Industry Leaders - MHP Communications

Industry Leaders - MHP Communications Industry Leaders Leading London PR Agency MHP Communications MHP Communications is a public relations and public affairs firm. Owned by the Engine Group, the company was formed in 2010 from a merger of Mandate Communications, Hogarth PR and Penrose; the initials of those three companies giving the new entity its name.“It’s called strategic comms for a reason. All too often, companies become fixated on immediate news cycles and abandon their comms plans…”One of the 10 largest PR firms in the UK, MHP Communications is also a formidable player on the world stage.The company has offices not just in  London, but also Brussels, Edinburgh, Washington DC, New York, Singapore, Sydney and Hong Kong.Some of its highest-profile clients include EDF Energy, American Express and Virgin Holidays.Ranked 76th in the Holmes Report Global 250 list, MHP Communications had revenues of $23,789,554 in 2016.Among its board of advisors are Paul Barstow, a former UK Minister of State for Care Services in the Department of Health.Alex Bigg is the chief executive of MHP Communications. He advises senior executives on corporate communications, public affairs and issues crisis management.Bigg previously was general manager of Edelman UK, and the high profile organisations he has advised have included Walmart-Asda, SSE, Sainsbury’s, Tata and News Corp.He has been a consistent believer in strategy and the long game throughout his distinguished career.“It’s called strategic comms for a reason,” he wrote back in 2012.“All too often, companies become fixated on the immediate news cycles and abandon their beautifully crafted comms plans in favour of tactics which they hope will deliver headlines in the short term.”For further information about the agency, visit the MHP Communications website here.