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Lansons Names New CEO
(MENAFN- PRovoke)
LONDON - Reputation management and communications firm Lansons has named current joint managing director Laura Hastings as its new CEO, as Gordon Tempest-Hay departs the Team Farner agency after three years.
Tempest-Hay, who joined Lansons in January 2022 and was previously CEO of Teneo, will remain as a non-executive director, alongside a new leadership role outside the industry to be announced later this year.
Alongside Hastings, who has been with the firm for 28 years, Lansons' executive leadership team will consist of fellow joint MDs Rebecca Mayo and Stuart Graham, who become deputy CEO and COO respectively.
In addition, Lansons is appointing four new managing directors: executive creative director Liam Bell, Louise Vaughan, currently senior campaigning adviser, and fellow board directors and members of Lansons existing management board Rimmi Shah and Claire Southeard.
Lansons co-founder Tony Langham will continue as executive chair, focusing full-time on client work, while fellow co-founder Clare Parson will remain as non-executive director alongside Tempest Hay.
Langham told PRovoke Media:“We're blending the best of what we've always had and what's come with Gordon's leadership over the past three years to create an exciting new leadership team. Laura is one of the best practitioners I've ever worked with – she's probably one of the lead practitioners in our industry – and I'm beyond delighted she is becoming CEO.
“She's been part of the senior team for a while now and it was obvious and natural that it would be her. I think she's lead a very collegiate sort of management, and after our best-ever gender pay gap year of -2%, it's very nice to have a female leader.”
He added:“Gordon joined us when Lansons was on the rise and this has continued under his leadership. He's led the transformation of our business and its successful sale which 35 of our people benefitted from as shareholders. I want to thank him for doing such a great job over the last three years and wish him well in his next leadership role.”
Commenting on her promotion, Hastings said:“Lansons means a great deal to me. It's a phenomenal business, with fantastic clients and people, and a simple ethos about doing the right thing that underpins it all. We remain restless to keep pushing the boundaries for clients and that's illustrated by our new executive leadership team and the breadth of skills they bring. A good reputation has never been more important or more fragile, so it's an exciting time for the industry and Lansons.”
Tempest-Hay added:“The last three and a bit years has been fun. We've delivered record growth, attracted some great talent, won some wonderful work and sold the business. It's time to hand over the reins to a great team that will continue our success.”
As part of the leadership transition, board directors Katherine Hobby, Louise Marriott, Maddy Morgan Williams, David Rowson, Sam Scouller, and Jess Warner are also joining the wider management team that will drive forward business priorities.
Over the last three decades Lansons has built out its consultancy offer across corporate and financial, public affairs, campaigns and creative, crisis, issues and special situations, and sustainability advisory. The announcement of a new leadership structure follows a series of strategic hires over the last few years to boost its creative, insight and social and digital capabilities.
It also follows a period of sustained growth for the firm, generating three consecutive years of record income as it continues to broaden its offer to clients. The agency now has a team of around 90 across its London and New York operations, with fee income of £13.5 million last year.
In 2023, Lansons was acquired by Team Farner , the rapidly-expanding European network of consultancies, as its flagship UK consultancy. Overall, 11 members of Lansons' senior team are Team Farner equity partners: Laura Hastings, Tony Langham, Rebecca Mayo, Stuart Graham, Claire Southeard, Rimmi Shah, Tom Baldock, Jon Cronin, Katherine Hobby, Louise Marriott, and Gordon Tempest-Hay.
Lansons clients range from governments to global brands, public sector bodies, leaders in professional services, tech, fintech and financial services. Its current client roster includes BlackRock, Bupa, Invesco, JP Morgan, Legal & General, London Luton Airport, Octopus Energy, Santander, SkyBet and Standard Life.
Tempest-Hay, who joined Lansons in January 2022 and was previously CEO of Teneo, will remain as a non-executive director, alongside a new leadership role outside the industry to be announced later this year.
Alongside Hastings, who has been with the firm for 28 years, Lansons' executive leadership team will consist of fellow joint MDs Rebecca Mayo and Stuart Graham, who become deputy CEO and COO respectively.
In addition, Lansons is appointing four new managing directors: executive creative director Liam Bell, Louise Vaughan, currently senior campaigning adviser, and fellow board directors and members of Lansons existing management board Rimmi Shah and Claire Southeard.
Lansons co-founder Tony Langham will continue as executive chair, focusing full-time on client work, while fellow co-founder Clare Parson will remain as non-executive director alongside Tempest Hay.
Langham told PRovoke Media:“We're blending the best of what we've always had and what's come with Gordon's leadership over the past three years to create an exciting new leadership team. Laura is one of the best practitioners I've ever worked with – she's probably one of the lead practitioners in our industry – and I'm beyond delighted she is becoming CEO.
“She's been part of the senior team for a while now and it was obvious and natural that it would be her. I think she's lead a very collegiate sort of management, and after our best-ever gender pay gap year of -2%, it's very nice to have a female leader.”
He added:“Gordon joined us when Lansons was on the rise and this has continued under his leadership. He's led the transformation of our business and its successful sale which 35 of our people benefitted from as shareholders. I want to thank him for doing such a great job over the last three years and wish him well in his next leadership role.”
Commenting on her promotion, Hastings said:“Lansons means a great deal to me. It's a phenomenal business, with fantastic clients and people, and a simple ethos about doing the right thing that underpins it all. We remain restless to keep pushing the boundaries for clients and that's illustrated by our new executive leadership team and the breadth of skills they bring. A good reputation has never been more important or more fragile, so it's an exciting time for the industry and Lansons.”
Tempest-Hay added:“The last three and a bit years has been fun. We've delivered record growth, attracted some great talent, won some wonderful work and sold the business. It's time to hand over the reins to a great team that will continue our success.”
As part of the leadership transition, board directors Katherine Hobby, Louise Marriott, Maddy Morgan Williams, David Rowson, Sam Scouller, and Jess Warner are also joining the wider management team that will drive forward business priorities.
Over the last three decades Lansons has built out its consultancy offer across corporate and financial, public affairs, campaigns and creative, crisis, issues and special situations, and sustainability advisory. The announcement of a new leadership structure follows a series of strategic hires over the last few years to boost its creative, insight and social and digital capabilities.
It also follows a period of sustained growth for the firm, generating three consecutive years of record income as it continues to broaden its offer to clients. The agency now has a team of around 90 across its London and New York operations, with fee income of £13.5 million last year.
In 2023, Lansons was acquired by Team Farner , the rapidly-expanding European network of consultancies, as its flagship UK consultancy. Overall, 11 members of Lansons' senior team are Team Farner equity partners: Laura Hastings, Tony Langham, Rebecca Mayo, Stuart Graham, Claire Southeard, Rimmi Shah, Tom Baldock, Jon Cronin, Katherine Hobby, Louise Marriott, and Gordon Tempest-Hay.
Lansons clients range from governments to global brands, public sector bodies, leaders in professional services, tech, fintech and financial services. Its current client roster includes BlackRock, Bupa, Invesco, JP Morgan, Legal & General, London Luton Airport, Octopus Energy, Santander, SkyBet and Standard Life.
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