AVENIR GLOBAL
1155 Metcalfe St., Suite 800, Montréal, H3B 0C1
Québec, Canada
514/843-2343; fax: 514/843-2068
[email protected]
www.avenir.global
Full range of public relations and public affairs services.
Employees: 1000. Founded: 1976.
Agency Statement:
AVENIR GLOBAL is a Montreal-based holding and management company with an active operations mindset and a hands-on approach to all its investments. A global powerhouse of specialist communications firms, AVENIR GLOBAL has 1,000 staff and offices in 22 locations across Canada, the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, and ranks among the top 20 largest communication firms in the world.In Canada, AVENIR GLOBAL owns NATIONAL Public Relations, the country's leading public relations firm, servicing clients across a wide range of sectors. In the United States, AVENIR GLOBAL owns SHIFT Communications, a data-driven integrated communications agency; and the public relations and communication company Padilla, which includes the brand consultancy Joe Smith and the food and nutrition experts at FoodMinds. In Europe, AVENIR GLOBAL owns the London-based strategic communications consultancy Madano and Hanover, one of the EMEA's leading strategic communications and public affairs consultancies, with offices in London, Brussels, Dublin, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Hanover Group also includes creative communications agency The Playbook. The AVENIR GLOBAL network also includes healthcare specialists AXON Communications, with offices in Toronto, the U.S, the U.K. and Europe and healthcare creative agency Cherry, based in London.
AVENIR GLOBAL is owned by RES PUBLICA.
Andrew Molson, chmn.; Jean-Pierre Vasseur, pres. & CEO; Valerie Beauregard, exec. VP; Royal Poulin, exec. VP & CFO; Ralph Sutton, int'l mng. partner; Rick Murray, mng. partner, SHIFT; Matt Kucharski, pres., Padilla; Martin Daraiche, pres., NATIONAL Public Relations
Clients Include:
AbbottApellis
Arvelle Therapeutics
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Citrix
Dairy Management
Dole
Edward Jones
Eisai Limited
Ford Motor Company
Lucozade Ribena Suntory
Medtronic
Norwegian Seafood Council
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
Orion Corporation
Pfizer
Roche
Takeda
TELUS
U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council
Vifor Pharma
Winnebago Industries
AVENIR GLOBAL in the news with O'Dwyer's:
| • | On the Move: 360PR+ Hires Armit as HR ChiefTue., Feb. 7, 2023...Armit as vice president, human resources. Armit was most recently vice president of HR for AVENIR GLOBAL US brands AXON Communications, Padilla and SHIFT Communications. In her new position, she will... |
| • | Misses, Hits and Optimism for What’s NextWed., May 19, 2021...based in Minneapolis with six offices across the U.S. Padilla is part of the AVENIR GLOBAL network of agencies.... |
| • | News of Firms: Hotwire, Hoffman Agency Link in Asia; Avenir Global Acquires Hanover; PR360 Joins PROI Worldwide; Otto & Friends DebutsThu., Apr. 4, 2019...with the November 2018 acquisition of London-based healthcare creative agency, Cherry, the deal bolsters AVENIR GLOBAL ’s EMEA offering. The group was already represented in the region by healthcare communications firm... |
