Keene Public Affairs Consultants

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Keene Communications is a London based public affairs consultancy who specialise in giving clients an insight into social, political and economic affairs, legislative analysis and reputation management.
It was founded in the mid 1980s by Tony Richards before being bought by Simon Quarendon in 2008. Daniel Farey-Jones Keene owner Simon Quarendon promotes Jake Rigg to succeed him as MD PR Week, 12 March 2014, accessed 27 October 2014 
==APPC==
Keene have been a member of the Association of Professional Political Consultants since September 2011, with their first appearance on the register on the register Sep 2011 to 30 Nov 2011, originally as Keene PA and then Keene Communications on the Jun 2012 to 31 Aug 2012 register.
==People==
*Simon Quarendon, chairman 
*Jake Rigg, managing director
*Crispin Oyen-Williams, senior adviser
*Andrew Mackay, senior adviser
*Alan Reid, senior adviser
*Samantha Kirton, senior adviser. Also owns her own PR company, Dart PR Samantha Kirton Linkedin, accessed 21 January 2015 
*Jack Taylor, consultant. Former research in the House of Commons. Jack Taylor Linkedin, accessed 21 January 2015 
*Michael White, consultant
*Jennifer Moffatt, consultant The team Keene Communications, accessed 21 January 2015 
===APPC UK===
====September 2014-November 2014====
Simon Quarendon | Jake Rigg | Jack Taylor | Michael White Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 21 January 2015 
====June 2014-August 2014====
Simon Quarendon | Jake Rigg | Jack Taylor | Michael White Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 27 October 2014 
====March 2014-May 2014====
Andrew Cumpsty | Simon Quarendon | Jake Rigg | Michael White Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014 APPC, accessed 27 October 2014 
====December 2013-February 2014====
Andrew Cumpsty | Simon Quarendon | Jake Rigg | Michael White Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014 APPC, accessed 27 October 2014 
====September 2013-November 2013====
Andrew Cumpsty | Jake Rigg | Michael White | Peter Woodman Register for 1st September 2013 - 30th November 2013 APPC, accessed 27 October 2014 
====June 2013-August 2013====
Andrew Cumpsty | Geoffrey Lawler | Jake Rigg | Peter Woodman Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013 APPC, accessed 27 October 2014 
====March 2013-May 2013====
Geoffrey Lawler | Jake Rigg | John Stanley | Peter Woodman Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013 APPC, accessed 27 October 2014 
====December 2012-February 2013====
Geoffrey Lawler | Jake Rigg | John Stanley | Peter Woodman Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013 APPC, accessed 27 October 2014 
==Clients==
In December 2013, PR Week announced that Keene had won briefs from the trade body for the UK’s professional staffing industry, APSCo, and identity authentication technology company TrustID. Daniel Farey-Jones Keene Communications lands APSCo and TrustID PR Week, 12 December 2013, accessed 27 October 2014 
===September 2014-November 2014===
Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) | ASSURE: The Association for the Responsible Use of HFCs in Fore Protection | DuPont | localgiving.com
====June 2014-August 2014====
Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) | ASSURE: The Association for the Responsible Use of HFCs in Fore Protection |DuPont | localgiving.com
====March 2014-May 2014====
Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) | ASSURE: The Association for the Responsible Use of HFCs in Fore Protection | DuPont
====December 2013-February 2014====
Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) | ASSURE: The Association for the Responsible Use of HFCs in Fore Protection | DuPont | Peter Brett Associates | TrustID
====September 2013-November 2013====
Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) | ASSURE: The Association for the Responsible Use of HFCs in Fore Protection | DuPont | Peter Brett Associates | TrustID
====June 2013-August 2013====
3M | Associate Parliamentary Minerals Group | CBI Minerals Group | DuPont
====March 2013-May 2013====
CBI Minerals Group | 3M | DuPont | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Singapore High Commission | St Helena Government | The Institute of Professional Willwriters
====December 2012-February 2013====
CBI Minerals Group | 3M | DuPont | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Singapore High Commission | St Helena Government | The Institute of Professional Willwriters
==Events==
*On the 8 May 2014, Lord Newby spoke at a Keene breakfast talk on the topic of the coalition government. Events Keene Comms, accessed 27 October 2014 
==Publications==
Whitehall weekly newsletter
==Contact==
:Address: Whitehall House,
:41 Whitehall,
:London,
:SW1A 2BY
==Notes==
Category:Public relations firmsCategory:Lobbying firms