Global Consulting is now Grayling Global!

Huntsworth Plc (LSE: HNT) announced on March 13th that, effective immediately, it has merged two of its international subsidiaries, Grayling and The Global Consulting Group (Global), Inc., to create a new consultancy focused on public affairs, public relations, investor relations and event management. The new firm, Grayling Global, will be headquartered in London, with additional offices in New York and throughout the world. It will have over 200 employees with approximately $35 million in fees, making it a leading international consultancy.

Nigel Kennedy, Group Chief Executive of Grayling, has been appointed CEO of Grayling Global. Richard J. Wolff, the founding Chief Executive Officer of Global, will step back from his existing day-to-day executive and managerial responsibilities and will become a Vice Chairman of Grayling Global. In addition to serving as Vice Chairman, Wolff will assume a new Huntsworth role as Managing Director, US Capital Markets. Alison Clarke, Huntsworth's Group Development Director, also becomes a Vice Chairman, and David Atterbury Thomas, Grayling's current Finance Director, becomes CFO.

In the near future, we will unveil our new Grayling Global website. In the meantime, please access either Global Consulting's existing site or that of Grayling.


  • Our focus is to enhance relationships with investors, protect and strengthen the corporate reputation and manage interactions with governments and regulators.
  • Corporate reputation is an asset that must be well-positioned, strategically developed, and carefully managed – particularly in a time of crisis.
  • Many international companies find it necessary to engage regulators and governments in a wide range of countries and jurisdictions and, often, to coordinate those activities.
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