Industry Public relations Area served Global Founded 1994 | Headquarters London & New York Founder Roland Rudd Parent organization WPP plc | |
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Finsbury is a public relations company based in London and New York that specialises in financial services clients. It is a subsidiary of British advertising and media conglomerate WPP plc.
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History
Finsbury was founded by Roland Rudd in 1994 as Finsbury. In 2001, the firm was sold to WPP in a deal that the Financial Times estimated earned Rudd £40 million. Rudd remained chairman of the company.
In 2011, Finsbury merged with Robinson Lerer & Montgomery of New York. Rudd continued as chairman and Walter G. Montgomery became chief executive officer of the enlarged firm. Montgomery retired as CEO in 2014 but remains a partner in the firm.
In 2014, RLM Finsbury rebranded as just Finsbury which the firm felt would underline its global ambitions.
Clients
Company clients have included Starbucks, Charles Schwab, Nielsen, Shell & The Royal Bank of Scotland.
Wikipedia editing
In November 2012, Finsbury was found to have anonymously edited the article about Alisher Usmanov, removing information about various controversies.