international

In addition to our UK-wide client base (from Glasgow to Cumbria and Rugby to London – modern technology means we’re always only 30 seconds away) we are working with companies with head offices throughout continental Europe.

We have partners based across the globe which enables us to roll-out campaigns using local experts who are familiar with local culture and business practise. This ensures that a cohesive communications strategy is delivered which respects cultural diversity and utilises expert local knowledge and best practice.

For more information about our partners please click on the names below:

Asia - Kapil Rampal
Baltic Region - Andrius Kasparavicius
Benelux - Yossi Lempkowicz
France - Laurent Durgeat
Germany - Katharina Scheid
Italy - Stefano Voltaggio
Malta - Godfrey Grima
Pacific Rim - Minji Koo
Slovenia - Lela B. Njatin
Spain & Portugal - Paget Langford-Holt
Turkey - Cengiz Turhan
United States - Tracy Wemett

asia

Biography:

Kapil Rampal, one of the most respected PR professionals in Asia, has been the head of Creative Crest since 1999. Before forming Creative Crest, he worked for over 4 years at Liveworld, Inc. with both international media organisations and Fortune 1000 companies. He also heads Comm-unity, Inc. (community solutions provider) and IndiaContent (leading Indian content provider) and serves on the boards of several other leading corporations. He is a renowned anchor and has hosted leading celebrities in entertainment, business, politics and sports and has worked with The Hindustan Times, Mid-Day, Sony Entertainment Television, Star TV and ZEE.

Organisation:

Creative Crest implements creative public relations and marketing campaigns designed to enable clients to stay ahead of the competition and offer new avenues to enhance their corporate image. Creative Crest is a specialist agency for the Asian region which is very diverse and has many different sets of cultural parameters, perceptions and languages. With branches across Asia, Creative Crest’s services are used by business houses, celebrities, development organisations, government bodies and political parties. Through its international partner network, it also works with a number of companies outside Asia.

Contact: Kapil.Rampal@emmettandsmith.com

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baltic region

Biography:

Andrius Kasparavicius and Laima Kasparaviciene founded the first PR agency in Lithuania, Komunikacija ir konsultantai, UAB. Andrius has worked with companies like Tele2, Cisco Systems, SmithKline Beecham, Vaasan&Vaasan and other organisations operating in both local and foreign markets.

Organisation:

Komunikacija ir konsultantai, UAB is the first PR Consultancy in Lithuania. Having implemented many successful projects for both local and international organisations, they are ideally placed to advise businesses on the Baltic State markets. In 1998, together with Latvian PR agency Mediju Tilts, SIA and Estonian PR agency Ots and Partners, they established the Baltic public relations network PR Net Baltic and work alongside the Byelorussian Agency Institute of Public Relations.

Contact: Andrius.Kasparavicius@emmettandsmith.com

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benelux

Biography:

Yossi Lempkowicz founded LEM & Co in Brussels in 1999 and worked as a Senior Consultant for Decitime from 2000 to 2003; one of the leading Belgian communications agencies. He was also the Chief Editor of the Belgian News Agency Belga for 8 years and a member of its management board overseeing a team of 80 bilingual journalists on Belgium, European Union and International affairs. Yossi also acted as a correspondent in Brussels for the Israeli daily “Jerusalem Post”, for the New York-based “Jewish Telegraphic Agency” and the “Jewish Chronicle” in London, covering affairs within the European Commission. An expert in public relations and Middle East affairs, Yossi is a founding member of the Representative Council of Belgian Jews (CRJB).

Organisation:

LEM & Co work with several organisations in Belgium and abroad to enhance their clients profiles through strategic communications programmes. Their portfolio of services includes media relations, event management, lobbying and strategic networking. LEM & Co is also a commercial representative for several ready-to-wear brands.

Contact: Yossi.Lempkowicz@emmettandsmith.com

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france

Biography:

Laurent Durgeat has over 7 years experience in communication consulting and operational marketing, for companies in the new technology industry. He has worked extensively within public relations agencies and created the French subsidiary of a British PR agency between 1999 and 2001. Furthermore, Laurent lectures at Celsa (Sorbonne University) and is highly active on the conference circuit (Expocom, Hourtin, Benchmark).

Organisation:

PRformance.com is a network of communication experts based in France, Europe and North America. It specialises in the provision of communication services for companies and institutions and draws on a network 40 consultants. All PRformance representatives boast at least 7 years in-house or agency experience. PRformance.com specialises in markets relating to hi-tech, food, services, healthcare, tourism, sport and the luxury goods industry.

