Todd Rapp, president of Minneapolis-based agency Himle Rapp & Company, Inc., has bought CEO John Himle’s ownership stake in the public affairs, corporate communications and crisis shop.
The transaction effectively makes Rapp sole owner and CEO of the firm, which will henceforth be rebranded as Rapp Strategies, Inc.
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Todd Rapp (top) and John Himle.Himle in a statement said that he ended his tenure with the firm in order “to pursue some business and professional opportunities” that he’s been mulling over for some time. He has since formed a new company, Himle LLC.
Himle, former executive director of the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council, founded Himle & Associates in 1982. That firm was rebranded as Himle Horner Inc. seven years later with the arrival of veteran Republican consultant and public affairs pro Tom Horner.
Rapp, who was previously executive director to former Minnesota House Speaker and Majority Leader Phil Carruthers and director of Minnesota Government Affairs for Xcel Energy (formerly Northern States Power Company), joined the company in 2001. He was named partner in 2008 and became a minority shareholder the same year after Horner sold him part of his ownership stake.
Horner sold his remaining shares to Rapp two years later and left the firm to mount an Independence Party ticket run for Minnesota governor, and the firm was subsequently re-branded as Himle Rapp & Company, Inc. The company provides counsel and strategy focused on corporate reputation/risk, crisis management, corporate social responsibility and public affairs services to Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, non-profits and government agencies.
Himle in today's statement said he plans to assist Rapp with the transition.
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