Hakluyt & Company
Hakluyt & Company is a British strategic advisory firm. The company is headquartered in London and has subsidiary offices in New York, Dallas, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Singapore, Mumbai, and Sydney.[1]
 | |
| Type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Management consultancy |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founders | Christopher James, Mike Reynolds |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Varun Chandra, Managing Partner Paul Deighton, Chairman |
| Revenue | £59.1 million (2018) |
| £12.1 million (2018) | |
| Website | hakluytandco.com |
Hakluyt avoids publicity, but is regarded as having a reputation for discretion and effectiveness among its client base.[2] Hakluyt was founded by former officials of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).[3][4] It attracted controversy in 2001 when Hakluyt was alleged in the Sunday Times to have employed staff to infiltrate environmental groups when working for BP and Royal Dutch Shell.[5][6]
The firm is chaired by Paul Deighton, and the other members of the board include managing partner Varun Chandra, Les Fagen, and Jean Tomlin.[1]
Corporate governance
Hakluyt's international advisory board comprises senior figures with backgrounds in business and government. It is chaired by Niall FitzGerald, KBE, former CEO and chairman of Unilever, and its current members are:[1]
- M. S. Banga — Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and former Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever
- Sir Douglas Flint CBE — Chairman, Standard Life Aberdeen
- Dr Jurgen Grossmann — Founder and Shareholder, Georgsmarienhutte Holding GmbH
- Muhtar Kent — Former CEO and Chairman, The Coca-Cola Company
- Irene Lee — Chairman, Hysan Development Co. Limited
- Sir Iain Lobban — Former Director, UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
- Minoru (Ben) Makihara, KBE — Former President and Chairman, Mitsubishi Corporation
- Trevor Manuel — Former Minister of Finance, South Africa
- Lubna Olayan — CEO and Deputy Chairperson, Olayan Financing Company
- Sandi Peterson — Former Group Worldwide Chairman, Johnson & Johnson and Independent Director, Microsoft Corporation
- Alfonso Prat-Gay — Former Minister of the Economy and President of the Central Bank of Argentina
- Sir John Rose — Former Chairman, Hakluyt & Company
- Shuzo Sumi — Former President and Chairman, Tokio Marine Holdings and Chairman of the Board, Sony Corporation
- Ambassador Louis Susman — Former US Ambassador to the UK
- Ratan Tata, GBE — Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons
Australian High Commissioner to the UK Alexander Downer had been on the advisory board of the firm from 2008 to 2014.[6]
References
- "Hakluyt & Company Limited". Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "From guard dogs and fences to business intelligence". Financial Times. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- Sharon Lafraniere, John F. Burns (11 April 2012). "Briton's Wanderings Led Him to Heart of a Chinese Scandal". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- Stephen Robinson (30 March 2012). "MI6, a death in China and the very secretive Mayfair company full of spooks". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- Chittenden, Maurice; Rufford, Nicholas. "MI6 'Firm' Spied on Green Groups". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 27 June 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "UK worry over Aussie spy link". NewsComAu. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2019-06-19.