Contact: Laurent.Durgeat@emmettandsmith.com

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germany

Biography:

Katharina Scheid has strong experience implementing communications programmes for the Central European markets. With seven years experience in PR and three years experience at Hiller, Wuest and Partner, leading four teams of 20 consultants, Katharina has launched companies like Level 3 in the German market and worked for companies such as Borland, FirstMark, Hewlett-Packard, Red Hat, Build Online, Crystal Decisions, Evans and Sutherland, Band-X, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Accrue Software. She has extensive experience working within the technology sector and the ability to grasp complex technological issues and turn them into meaningful content.

Organisation:

RubyCom delivers first class Public Relations and Personal Training/Coaching and specializes in the High-Tech and Telecommunications industries. It works with experts in the IT industry to provide communications solutions to meet the needs of its clients by developing strong channels and facilitating high-level face to face communications between their target groups. RubyCom is a virtual agency enabling it to deliver excellent quality at sensible prices.

Contact: Katharina.Scheid@emmettandsmith.com

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italy

Biography:

Stefano Voltaggio started his career as a freelance public relations practitioner in 1996 before managing the public relations and corporate communications campaigns for a number of multinational companies within the film, broadcast and satellite arena operating in Italy. Companies he worked for include Quantel and Christie Digital Systems. In 2001 he founded DI – diritto d’immagine together with Alessandro Censi Buffarini. Having built up a strong relationship with the editors of both the trade and national press, Stefano became the youngest Editor of Note di tecnica cinematografica. Stefano is also a scriptwriter and special FX supervisor and has worked with worked with HBO (USA), and Channel Four (UK ).

Alessandro Censi Buffarini, an expert in Neuro Linguistic Programming, has studied the psychological and human resource aspects of marketing and corporate communications extensively and worked for large Italian companies as Regional and National Sales coordinator. In 1998 he founded PSP srl., and later founded DI – diritto d’Immagine with Stefano Voltaggio. Together they served Stefano’s existing clients, while winning new accounts, such as British Telecom Broadcast Services and Texas Instruments. Alessandro is a member of CEJ (The European Community of Journalists).

Organisation:

Created in 2001, DI Diritto d’Immagine Srl implements unique and creative marketing and public relations campaigns. Campaigns are designed to communicate effectively with its stakeholders and helps companies build strong and productive relationships with both the trade and national press. By regularly visiting clients and by understanding its day to day operations, DI maintains a strong relationship and helps companies achieve both its corporate and communications objectives. Clients include British Telecom Broadcast Services), EMI Music Publishing, SONY Music Publishing, Texas Instruments DLP Division and Mainstream Data.

Contact: Stefano.Voltaggio@emmettandsmith.com

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malta

Biography:

Godfrey Grima, a Fleet Street trained journalist, created ANG Ltd in 1971. He formerly worked as an FT foreign correspondent recruited by the great Sir Gordon Newton and has worked in several countries including the UK, Italy and North Africa. Godfrey has now been based in Malta for several years and is a member of the University of Malta Governing Council. He is also a producer of TV interviews and current affairs programmes, writes for the FT and is an active member of international journalist associations.

Organisation:

ANG is a cost effective communications company offering a range of high quality services. ANG’s subsidiary companies include organisations in advertising, PR, marketing, TV productions, graphic design and web offset sheet printing. The group was formed in 1971 and provides services to several major international brands, including McDonald's, Accor Casinos, Pull and Bear, Mango, Go Mobile, Nortel Networks and Malta Freeport. The company provides consultancy services to a number of government ministries and agencies including those in Education, Finance and Economic Sevices, Maltacom (Malta's state owned telecommunications agency), the state owned Planning and Environment Commission, Malta Enterprise and Middle Sea Insurance amongst others.

Contact: Godfrey.Grima@emmettandsmith.com

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pacific rim

Biography:

Founder and Managing Director of Strategic Development, Minji Koo has worked with several companies operating in the Asia-Pacific region including eSAMSUNG ASIA Holdings. She has also helped several IT companies establish themselves in this region and was responsible for the launch of ‘Asia Hub', a US$ 20 million B2B Technology Incumbent Hub, operating in both Singapore and Seoul. She is a graduate of the Boston University School of Management and achieved her MBA in 1998.

