Radina Russell Joins Teneo as a Managing Director with Teneo Strategy

May 3, 2016, 8:52 am

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New York, May 3, 2016 – Radina Russell today joins Teneo Strategy as a Managing Director.

Prior to joining Teneo, Ms. Russell was a Director in the Brunswick Group’s Capital Markets Advisory Practice and co-head of the Global Shareholder Activism Defense Practice. In these capacities, she advised clients on shareholder activism defense tactics and shareholder engagement strategies, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, investor relations, contested situations and financial and corporate communications.

Prior to joining Brunswick, Ms. Russell was a VP of Equity Research at J.P. Morgan, where she advised institutional and hedge fund clients on retail and consumer equity picks and provided detailed sector research, in addition to leading a number of IPOs. She began her career as a Strategic Planning Analyst at Deloitte.

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Jack Leventhal Joins Teneo Capital as a Senior Managing Director

June 7, 2016, 8:48 am

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NEW YORK, June 7, 2016 – Jack Leventhal today joins Teneo Capital as a Senior Managing Director. Mr. Leventhal has more than 25 years of financial institutions investment banking experience and has executed more than $100 billion of public and private capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions, financial advisory transactions, and structured transactions on a global basis. Mr. Leventhal began his career in the financial institution groups of Salomon Brothers and Lehman Brothers, before spending almost 10 years at UBS Securities and almost 11 years at Nomura Securities.

In 1995, Mr. Leventhal was one of the first members of a newly created U.S. Financial Institutions investment banking business at UBS. In 1999, Mr. Leventhal relocated to Hong Kong to lead UBS’ Asia Pacific Financial Institutions Group, which, during Mr. Leventhal’s tenure, consistently ranked as a market leader in financial institutions M&A and capital raising.

In 2005, Mr. Leventhal joined Nomura Securities in New York to create and build a U.S. Financial Institutions investment banking business. Under Mr. Leventhal’s leadership, the group grew from two professionals to more than two dozen professionals and was consistently among the most productive investment banking groups within Nomura Americas.

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Brian O’Driscoll Joins Teneo Sports as a Senior Advisor

June 9, 2016, 6:37 am

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International rugby legend, Brian O’Driscoll, will join the Teneo Sports division as a Senior Advisor

NEW YORK, NY, June 9, 2016 – Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced that international rugby legend, Brian O’Driscoll, will join the Teneo Sports division as a Senior Advisor and will work closely with Teneo Sports’ leadership team, supporting a number of important mandates for both corporate and sports clients.

Mr. O’Driscoll is considered to be one of the greatest rugby players in the history of the sport. He was the captain of the Ireland Rugby team from 2004 – 2012 and captained Leinster Rugby from 2005 until the end of the 2008 season. He also captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand. He is the eighth-highest try scorer in international rugby union history, and the highest scoring centre of all time.

“We are very pleased to have Brian join our fast-growing sports division,” said Declan Kelly, Chairman and CEO of Teneo. “He is highly respected around the world not only for his incredible athletic talent, but also for his leadership skills, intellect and significant expertise working with corporations around the business of sports. He will be a tremendous resource for our clients in key markets around the globe.”

“Teneo Sports’ primary area of focus is helping drive brand strategy to launch, rebrand or reinvent sports-related assets to maximize corporate value, fan engagement and revenue potential,” said Chris Wearing, Vice Chairman of Teneo and CEO of Teneo Sports. “No other firm sits at the junction between massive corporate sponsors trying to make brand-relevant sports investments and the traditional and new disruptive sports assets. There is a critical need in sports today for sophisticated advice with a background rooted in managing the largest global brands. Brian will play a key role in helping provide this advice to our clients.”

Brian O’Driscoll added, “I am delighted to be joining the Teneo Sports team, as I believe they are truly redefining how brands leverage sports for growth. I look forward to working with my new colleagues around the world to deliver solutions for our clients.”

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Pierre-Alain Rikkers Joins Teneo Capital as a Managing Director

June 15, 2016, 11:15 am

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NEW YORK, June 15, 2016 – Pierre-Alain Rikkers today joins Teneo Capital as a Managing Director. Mr. Rikkers is senior financial advisor with deep experience advising financial services, financial technology and private equity clients on a global basis, with an industry specialization in FinTech.

Before joining Teneo, Mr. Rikkers was a Managing Director at Arma Partners, a leading Tech/FinTech advisory firm focused on the middle market in the US and Europe. Prior to Arma, Mr. Rikkers was Senior Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group at Moelis & Company.

Mr. Rikkers started his banking career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was a Director in Global Corporate and Investment Banking in the Financial Institutions Group in New York and London. Prior to banking, Mr. Rikkers was a practicing attorney, working with the Corporate M&A Group of Linklaters in Brussels and London.

