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'''Timothy Neil Allan''' is a [[public relations]] consultant and was an advisor to [[Tony Blair]] from 1992 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allan |first=Tim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/oct/03/ed-miliband-tim-allan-labour |title=An open letter to Ed Miliband: 'If you bury the lessons of New Labour you will bury the party' |publisher=The Observer |date=2 October 2010 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref> He is the founder and managing director of [[Portland Communications]], which he grew to be one of the major corporate and public affairs consultancies in [[London]], England.<ref name="PR Week">{{cite web|last=Singleton |first=David |url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/features/specialReports/905737/Profile-Tim-Allan-MD-Portland/ |title=Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland |publisher=PR Week UK |date=13 May 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref> |
'''Timothy Neil Allan''' is a [[public relations]] consultant and was an advisor to [[Tony Blair]] from 1992 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allan |first=Tim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/oct/03/ed-miliband-tim-allan-labour |title=An open letter to Ed Miliband: 'If you bury the lessons of New Labour you will bury the party' |publisher=The Observer |date=2 October 2010 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref> He is the founder and managing director of [[Portland Communications]], which he grew to be one of the major corporate and [[Public affairs industry|public affairs]] consultancies in [[London]], England.<ref name="PR Week">{{cite web|last=Singleton |first=David |url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/features/specialReports/905737/Profile-Tim-Allan-MD-Portland/ |title=Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland |publisher=PR Week UK |date=13 May 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref> |
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He is reported to have sold a majority stake in Portland in April 2012 to US marketing services company [[Omnicom]] for £20 million.<ref name=" |
He is reported to have sold a majority stake in Portland in April 2012 to US marketing services company [[Omnicom]] for £20 million.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | Allan started his political advisor role as a researcher for Tony Blair in opposition as shadow home secretary. He then became deputy press secretary for Blair when he became leader of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in 1994. From 1997 he was deputy director of communications at [[10 Downing Street]], reporting into Alastair Campbell.<ref name="PR Week" /> |
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| ⚫ | Between 1998 and 2001, he was director of corporate communications at [[BSkyB]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2012-04-11|title=Tim Allan to sell majority stake in Portland to Omnicom in £20m deal|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/apr/12/tim-allan-portland-stake|access-date=2020-11-25|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:22, 20 March 2024
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| Occupation(s) | public relations consultant and was an advisor to Tony Blair from 1992 to 1998 |
Timothy Neil Allan is a public relations consultant and was an advisor to Tony Blair from 1992 to 1998.[1] He is the founder and managing director of Portland Communications, which he grew to be one of the major corporate and public affairs consultancies in London, England.[2]
He is reported to have sold a majority stake in Portland in April 2012 to US marketing services company Omnicom for £20 million.[3]
Education
He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, Godalming Sixth Form College, and Pembroke College, Cambridge (B.A., 1992).[4]
Career
Allan started his political advisor role as a researcher for Tony Blair in opposition as shadow home secretary. He then became deputy press secretary for Blair when he became leader of the Labour Party in 1994. From 1997 he was deputy director of communications at 10 Downing Street, reporting into Alastair Campbell.[2]
Between 1998 and 2001, he was director of corporate communications at BSkyB.[3]
References
- ^ Allan, Tim (2 October 2010). "An open letter to Ed Miliband: 'If you bury the lessons of New Labour you will bury the party'". The Observer. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ a b Singleton, David (13 May 2009). "Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland". PR Week UK. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Tim Allan to sell majority stake in Portland to Omnicom in £20m deal". the Guardian. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Allan, Timothy Neil, Managing Director, Portland, since 2001". Who's Who. 1 December 2014. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U274612. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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