Organisation:

Strategic Development is a strategic marketing and communications consultancy, operating within the Asia Pacific region and specialising in the IT & Telecommunications sectors. The company implements campaigns to help clients attain their business objectives in key markets such as Hong Kong, Korea, Greater China, and other countries within the Asia-Pacific region. Strategic Development also works with international companies based across Europe and the US and provides a broad range of services including corporate communications, business development, lobbying, sponsorship management, strategic marketing, B2B alliance building, digital marketing, and website development.

Contact: Minji.Koo@emmettandsmith.com

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slovenia

Biography:

Lela B. Njatin is a PR consultant with 20 years experience, working as a deputy director in the marketing agency Agencija 41, Ljubljana. Her areas of expertise include crisis management, government relations, media relations, public affairs and event management. Lela won several international awards for her public relations campaigns and is a lecturer at both ŠOJA – Slovenian School for PR and the Slovenian branch of the London School of Public Relations. She also exhibits expertise as a fiction writer, a publicist, a publisher, a translator and a conceptual artist.

Organisation:

Agency 41, Ljubljana, Slovenia, was founded in December 1998 by Violeta B. Zgonik. Services offered by Agency 41 Ljubljana include strategic consulting, research and analysis, marketing communications campaigns, direct marketing, promotion, media planning and buying, event management and design. Clients include Porsche Slovenia/VW, Mobitel, Debitel, Telekom, SiOL, RAM2 and Delo.

Contact: Lela.Njatin@emmettandsmith.com

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spain & portugal

Biography:

Paget Langford-Holt formed Grupo Albion in 1991 together with Alejandra Moore Mayorga and has ten years experience in investment banking in the United Kingdom and Spain. Born in London in 1957, he was educated at Wellesley House and later Shrewsbury School. After leaving Exeter University with an Honours degree in French and Arabic in 1981, he worked for Samuel Montagu & Co. Limited for five years as a graduate trainee in merchant banking (commercial banking, leveraged finance and film finance) and later securities trading (head of short-term trading and sales, commercial paper & FRN’s).

Paget worked for Kleinwort Benson Limited from 1986 until 1991, within the international corporate finance division in London. He was responsible principally for equity capital markets and M&A origination and in 1987 took responsibility for the bank’s operations in Iberia. Paget later established, and became a Director of, Kleinwort Benson España based in Madrid.

Organisation:

Grupo Albion, the first agency specialising in financial communications and investor relations in Spain has a leading position in Iberian capital markets communications (equity offerings and M&A transactions) and investor relations. The agency also has an extensive portfolio of retained clients for which it carries out long term corporate and financial communications programmes, principally in the finance, property and IT/Telecoms sectors.

Contact: Paget.LangfordHolt@emmettandsmith.com

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turkey

Biography:

Cengiz Turhan is the founding Partner and CEO of G7 Communications. He has a 20 years experience in communications and worked for 10 years as a reporter and editor in a range of Daily and Weekly newspapers. He was also the Chief Editor of the economy and business section in the Turkish daily “Cumhuriyet”.

Organisation:

G7 (Turkish: Grup 7 Iletisim) is an organisation with extensive brand experience and provides professional consultancy services to leading corporations and institutions in the Turkish public and private sectors. G7’s clients include Coca-Cola (Local Producer), Apple, Cisco Systems, Electrolux, Allianz (the joint venture Koc-Allianz), IFC (World Bank), Deloitte & Touche and Novartis.

Contact: Cengiz.Turhan@emmettandsmith.com

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united states

Biography:

Tracy Wemett has over 15 years of high tech experience; she is a high-energy, results-oriented marketing executive with a proven track record for success. Tracy has appeared on major TV networks such as CNN, ABC, CBS and MSNBC, and has been published in various mainstream media publications such as USA Today, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fortune and Time. When she's not wheeling and dealing in her corporate playground, you'll find her racking up jump shots on the basketball court. Her accomplishments on and off the court have primed her for her role as Chief Executive Broad.

Organisation:

BroadPR understands that public relations, done appropriately, can be among the most cost-effective means of generating demand for your products or services. Our team includes executives who have experienced nearly every aspect of running a business, and many have a special focus in high-tech communications marketing. We deliver your message to the right people, with the right people. This helps to increase your visibility, move you closer to your goals and have a measurable effect on your organisation's bottom line.

Contact: Tracy.Wemett@emmettandsmith.com

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