Quiller Consultants
Encyclopedia
The Quiller Consultancy Limited is a PR
and strategic consultancy based in Westminster
in central London
.
The company was formed in 1998 by John Eisenhammer, a former journalist
with The Independent
and Jonathan Hill, a former Whitehall
mandarin
, and now has ten consultants (including the founders) with backgrounds in politics (both Conservative
and Labour
), journalism, law, banking, broadcasting and healthcare, plus a small support staff. Jonathan Hill is also a governor of a number of independent schools, such as Highgate
and Hanford, and a trustee of the National Literary Trust.
Most of the consultants are Oxbridge
graduates of whom several have First Class Honours degrees. In addition, Jonathan Hill (now Lord Jonathan Hill of Oareford) is a CBE
, and George Bridges is an MBE
.
Quiller was acquired by Huntsworth
in 2007.
Public relations
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and strategic consultancy based in Westminster
Westminster
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in central London
London
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.
The company was formed in 1998 by John Eisenhammer, a former journalist
Journalist
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with The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
and Jonathan Hill, a former Whitehall
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road in Westminster, in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards Charing Cross at the southern end of Trafalgar Square...
mandarin
Mandarin (bureaucrat)
A mandarin was a bureaucrat in imperial China, and also in the monarchist days of Vietnam where the system of Imperial examinations and scholar-bureaucrats was adopted under Chinese influence.-History and use of the term:...
, and now has ten consultants (including the founders) with backgrounds in politics (both Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
and Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
), journalism, law, banking, broadcasting and healthcare, plus a small support staff. Jonathan Hill is also a governor of a number of independent schools, such as Highgate
Highgate School
-Notable members of staff and governing body:* John Ireton, brother of Henry Ireton, Cromwellian General* 1st Earl of Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice, owner of Kenwood, noted for judgment finding contracts for slavery unenforceable in English law* T. S...
and Hanford, and a trustee of the National Literary Trust.
Most of the consultants are Oxbridge
Oxbridge
Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in England, and the term is now used to refer to them collectively, often with implications of perceived superior social status...
graduates of whom several have First Class Honours degrees. In addition, Jonathan Hill (now Lord Jonathan Hill of Oareford) is a CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, and George Bridges is an MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
.
Quiller was acquired by Huntsworth
Huntsworth
Huntsworth is a public limited company headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Huntsworth is an international public relations and integrated healthcare communications group operating from 70 principal offices in 32 countries...
in 2007.