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Teneo Announces Acquisition of PSG Communications

July 18, 2016, 7:16 am

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Further expands Teneo’s strategic consulting and sports advisory business in Europe

July 18, 2016 – Dublin and New York City – Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced that it has acquired PSG Communications, a leading communications and sports advisory practice based in Dublin, Ireland.

PSG was founded in 2014 following a merger between leading Irish PR firms Pembroke Communications and Slattery Communications. Today, the firm has 55 employees and advises some of Ireland’s largest corporate and not-for-profit entities, as well as a growing number of multinational clients based in Ireland. PSG has received numerous industry awards over the last two years and provides services across four areas covering corporate communications and reputation management, brand strategy and marketing communications, sports and entertainment sponsorship, and digital communications.

The PSG senior management team, including Chief Executive Mick O’Keeffe and Executive Chairman Padraig Slattery, will continue in their roles and to lead the business. They will now report to Charles Watson, Chairman of Teneo International who will join the board of PSG, together with Brendan Murphy, who currently leads Teneo’s operations in Ireland and will become Vice Chairman.

“Today’s acquisition further strengthens our capabilities in Ireland and across Europe,” said Declan Kelly, Chairman and CEO of Teneo. “I have known Padraig Slattery for many years and have tremendous respect for the business he along with Mick O’Keeffe and the rest of the team at PSG have built. Ireland is a critical market for many multinational corporations today and a great place to invest in the current volatile post-Brexit environment. The addition of PSG provides our clients with access to additional world-class expertise and capabilities.”

“We are very excited to become part of Teneo. We believe the enlarged consulting platform this will bring us will be of enormous benefit both to our clients and our team and gives us a massive competitive advantage,” said Mick O’Keeffe, CEO of PSG. “We have followed the recent exponential growth of Teneo under the strategic direction of Declan Kelly as a leading global consulting firm with growing interest. We have huge respect for what Teneo has achieved and to now be part of the global firm will without doubt open the next chapter of our growth and development.

“PSG created a new structure for Communications firms in Ireland and Teneo has created a new global consultancy model. Our growth over the last two years is down to the hard work of our talented team and the culture and values that permeate the company which will complement Teneo’s undoubted expertise and reach.”

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ABOUT TENEO:

Teneo is a global advisory firm founded in 2011 by Declan Kelly, Doug Band and Paul Keary with a vision to create a new breed of advisory firm focused on working exclusively with the leaders of major corporations to help them address a wide range of business and reputational issues and opportunities. Teneo’s clients include some of the world’s largest corporations. The firm has over 500 employees working across 12 integrated operating divisions spanning the disciplines of strategic communications, investor relations, investment banking, financial analytics, executive recruiting, digital analytics, corporate governance, government affairs, business intelligence, management consulting and corporate restructuring. The business operates out of 14 offices around the world across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Greater China. In January 2015 Private Equity firm BC Partners acquired a minority stake in Teneo.

Teneo has operated in Dublin since 2011 and advises a range of multinational and domestic corporations. For more information on Teneo, please see www.teneoholdings.com

ABOUT PSG COMMUNICATIONS

PSG Communications was founded in 2014 following the merger of Pembroke Communications and Slattery Communications. PSG employs 55 professionals across four specialist and multi-awarding winning businesses comprising:

– PSG PLUS for corporate reputation, public affairs, and issues management
– Notorious PSG, Ireland’s number one brand and consumer communications consultancy
– PSG Sponsorship, Ireland’s leading Sports PR and Sponsorship consultancy
– New/Slang for digital strategy and content

The Board of PSG includes Marian Ryan (FD), Graeme Slattery (MD, notorious PSG), Angie Grant (Deputy MD, notorious PSG), Alan Tyrrell, (Director, PSG Plus) Kelli O’Keeffe (Director, PSG Sponsorship), Padraig Slattery (Executive Chairman) and Mick O’Keeffe (Chief Executive).

For further information contact:

Dublin
Brendan Murphy
Managing Director, Teneo Ireland
+353 1 687 7716
brendan.murphy@teneostrategy.com

London:
Charles Watson
Chairman, Teneo International
+44 (0)20 7186 8879
charles.watson@teneoholdings.com

New York City:
Stephen Meahl
Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff
212-886-1624
Stephen.meahl@teneostrategy.com

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Michael Lake Joins Teneo as a Senior Managing Director

January 18, 2019, 6:46 am

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Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Michael Lake as a Senior Managing Director. Mike has over 35-years of experience in the public and private sectors creating multi-disciplinary communications campaigns that educate key stakeholder groups, move public opinion, enhance brand and reputation and protect an organization’s license to operate. Prior to joining Teneo...