StockWell Group : Strategic Communications Firm Appoints Advisory Panel

LONDON, June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

StockWell Group, the London-based strategic communications firm, has appointed an Advisory Panel of senior industry leaders to advise the firm on its strategy and development.

The Panel includes:

• Miranda Curtis - Non-executive director of Liberty Global Inc., the world's leading international cable group, and former Senior Board Director at J:Com, Japan's largest cable operator.  She is a non-executive director of National Express PLC and the Institute for Government.
• Roberto Quarta - European Chairman of the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.  He chairs the board of Rexel SA, one of the world's largest electrical products distributors, and IMI plc, the FTSE 100 engineering group. He is also a non-executive director of BAE Systems plc.
• Keith Satchell - Chairman of Rothesay Life, an insurance company established in the UK as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  He is former Chief Executive of Friends Provident and a former Chairman of the Association of British Insurers.
• Sir Nicholas Scheele - Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Ford Motor Company. He is a non-executive director of BAT p.l.c, Chairman of Key Safety Systems Inc., a Director of Grupo Proeza and is Chairman of Metalsa S.A. Sir Nick is also Chairman of the Cambridge-MIT Institute.

Julian Hanson-Smith, Chairman of StockWell Group said:

"The Panel's members will be key advisers as we expand internationally and establish a leadership position in strategic communications and reputation management.  They bring significant industrial perspective to our discussions, and we look forward to working with them."

StockWell Group provides strategic advisory services to clients around the world, helping them to manage their communications and reputations in an increasingly complex corporate, media and governance environment. The firm advises on issues including financial and business communications, investor relations, corporate crises, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, boardroom governance, and regulatory activities.

StockWell Group is based in London and is owned by its partners and by Iceni Capital, the private equity firm that specialises in business services.

Contact
Julian Hanson-Smith
http://www.stockwellgroup.com
T: +44-20-370-0013

SOURCE StockWell Group