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King Worldwide Launches Global Reputation and Crisis Management Company 'Keyhaven'
LONDON, January 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
DF King Worldwide, the world's leading stakeholder communications group, announces
that it has formed Keyhaven, a new company that will meet growing client demand for a
service capable of delivering an integrated crisis and reputation response.
Keyhaven is designed to protect and enhance a company's reputation by helping it
prepare for crises, manage any crisis effectively and make the most of opportunities that
arise from it. Aside from being a logical extension of King's existing services to
clients, Keyhaven's main differentiator is the cultural and contextual awareness - and the
seniority and experience - of Keyhaven consultants.
Keyhaven is led by John Deverell CBE, an internationally recognised expert in the
field of crisis management. He is supported by an advisory team drawn from the highest
levels of the international business and public service communities, with the leverage to
help resolve any crisis, whatever its scale and wherever it occurs.
Keyhaven will draw on the extensive communications and logistical resources of King
Worldwide, which includes the world-class IT infrastructure, security and disaster
recovery team that supports NYC311 (New York City's 24/7/365 citizen's information line)
and seasoned teams within King subsidiary M:Communications that have managed significant
corporate crises across every sector and geography. In addition, the company can draw on a
suite of best-in-class technical experts. They specialise in areas such as cyber and
information security, social media engagement, IP and brand protection, human rights and
anti-corruption compliance, financial crime, health and safety, pandemics, medical and
evacuation support, geopolitical and business intelligence, cultural awareness and
negotiation training, due diligence and investigations as well as wider security.
John Deverell, Keyhaven's Chief Executive, said:
"The recent months have clearly demonstrated that we live in an ever more uncertain
world. A company's failure to take account of the range of risks it faces will lead to
increasingly bigger penalties. Its employees, assets, reputation and revenue will be
seriously exposed, as well as its licence to operate possibly compromised."
King Worldwide board member and Keyhaven co-founder, Hugh Morrison, added:
"With a global client base of more than 1,000 leading companies, we know that linking
effective crisis planning with reputation management answers an increasingly important
part of the boardroom agenda. We designed Keyhaven to deliver the intelligence, services
and solutions that address this growing demand and are delighted to have been able to
attract a leader of John's calibre to head the team."
Notes to Editors
About John Deverell CBE
John is a security expert in the widest sense. From 2009 to 2011 he was Head of
Security for Invensys, the global technology provider. Prior to that he reached General
officer rank in the British Army where he was a soldier, Special Forces operator, planner
and military diplomat in many different theatres of war. His final position while in
government service was Senior British Adviser to the US Security Coordinator General Keith
Dayton, working with US National Security Adviser General Jim Jones and former Prime
Minister Tony Blair, the Quartet Representative, in the Palestinian Territories. He is a
counter-terrorist practitioner with extensive experience of Homeland Security issues. In
Colombia he advised authorities on their fight against narco-terrorism. In Yemen in the
aftermath of 9/11 he played a key part in avoiding war through his initiatives with local
forces against terrorism. In Iraq he was the senior British officer in the Iraq Survey
Group and helped disprove the pre-war intelligence on weapons of mass destruction. In
Libya he advised top officials on giving up weapons of mass destruction. Back in Britain
John was Director of Defence Diplomacy in the M.O.D. and president of the first court
martial dealing with abuse of Iraqis by British soldiers.
About Keyhaven
Keyhaven is the specialist global reputation and crisis management division of King
Worldwide, with an advisory team drawn from the highest levels of the international
business and public service communities and a technical team with specialist experience
including cyber and information security, social media engagement, IP and brand
protection, human rights and anti-corruption compliance, financial crime, health and
safety, pandemics, medical and evacuation support, geopolitical and business intelligence,
cultural awareness and negotiation specialists, due diligence and investigations and wider
security. (http://www.keyhaven.cc)
About King Worldwide
King Worldwide is the leading global financial communications and stakeholder
management firm. Founded in 2007, King Worldwide has prudently acquired companies
occupying top-tier positions in their respective areas of critical importance to public
companies and those firms servicing them. With offices in New York, Chicago, London,
Stockholm, Madrid, Moscow, Dubai, Cape Town, Hong Kong, and Taipei, the firm employs
approximately 900 staff and serves over 1,000 corporate, government, mutual fund, and
private equity clients.
In a global competitive environment more executive time is being spent communicating
to constituents internationally. No other communications group can offer a more
comprehensive approach to managing relationships with key corporate stakeholders.
