Paul Adamson
Paul Adamson, a Brussels-based lobbyist, founded Adamson Associates in 1989. He sold the company to BSMG Worldwide in 1998 for a sum which made him a millionaire (the company's income at the time was $3 million a year). He gave £10,000 to the Labour Party in March 1999.
He is now Chief Executive Officer of Adamson BSMG. Clients for their European Union work have included McDonnell Douglas, Smithkline Beecham, Shell, Rockwell International and Glaxo Wellcome. They have offices in Brussels, Strasbourg and Geneva. Adamson is the former Chairman of the EU Committee of British Chambers of Commerce. BSMG Worldwide's income in 1999 was £9,821,000.