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22/03/2022 07:16

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RNS Number : 5103F  Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.  22 March 2022

22 March 2022

 

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.

("PPHC", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Seven Letter launches ESG Practice

 

New service offering and senior appointments underpin PPHC's growth strategy

 

PPHC (AIM: PPHC), a leading bi-partisan, full-service US government affairs
business, today announces the launch of an Environmental, Social and
Governance ("ESG") practice, led by two new partners at its 100% owned
subsidiary Seven Letter. The new service offering strengthens PPHC's
capabilities within a fast-growing specialism and provides additional
cross-sell opportunities across the Group.

 

The ESG practice will focus on developing and implementing specialist ESG
strategies that align with and support existing business and reputational
objectives. Scott Deitz, a 30-year corporate communications veteran and
certified ESG Practitioner, has been hired to launch this new practice and
support the growth of Seven Letter's corporate communications practice. He is
joined by Meaghan Hohl, an accomplished public affairs professional with over
20 years of experience in the corporate, government and non-profit sectors,
most recently at Fidelity Investments and the JFK Library Foundation, and an
MBA in International Business and Corporate Social Responsibility.

 

Seven Letter is a US-based full-service strategic communications firm with
offices in Washington and Boston. It creates, develops and implements
strategic communications and digital engagement plans for companies,
non-profits and national trade associations. The new ESG practice supplements
its existing services across crisis communications, creative content
development, brand and reputation management, public affairs, digital strategy
and grasstops/grassroots mobilisation.

 

Stewart Hall, CEO of PPHC, said:

 

"The launch of this new practice reflects our strategy to accelerate growth by
recruiting senior talent and expanding our core service offering. ESG has
become an increasingly essential discipline as clients demand communications
strategies that deliver on their commitments to customers, shareholders,
policymakers and other stakeholders. The structure and scale of PPHC enables
us to service clients with integrated communications that can address these
different audiences. With this new offering, we have further strengthened our
existing capabilities and created an additional opportunity to cross-sell
services and grow revenues across the Group."

 

Erik Smith, Founding Partner and CEO of Seven Letter, commented:

 

"A commitment to ESG has become table-stakes for our clients - it is no longer
an exception, but the rule. Establishing this practice is a natural expansion
for our firm as we focus on aligning our clients' external communications with
their business goals. Scott and Meaghan both know the importance of this
moment in our industry, and they bring tremendous experience and talent to our
team."

 

 Enquiries

 

 Public Policy Holding Company Inc.          +1 (202) 688 0020

 Stewart Hall, CEO

 Bill Chess, CFO

 Stifel (Nominated Adviser & Broker)         +44 (0)20 7710 7600

 Fred Walsh, Tom Marsh, Ross Poulley

 Instinctif Partners                         +44 (0)20 7457 2020

 Tim Linacre, Rozi Morris, Guy Scarborough   pphc@instinctif.com

 

About PPHC

PPHC is a leading bi-partisan, full-service US government affairs business. It
operates a portfolio of independent firms offering public affairs, crisis
management, lobbying and advocacy services on behalf of corporate, trade
association and non-profit client organisations. Clients engage the Group to
enhance and defend their reputations, advance policy goals, manage regulatory
risk, or otherwise engage with US federal and state-level policy makers,
stakeholders, media, and directly to the public at large.

Since its inception in 2014, the Group acquired and integrated eight
businesses, now operating as five separate, independent companies, focused at
the federal government level in the US and with expanding reach into key US
states and metropolitan areas. The five operating entities which form the
operating subsidiaries of the Group are Crossroads Strategies LLC, Forbes Tate
Partners LLC, Seven Letter, O'Neill & Associates and Alpine Group Partners
LLC.

 

For more information, see www.pphcompany.com (http://www.pphcompany.com)

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