(http://www.king-worldwide.com)
For further information:
John Deverell, +44-20-7920-2320, Deverell@keyhaven.cc
Hugh Morrison, +44-20-7920-2334, Morrison@keyhaven.cc
Source: Keyhaven
King Worldwide Launches Global Reputation and Crisis Management Company 'Keyhaven'
LONDON, January 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
DF King Worldwide, the world's leading stakeholder communications group, announces
that it has formed Keyhaven, a new company that will meet growing client demand for a
service capable of delivering an integrated crisis and reputation response.
Keyhaven is designed to protect and enhance a company's reputation by helping it
prepare for crises, manage any crisis effectively and make the most of opportunities that
arise from it. Aside from being a logical extension of King's existing services to
clients, Keyhaven's main differentiator is the cultural and contextual awareness - and the
seniority and experience - of Keyhaven consultants.
Keyhaven is led by John Deverell CBE, an internationally recognised expert in the
field of crisis management. He is supported by an advisory team drawn from the highest
levels of the international business and public service communities, with the leverage to
help resolve any crisis, whatever its scale and wherever it occurs.
Keyhaven will draw on the extensive communications and logistical resources of King
Worldwide, which includes the world-class IT infrastructure, security and disaster
recovery team that supports NYC311 (New York City's 24/7/365 citizen's information line)
and seasoned teams within King subsidiary M:Communications that have managed significant
corporate crises across every sector and geography. In addition, the company can draw on a
suite of best-in-class technical experts. They specialise in areas such as cyber and
information security, social media engagement, IP and brand protection, human rights and
anti-corruption compliance, financial crime, health and safety, pandemics, medical and
evacuation support, geopolitical and business intelligence, cultural awareness and
negotiation training, due diligence and investigations as well as wider security.
John Deverell, Keyhaven's Chief Executive, said:
"The recent months have clearly demonstrated that we live in an ever more uncertain
world. A company's failure to take account of the range of risks it faces will lead to
increasingly bigger penalties. Its employees, assets, reputation and revenue will be
seriously exposed, as well as its licence to operate possibly compromised."
King Worldwide board member and Keyhaven co-founder, Hugh Morrison, added:
"With a global client base of more than 1,000 leading companies, we know that linking
effective crisis planning with reputation management answers an increasingly important
part of the boardroom agenda. We designed Keyhaven to deliver the intelligence, services
and solutions that address this growing demand and are delighted to have been able to
attract a leader of John's calibre to head the team."
Notes to Editors
About John Deverell CBE
John is a security expert in the widest sense. From 2009 to 2011 he was Head of
Security for Invensys, the global technology provider. Prior to that he reached General
officer rank in the British Army where he was a soldier, Special Forces operator, planner
and military diplomat in many different theatres of war. His final position while in
government service was Senior British Adviser to the US Security Coordinator General Keith
Dayton, working with US National Security Adviser General Jim Jones and former Prime
Minister Tony Blair, the Quartet Representative, in the Palestinian Territories. He is a
counter-terrorist practitioner with extensive experience of Homeland Security issues. In
Colombia he advised authorities on their fight against narco-terrorism. In Yemen in the
aftermath of 9/11 he played a key part in avoiding war through his initiatives with local
forces against terrorism. In Iraq he was the senior British officer in the Iraq Survey
Group and helped disprove the pre-war intelligence on weapons of mass destruction. In
Libya he advised top officials on giving up weapons of mass destruction. Back in Britain
John was Director of Defence Diplomacy in the M.O.D. and president of the first court
martial dealing with abuse of Iraqis by British soldiers.
About Keyhaven
Keyhaven is the specialist global reputation and crisis management division of King
Worldwide, with an advisory team drawn from the highest levels of the international
business and public service communities and a technical team with specialist experience
including cyber and information security, social media engagement, IP and brand
protection, human rights and anti-corruption compliance, financial crime, health and
safety, pandemics, medical and evacuation support, geopolitical and business intelligence,
cultural awareness and negotiation specialists, due diligence and investigations and wider
security. (http://www.keyhaven.cc)
About King Worldwide
King Worldwide is the leading global financial communications and stakeholder
management firm. Founded in 2007, King Worldwide has prudently acquired companies
occupying top-tier positions in their respective areas of critical importance to public
companies and those firms servicing them. With offices in New York, Chicago, London,
Stockholm, Madrid, Moscow, Dubai, Cape Town, Hong Kong, and Taipei, the firm employs
approximately 900 staff and serves over 1,000 corporate, government, mutual fund, and
private equity clients.
In a global competitive environment more executive time is being spent communicating
to constituents internationally. No other communications group can offer a more
comprehensive approach to managing relationships with key corporate stakeholders.
(http://www.king-worldwide.com)
For further information:
John Deverell, +44-20-7920-2320, Deverell@keyhaven.cc
Hugh Morrison, +44-20-7920-2334, Morrison@keyhaven.cc
Source: Keyhaven