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CAVENDISH JOINS CHELGATE
16 March 2001

Reputation and relationship management specialist, Chelgate Limited, has announced the appointment of Leo Cavendish as Executive Vice-President, Financial, effective March 19.

Former Citigate Communications Chairman Cavendish, who brings with him extensive experience and a strong City track record, will head Chelgate's financial division with a brief to strengthen further the company's global positioning in that sector.

Chelgate's Chairman, Terence Fane-Saunders, said that financial relations formed a key part of the company's service portfolio, and that Cavendish would provide the right kind of leadership to continue its forward development.

"We are delighted to have someone of Leo's calibre and standing join our team - he has an outstanding name for forward thinking and strategic client servicing work," Fane-Saunders said, "and will make a heavyweight contribution to our continued progress."

Before joining Chelgate, Cavendish was Director of Bankside Consultants. Prior to that he was founder Chairman of Citigate Communications and Chairman of Streets Financial Strategy, which was born out of the merger between Financial Strategy and Streets. He was also previously Director of several other leading City PR firms.

"I look forward to playing a part in Chelgate's growth, especially in financial PR, and working within the company's multi-disciplinary servicing culture," Cavendish commented.

During his career he has worked for virtually every kind of City institution and handled numerous new issues and contested takeovers, as well as participating in pan-European programmes for major corporate names.

He is a member of The Institute of Public Relations and the IPR City & Financial Group.

Chelgate Limited is an independent, international public relations company, headquartered in the U.K. since 1988, specialising in reputation and relationship management.

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