MP and ex-Chair of the House of Commons Select Committee for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2014 – 2017)
Graeme Sandell, ex-Assistant Director of the UK Government’s Better Regulation Executive, part of the Cabinet Office
Stuart Harbinson, ex-Chief of Staff and later Special Adviser to two Directors-General of the World Trade Organisation
Olle Schmidt, ex-MEP for the Swedish Liberal People’s Party between 1999-2004 and 2006-2014
George Lyon, Agri-food specialist; former MEP and member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee, working on CAP reform, the EU budget and trade policy. Ex-member of the Scottish Parliament and President of the National Farmers Union in Scotland.
Chris Mehigan, based in Brussels
Jurgen Parr, director in Frankfurt
Chris Martin, director of public affairs (lobbyist); a staunch Tory who supported David Cameron’s media and events team during the 2005 leadership election.
Charlotte Lang, director of UK public affairs; before consultancy, worked in Parliament for a Conservative minister
Edel Bach, ex-Executive Director at the Irish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
Bill Adams, director Singapore
James Harvey, Head of Financial Services, London
Victor van Hoorn, Head of Financial Services, Brussels

Brexit task force

George Lyon, Jill Craig, John Hume, Olle Schmidt, Robert Condon as above and:

Thomas P. O’Neill, Consultant; founder and CEO of O’Neill and Associates, New England’s leading public relations and government affairs consulting firm. The son of the late Speaker of the US House of Representatives Tip O’Neill, he is a former state legislator.

Consultants

Esther McVey, former Coalition government minister in November 2015 was appointed a 'Senior Consultant with responsibility for communications, media strategy and planning for clients. This is also a paid role with a commitment of 4 days per month.' ^[6]

Previous employees

Karl Brophy, Partner ^[7]
Former UK minister of state for employment Esther McVey was appointed senior consultant at Hume Brophy in November 2015.^[8]
Anne McIntosh, senior consultant from June 2015.^[9] Former Conservative MP
Conor Foley, Partner EU. Now advisor on government and regulatory affairs at Norton Rose Fulbright^[10]
Steve McCool, Partner and Head of UK business. Now an associate director of corporate communications & investor relations at Macquarie Group^[11]
Una McGirr, Managing Director Asia. Now executive director at The Farmleigh Fellowship^[12]
Paul Jordan, associate partner and deputy MD of HB's Brussels practice, appointed April 2013, was previously at the MCI Group, where he was a client director working primarily across the healthcare sector, managing "a number of high-profile trade and professional associations in healthcare and other industries". Jordan previously spent several years in the European Commission and with Deloitte’s Brussels operation. ^[13] Now owner & consultant at Blue Motion Consulting SPRL/BVBA^[14]
Simon Elliott, managing director, international corporate communications practice
Dr Kevin Bradley, managing director, environment, natural resources and energy
Mary Clark

APPC UK

March 2016-May 2016

December 2015-February 2016

September 2015-November 2015

June 2015-August 2015

March 2015-May 2015

December 2014-February 2015

September 2014-November 2014

June 2014-August 2014

March 2014-May 2014

December 2013-February 2014

September 2013-November 2013

June 2013-August 2013

March 2013-May 2013

December 2012-February 2013

Senior team as of April 2013

Senior team as of October 2011

Former staff

Matthew Kopetski - Legal adviser on Hume Brophy's senior team from November 2009-December 2011, now a commercial specialist at the US State Department's US Mission to the European Union since July 2012^[30]
Matthew Orman - former Hume account director (April 2010 - October 2011), subsequently senior public affairs manager at Nestle, (Oct 2011- Aug 2012) now Associate director at Fleishman Hillard. Also previously worked for Interel from 2002-2008 ^[31]
Claire Marnham
Dualta Redmond - now public relations adviser at the BBC
Kevin Sammon - was account director at Hume from January 2008- August 2102; Head of Public Relations at IDA Ireland since August 2012 and Board Member at London Irish Business Society since May 2011
Adam Honeysett-Watts - was account director until August 2013 when he joined Burson-Marsteller, part of Young & Rubicam Group – a subsidiary of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY). Involved with City Future, launched by Sir John Major, which aims to link the City and the Conservative Party.

