Pelham Bell Pottinger, the financial and corporate communications arm of the publicly listed Chime Communications plc and part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has made its first move into Asia. It opened in Singapore at the beginning of April. Singapore will be used initially as a base to service clients not only in Singapore, but also in China and throughout South East Asia.
Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia will service Chime’s clients who need representation in Singapore and the region. In addition, two flagship accounts Temasek Holdings and Singapore listed Golden Agri Resources Ltd (“GAR”) were won to coincide with the office opening. Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia will provide global strategic corporate communications counsel to both.
Lord Bell, Chairman of the Chime Group said: “Asia is the world’s new power house and it is important that we create a presence in the fast expanding financial sector. Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia will complement the significant operation we already have in the Middle East.”
“Pelham Bell Pottinger has built its reputation as a high-level strategic advisor to business leaders, financial institutions and governments around the world. Asia offers a compelling growth story and we have no intention of missing out on the exciting opportunities here,” said David Wynne-Morgan, CEO of Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia.
“As the centre stage of the global economy shifts towards Asia, the need for strategic communications advisory services becomes more urgent as Asian companies face the challenge of addressing wider and more complex stakeholder groups. We look forward to serving clients in this region,” said Ang Shih-Huei, Managing Director (Singapore) of Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia.
Pelham Bell Pottinger is among the leading business communications consultancies in London. It serves more than 150 clients including Mulberry, TPG, Temasek, and the Bahrain Economic Development Board. James Henderson, CEO of Pelham Bell Pottinger in London said: “This is a significant step in building Pelham Bell Pottinger into a truly global brand.”
Pelham Bell Pottinger has offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Hamburg, London, Munich, and Washington.
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Note: Please see Appendix attached for key management biographies.
For media queries, please contact:
Singapore
Ang Shih-Huei
Tel: +65 6333 3449
Mobile: +65 9189 1039
E-Mail: sang@pelhambellpottinger.asia
London
David Wynne-Morgan
Tel: +44 20733 71503
Mobile: +44 77955 78525
E-Mail: dwynne-morgan@pelhambellpottinger.co.uk
Appendix
David Wynne-Morgan
CEO
From 1996 David Wynne-Morgan has been Chairman/CEO of WMC Communications Ltd. which was merged with Pelham Public Relations in November 2007 at which time Mr. Wynne-Morgan was appointed President of the Group. Formerly a journalist with the Daily Mail, Daily Express and Sunday Times, he has headed one of the world’s largest international PR companies and directed the internal corporate communications team for two major public corporations.
His career includes a number of positions including; a member of the board of the Canadian-based Horsham Corporation, now restructured into TrizecHahn, 1994-1996; Chief Executive in the UK of Hill & Knowlton, 1983-1991; President and Chief Executive of Hill & Knowlton Europe, the Middle East and Africa(1991-4); Chairman of Hill & Knowlton’s worldwide Management Committee, 1992-1994; Head of Corporate Communications for Barrick Gold and Trizec Corporation, 1994-1998; Chairman of The Marketing Group of Great Britain; and Council Member of the Lord’s Taverners. He wrote the biography of President Nasser (1964), serialised in the Sunday Times.
Ang Shih-Huei
Managing Director, Singapore
Shih-Huei has over 10 years of financial and corporate communications experience. Prior to Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia, Shih-Huei was with Kreab Gavin Anderson where she provided strategic communications counsel for over S$4 billion worth of M&A, IPO and other capital market transactions.
Shih-Huei also has significant consulting experience in investor relations, reputation and issues management. She was involved in some of the more complex communications projects in Singapore and the region. She worked with clients including Makro Cash and Carry (Malaysia), Makro Indonesia, Parkway Holdings, Rabobank International, Singapore Airport Terminal Services and TPG Asia.
Prior to Kreab Gavin Anderson, Shih-Huei was with Citigate Dewe Rogerson, i.MAGE where she provided corporate and marketing communications counsel for leading brand names like McDonald’s, Canon, LEGO and GlaxoSmithKline. She also served at Asher Communications, working with Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Apple Computer and 1-Net Singapore.
