Pelham Bell Pottinger
Pelham Bell Pottinger is the third biggest financial public relations company in the UK by volume of clients, according to the Hemscott financial data group[1][2]. It is a subsidiary of Bell Pottinger Group[3], the public relations consultancy founded by Lord Bell and Piers Pottinger, which has been ranked number one for the past four years in PR Week magazine's league tables[4][5]. Bell Pottinger is itself a subsidiary of Chime Communications[6].
The company was formed in 2009 by the merger of Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial and Pelham PR, which had been founded in 2004[7]. In its merged form it is run by Pelham’s founder and managing director, James Henderson[8][9].
Clients
The company claims to have 150 clients including Imperial Tobacco, Kurt Geiger, Mulberry, Premier Oil, Qatar Holding, Richemont, TalkTalk, Temasek Holdings, Theo Fennell, TPG, Waitrose, Williams Grand Prix Holding[10][11].
References
- ^ Hemscott website http://www.hemscott.com/advisers/adviser-rankings/financial-pr-rankings.do
- ^ Gorkana news website http://www.gorkanapr.com/news/article?news_articles_id=9722
- ^ company website http://www.bell-pottinger.co.uk/index.php/companies
- ^ PR Week new site http://www.prweek.com/uk/researchData/login/904498/
- ^ Guardian article http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/apr/20/marketingandpr
- ^ company website http://www.chime.plc.uk/our-companies
- ^ PR Week news article http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/965046/Chime-merge-Pelham-PR-Bell-Pottinger-Corporate---Financial
- ^ PR Week news article http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/965046/Chime-merge-Pelham-PR-Bell-Pottinger-Corporate---Financial
- ^ company website http://www.bell-pottinger.co.uk/index.php/keypeople
- ^ company website http://www.pelhambellpottinger.co.uk/clients_and_sectors
- ^ Qatar Holding website http://www.qatarholding.qa/pages/Contactus.aspx