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Teneo hauled in $1.6M for three months of communications counsel and strategy development work for Masdar, the renewable energy unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil company.
The representation concerned the United Nations climate conference (COP28) that is set for Nov. 30 to Dec. 12.
It is to be held in United Arab Emirates (Dubai’s Expo City). Teneo’s COP28 effort included email outreach to Mike Allen (Axios), Ben Smith (Semafor), and Daniel Lippman (Politico).
Geoff Morrell, president of Teneo’s global strategy & communications practice, led the PR that began in July following receipt of a $700K sign-on payment.
He was executive VP-communications & advocacy for British Petroleum, serving in London and DC. While posted in Washington, Morrell led the PR effort to rebound from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Prior to BP, Morrell was Pentagon press secretary and he joined Teneo from Walt Disney Co., where he was senior EVP & chief corporate affairs officer.
Cassandra Simpson, SVP at the strategy & communications unit; and former Tulchan Communications executives Ed Cropley and Jackson Wild also handle work for Masdar.
Teneo acquired Tulchan, UK, financial PR shop, in March.
BGR Government Affairs has signed a $600K one-year pact to provide strategic guidance and government affairs counsel to conflict-ridden Somalia.
DGA Group is providing counsel to South Korea’s Washington embassy regarding the incoming Trump administration and the lame duck Congress.
South Korea’s Washington embassy has hired Mercury Public Affairs for advice about tailoring its economic policy to appeal to the incoming Trump White House.
Teneo Strategy revamped its $4.7M seven-month contract in support of the COP29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan to reflect the addition of staffers and services to handle the business.
Ogilvy Group has inked a $300K pact to provide media and communications services to Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism.
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