Hakluyt & Company is a British strategic advisory firm. The company is headquartered in London and has subsidiary offices in

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. Hakluyt avoids publicity, but is regarded as having a reputation for discretion and effectiveness among its client base. Hakluyt was founded by former officials of the British

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(MI6). The company has recruited several former British spies and journalists from ''The Financial Times''. The firm is chaired by

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, and the other members of the board include managing partner Varun Chandra, Les Fagen, and Jean Tomlin.

Corporate governance

Hakluyt's international advisory board comprises senior figures with backgrounds in business and government. It is chaired by

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, KBE, former CEO and chairman of Unilever, and its current members are: * M. S. Banga – partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and former chairman and managing director,

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* John Bell – Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford *

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– chairman,

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*Jurgen Grossmann – founder and shareholder, Georgsmarienhutte Holding GmbH *

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– former CEO and chairman,

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*Irene Lee – chairman, Hysan Development Co. Limited *

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– former director, UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) *

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– former minister of finance, South Africa *

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– CEO and deputy chairperson, Olayan Financing Company *

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– former group worldwide chairman, Johnson & Johnson and independent director,

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* Alfonso Prat-Gay – former minister of the economy and President of the

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* John Rose – former chairman, Hakluyt & Company *Shuzo Sumi – former president and chairman, Tokio Marine Holdings and chairman of the board,

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*Ambassador

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– former US ambassador to the UK *

Ratan Tata Ratan Naval Tata, GBE (born 28 December 1937) is an Indian industrialist and former chairman of Tata Sons. He was also the chairman of the Tata Group from 1990 to 2012, serving also as interim chairman from October 2016 through February 2017. ...

– chairman emeritus,

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The former president and chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation, Minoru (Ben) Makihara, served on the advisory board of the firm from 2004 to 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hakluyt and Company Companies based in the City of Westminster Consulting firms established in 1995 Management consulting firms