Hakluyt & Company
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| 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 & Company is a British strategic advisory firm. The company is headquartered in London and has subsidiary offices in New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Singapore, Mumbai, and Sydney.[1]
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] The company has recruited several former British spies and journalists from The Financial Times.[5]
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
- Professor Sir John Bell — Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford
- 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)
- 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
The former President and Chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation, Minoru (Ben) Makihara, KBE, served on the advisory board of the firm from 2004 to 2020.
References[]
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Burgis, Tom (13 January 2017). "Trump dossier throws light on murky world of private intelligence". The Financial Times.
External links[]
- Companies based in the City of Westminster
- Consulting firms established in 1995
- Management consulting firms