Clients

Registrar of consultant lobbyists

The register of consultant lobbyists documents clients on behalf of whom Hume Brophy have lobbied government ministers, and the firms filings since 2015 are as follows:

July - Sept 2017

Airlines for America | Alternative Investment Management Association | Cisco | Natixis | UK Travel Retail Forum

April - June 2017

January - March 2017

October - December 2016

Alternative Investment Management Association | Natixis | Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition | Ovarian Cancer Action | UK Travel Retail Forum

July - Sept 2016

April - June 2016

Element Power | General Electric | Mazars | NATS | UK Travel Retail Forum ^[32]

January - March 2016

October - December 2015

July - September 2015

Nutricia: Advanced Medical Nutrition | Tate & Lyle Sugars | UK Crowdfunding Association | UK Travel Retail Forum | World Duty Free

April - June 2015

Adobe Systems | Nutricia: Advanced Medical Nutrition | Ovarian Cancer Action | UK Travel Retail Forum | World Duty Free

January - March 2015

APPC lobbying register

Sept - November 2017

June - August 2017

March - May 2017

Dec - Feb 2017

Sept - Nov 2016

March 2016-May 2016

December 2015-February 2016

September 2015-November 2015

June 2015-August 2015

March 2015-May 2015

December 2014-February 2015

September 2014-November 2014

June 2014-August 2014

March 2014-May 2014

December 2013-February 2014

September 2013-November 2013

June 2013-August 2013

March 2013-May 2013

December 2012-February 2013

December 2011

Clients generating a turnover of 200000 € - 250000 €: European Travel Retail Council Clients generating a turnover of 150000 € - 200000 €: LCH.Clearnet Group Clients generating a turnover of 100000 € - 150000 €: Alternative Investment Management Association | Aon | Chatham Financial | Deloitte | Trafigura Clients generating a turnover of 50000 € - 100000 €: Burger King | Dublin Airport Authority | Meat & Livestock Australia | Monsanto | Smiths Detection Group | Wholesale Market Brokers' Association Clients with turnover below 50000 €: BNY Mellon | CME Group | FX Alliance (FXall) | International Rugby Board | London Energy Brokers' Association | Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia | Symphony Environmental Technologies^[40]

Hume Brophy previously did not publish a client list but says it worked for:^[41] Investment banks, Stockbroking firms, Investment management houses, Hedge fund management companies, Funds of hedge funds, Fund administration, Law firms, Accountancy/Audit firms, Insurance brokerages, Mortgage providers, Airports, Industry Associations, Technology groups, Defense and security agencies.

Previous clients included:

British American Tobacco^[2]
National Federation of Retail Newsagents^[2]
Alternative Investment Management Association^[42]
European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA)^[43]
Grant Thornton^[43]
Otkritie^[43]
Clear Path Analysis^[43]
Dillon Eustace^[43]
First State Investments ^[44]
Scipion^[45]
Quanthouse
Equilend - ^[46]
Bondlend
Insparo Asset Management
Veritas Asset Management - "Hume Brophy have taken the time to understand our business, culture and the individual personalities involved in our firm. This depth of understanding has allowed them to efficiently manage our interaction with the press and maximize coverage via a professionally executed campaign. The team at Hume Brophy stand out from their competitors. The senior individuals are involved in the relationship on a day-to-day basis and they have become an integral part of our team.” Richard Meyrick, Director, Head of Sales and Marketing

EU lobbying register

Public Affairs clients and their accolades

Nikko Asset Management - “Hume Brophy presented us with a thorough and proactive plan to position the company as the world’s leading Japanese & Asian fund management company and they have been highly successful in raising our profile with journalists from across the investment spectrum.” Charles Beazley, Nikko AM President (Europe) ^[48] Also 'Interest Group & Association Management'.
Qinetiq - Counsel in regulatory affairs to QinetiQ Airport Technologies. “Given their substantial expertise with the aviation sector, Hume Brophy was the perfect partner for QAT. Hume Brophy designed a comprehensive contact programme with senior airport executives across four continents that provided QAT with a platform to market its automatic FOD detection system. Their assistance in lobbying for regulatory changes at both national and EU level has been first-class.” Phil McLachlan, Managing Director ^[49]
European Travel Retail Council (ETRC). EU Advocacy and Issues Management: “Hume Brophy is a firm that delivers. Their highly-experienced team, understands the intricacies of the decision-making process and knows exactly where you need to be to influence decisions in your favour. In recent years, Hume Brophy’s professional advice and essential guidance has ensured that the European duty-free retail industry has successfully defended its interests against a range of regulatory threats at EU and member-state level.” Keith Spinks, Secretary General, ETRC ^[50]

Contact

Hume Brophy London Office 1 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BR

