Champollion
Champollion describes itself as an "independent communications consultancy, specialising in issues management, media handling and stakeholder relations, with outstanding expertise in public policy relations."[1]
The firm was set up by Simon Buckby who was a campaign director at Britain in Europe. In 2006 Rebecca Hewitt left Luther Pendragon to join Champollion as a senior consultant. Other appointments made at the creation of Champollion were Andrew Nye from the Attorney General's office and former Daily Express journalist Angela Cooke[2]. On joining Champollion Andrew Nye commented 'At the Attorney General's Office I've dealt with the media on controversial issues such as non-jury trials in some complex fraud cases, and Iraq,'[3].
Commission for Racial Equailty Contracts
Champollion advised the Commission for Racial Equality on media relations. As well as the Commission for Racial Equality, Champollion advise individual race equality councils[4]. Champollion were hired by the CRE's communication director Colleen Harris[5].
Clients
- America Works
- Barrow Cadbury Trust
- BFOREC
- BICOM
- Chechnya Peace Forum
- Commission for Racial Equality
- The Equalities Review | FRIDE |
- Gembel European Sales
- Girlguiding UK
- Infinity
- Kazmunaigaz
- Reprieve
- The Russia Foundation
- Sense International
- Stop the Boycott
- Vielife
- Waging Peace[6]
People
- Simon Buckby - Managing Director
- Lauria Brodie - Consultant
- Angela Cooke - Project Advisor
- Geoff Duggan - Graduate Consultant
- Sam Hardy - Consultant
- Becky Hewitt - Senior Consultant
- Eve Starbuck - Office Manager
- Frida Williams - Graduate Consultant[7]
Additional Staff October 2009
- Kylie Griffiths Office Manager
- Annie Bruzzone Associate Consultant
- David Clark Project Advisor
- Duane Raymond New Media Advisor[8]
Website
References
- ↑ Champollion - Home, accessed 2 May 2008.
- ↑ Public Affairs, LUTHER'S HEWITT IN CHAMPOLLION SHIFT, PR Week, 17-March-2006, Accessed via Nexis UK 25-October-2009
- ↑ Voluntary Sector, BUCKBY FIRM NABS NYE AS CONSULTANT, PR Week, 18-November-2005, Accessed 25-October-2009
- ↑ Public Affairs, LUTHER'S HEWITT IN CHAMPOLLION SHIFT, PR Week, 17-March-2006, Accessed via Nexis UK 25-October-2009
- ↑ A Merge, Race watchdog splashes cash on outside consultants, The London Evening Standard, 29-June-2006, Accessed Via Nexis UK 25-October-2009
- ↑ Champollion - Our Clients, accessed 2 May 2008.
- ↑ Champollion - Our Team, accessed 2 May 2008.
- ↑ Champollion - Our Team, accessed 25-October-2009.