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Lord Chadlington Unveils Dutko Grayling – Plans to Drive U.S. Growth

Posted 19.10.2011

Washington, D.C., October 19, 2011 – Lord Chadlington, the Chief Executive Officer of Huntsworth PLC, the parent company of global communications network Grayling, today announced the formal creation of a new integrated communications and consulting offering, Dutko Grayling, as an expansion of Grayling's march into the government affairs-public affairs-public-relations sector in the United States.  Dutko Worldwide, which grew to prominence as a public policy management firm specializing in federal and state lobbying and government marketing, is being re-launched formally today as Dutko Grayling.

"The vision is to continue building an integrated public relations, public affairs and advocacy offering, linking the global Grayling communications network with the government affairs prominence of Dutko Grayling at the federal and state levels," said Lord Chadlington in formally unveiling Dutko Grayling.   Since Grayling initiated its Washington, D.C.-based communications unit this year the integrated offering has attracted more than a dozen new clients.  In keeping with the focus of building an integrated communications service, the majority of Grayling’s Washington-based clients are either shared with the firm’s global network or are integrated communications and advocacy programs conducted with Dutko Grayling’s federal and state and local government relations divisions.

The new Grayling public affairs and public relations initiative is being spearheaded by Mark Irion; the Dutko Grayling state & local and government marketing has been put under David Beightol’s leadership; the education policy and risk management consulting is now led by Craig Pattee; and the federal lobbying group is co-managed by Dutko veterans Andy Wright and Kim Koontz Bayliss.

“I have every confidence that the U.S. team will make Grayling a more formidable presence in American government affairs, public affairs and public relations,” said Chadlington, “and I am excited about it as our group attracts larger international and multi-office revenues such as the recent wins of British Airways and DHL.   We’re committed to U.S. growth, and to offering the multi-disciplinary communications capabilities of Dutko Grayling to Grayling’s global clients.”

Grayling’s global network includes 70 offices in Europe and Eurasia and the U.S., offering clients a range of communications services from government lobbying and marketing and issue advertising to online communications and investor relations.