Hume Brophy Dublin Office 12 Herbert St Dublin 2 Ireland

Hume Brophy Brussels Office 30 Rue de Spa 1000 Brussels Belgium

Website:http://www.humebrophy.com Twitter:@HumeBrophy

References

↑ Ex-Conservative MP James Wharton heads to Hume Brophy Public Affairs News, 28 Sept 2017
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Jamie Doward and Alex Ascherson Tobacco firms accused of funding campaign to keep cigarettes on display, guardian.co.uk, Saturday 26 February 2011, accessed 9 June 2011
↑ Jaime Doward,British American Tobacco admits funding campaign against display ban, guardian.co.uk, Saturday 28 May 2011, accessed 9 June 2011
↑ George Lyon joins Hume Brophy as Senior Consultant Public Affairs Networking, 12 January 2015, accessed 14 January 2015
↑ Ex-Conservative MP James Wharton heads to Hume Brophy Public Affairs News, 28 Sept 2017
↑ Letter to applicant Esther McVey, ACOBA, November 2015
↑ Hume Brophy Partners, accessed 13 January 2009
↑ ACOBA business appointments, Esther McVey, Gov.uk, accessed 16 February 2016
↑ David Singleton Hume Brophy hires ex-Tory MP Anne McIntosh Public Affairs News, 17 June 2015, accessed 1 July 2015.
↑ Conor Foley Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014
↑ Steve McCool Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014
↑ Una McGirr Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014
↑ PRweek reporters, Hume Brophy hires Paul Jordan as deputy MD in Brussels, prweek.com, Monday, 15 April 2013, 9:56am
↑ Paul K. Jordan Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Hume Brophy staff, Mar-May16, APPC, accessed 16 June 2016
↑ Hume Brophy Staff List Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016
↑ Hume Brophy Staff List Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016
↑ Hume Brophy Staff list Jun-Aug15, www.parliament.uk, accessed 19 February 2016
↑ Hume Brophy Staff list Mar-May15, www.parliament.uk, accessed 19 February 2016
↑ Hume Brophy Staff list Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 20 January 2015
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 19 October 2014
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014 APPC, accessed 2014
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014 APPC, accessed 2014
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 Register for 1st September 2013 - 30th November 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014
↑ Hume Brophy website, acc 17 April 2013
↑ Matthew Kopetski, LinkedIn full version profile, accessed 15 March 2013
↑ Matthew Orman, LinkedIn, acc 26 April 2013
↑ 'Hume Brophy profile 2016', Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 20 July 2016
↑ Hume Brophy profile 2016, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 3 May 2016
↑ Hume Brophy profile 2015, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 8 February 2016
↑ Hume Brophy Staff List Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016
↑ Hume Brophy client list Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 16 February 2016
↑ Hume Brophy client list, Register Jun-Aug15, APPC.org", accessed 16 February 2016
↑ Hume Brophy client list Register Mar-May15, APPC.org, accessed 16 February 2016
↑ APPC Register Hume Brophy Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 16 February 2016
↑ EU Transparency register, accessed 12 December 2011
↑ Hume Brophy website accessed Jan 08
↑ Hedge funds 'must improve look', PR week October 2008
↑ ^43.0 ^43.1 ^43.2 ^43.3 ^43.4 Hume Brophy, Our Clients in the news, company website, accessed 9 June 2011
↑ First State Investments (client) celebrates 10 years in the UK and Europe. For more information contact belinda.marks@humebrophy.com, Twitter, accessed 11 October 2011
↑ Chris Jenkins hired as Scipion (client) steps up global investment drive for faultless CTF fund. Email james.harvey@humebrophy.com, Twitter, accessed 11 October 2011
↑ Twitter EquiLend (client) sees 16% growth in securities transactions as it hits 10-year milestone http://bit.ly/pSf0r7 Email equilend@humebrophy.comaccessed 11 October 2011
↑ Hume Brophy entry, EU Transparency register, accessed January 2018
↑ Direct Advocacy and Lobbying Support, acc 11 October 2011
↑ Regulatory Affairs Counsel, acc 11 October 2011
↑ EU Advocacy and Issues Management, acc 11 October 2011

[1] Ex-Conservative MP James Wharton heads to Hume Brophy Public Affairs News, 28 Sept 2017

[accused-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Jamie Doward and Alex Ascherson Tobacco firms accused of funding campaign to keep cigarettes on display, guardian.co.uk, Saturday 26 February 2011, accessed 9 June 2011

[3] Jaime Doward,British American Tobacco admits funding campaign against display ban, guardian.co.uk, Saturday 28 May 2011, accessed 9 June 2011

[4] George Lyon joins Hume Brophy as Senior Consultant Public Affairs Networking, 12 January 2015, accessed 14 January 2015

[5] Ex-Conservative MP James Wharton heads to Hume Brophy Public Affairs News, 28 Sept 2017

[6] Letter to applicant Esther McVey, ACOBA, November 2015

[7] Hume Brophy Partners, accessed 13 January 2009

[8] ACOBA business appointments, Esther McVey, Gov.uk, accessed 16 February 2016

[9] David Singleton Hume Brophy hires ex-Tory MP Anne McIntosh Public Affairs News, 17 June 2015, accessed 1 July 2015.

[10] Conor Foley Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014

[11] Steve McCool Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014

[12] Una McGirr Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014

[13] PRweek reporters, Hume Brophy hires Paul Jordan as deputy MD in Brussels, prweek.com, Monday, 15 April 2013, 9:56am

[14] Paul K. Jordan Linkedin, accessed 19 October 2014

[Mar16-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Hume Brophy staff, Mar-May16, APPC, accessed 16 June 2016

[16] Hume Brophy Staff List Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016

[17] Hume Brophy Staff List Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016

[18] Hume Brophy Staff list Jun-Aug15, www.parliament.uk, accessed 19 February 2016

[19] Hume Brophy Staff list Mar-May15, www.parliament.uk, accessed 19 February 2016

[20] Hume Brophy Staff list Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016

[sept14-21] 21.0 ^21.1 Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 20 January 2015

[MP-22] 22.0 ^22.1 Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 19 October 2014

[MQ-23] 23.0 ^23.1 Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014 APPC, accessed 2014

[MR-24] 24.0 ^24.1 Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014 APPC, accessed 2014

[MS-25] 25.0 ^25.1 Register for 1st September 2013 - 30th November 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014

[MT-26] 26.0 ^26.1 Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014

[MU-27] 27.0 ^27.1 Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014

[MV-28] 28.0 ^28.1 Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013 APPC, accessed 24 October 2014

[29] Hume Brophy website, acc 17 April 2013

[30] Matthew Kopetski, LinkedIn full version profile, accessed 15 March 2013

[31] Matthew Orman, LinkedIn, acc 26 April 2013

[32] 'Hume Brophy profile 2016', Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 20 July 2016

[33] Hume Brophy profile 2016, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 3 May 2016

[34] Hume Brophy profile 2015, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 8 February 2016

[35] Hume Brophy Staff List Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016

[36] Hume Brophy client list Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 16 February 2016

[37] Hume Brophy client list, Register Jun-Aug15, APPC.org", accessed 16 February 2016

[38] Hume Brophy client list Register Mar-May15, APPC.org, accessed 16 February 2016

[39] APPC Register Hume Brophy Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 16 February 2016

[40] EU Transparency register, accessed 12 December 2011

[41] Hume Brophy website accessed Jan 08

[42] Hedge funds 'must improve look', PR week October 2008

[clients-43] 43.0 ^43.1 ^43.2 ^43.3 ^43.4 Hume Brophy, Our Clients in the news, company website, accessed 9 June 2011

[44] First State Investments (client) celebrates 10 years in the UK and Europe. For more information contact belinda.marks@humebrophy.com, Twitter, accessed 11 October 2011

[45] Chris Jenkins hired as Scipion (client) steps up global investment drive for faultless CTF fund. Email james.harvey@humebrophy.com, Twitter, accessed 11 October 2011

[46] Twitter EquiLend (client) sees 16% growth in securities transactions as it hits 10-year milestone http://bit.ly/pSf0r7 Email equilend@humebrophy.comaccessed 11 October 2011

[47] Hume Brophy entry, EU Transparency register, accessed January 2018

[48] Direct Advocacy and Lobbying Support, acc 11 October 2011

[49] Regulatory Affairs Counsel, acc 11 October 2011

[50] EU Advocacy and Issues Management, acc 11 October 2011

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Hume Brophy

Contents

Brexit lobbying

Lobbying for big tobacco

People

Directors

Senior team

Brexit task force

Consultants

Previous employees

APPC UK

March 2016-May 2016

December 2015-February 2016

September 2015-November 2015

June 2015-August 2015

March 2015-May 2015

December 2014-February 2015

September 2014-November 2014

June 2014-August 2014

March 2014-May 2014

December 2013-February 2014

September 2013-November 2013

June 2013-August 2013

March 2013-May 2013

December 2012-February 2013

Senior team as of April 2013

Senior team as of October 2011

Former staff

Clients

Registrar of consultant lobbyists

July - Sept 2017

April - June 2017

January - March 2017

October - December 2016

July - Sept 2016

April - June 2016

January - March 2016

October - December 2015

July - September 2015

April - June 2015

January - March 2015

APPC lobbying register

Sept - November 2017

June - August 2017

March - May 2017

Dec - Feb 2017

Sept - Nov 2016

March 2016-May 2016

December 2015-February 2016

September 2015-November 2015

June 2015-August 2015

March 2015-May 2015

December 2014-February 2015

September 2014-November 2014

June 2014-August 2014

March 2014-May 2014

December 2013-February 2014

September 2013-November 2013

June 2013-August 2013

March 2013-May 2013

December 2012-February 2013

December 2011

EU lobbying register

Public Affairs clients and their accolades

Contact

References

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