MSLGROUP announces new Managing Director for Brussels office 2012-04-02 MSLGROUP continues to expand its Brussels operations with the recruitment of Leonardo Sforza as the new Managing Director. The appointment underlines MSLGROUP’s strategy to strengthen its public affairs and communication platform in Europe’s capital and brings broad experience to the company. Google’s Nordic Communication Director to join JKL 2012-03-13 Andreas Svenungsson will be starting at JKL on May 14th. Andreas comes most recently from Google, where he was responsible for internal and external communication in the Nordic region. Andreas has extensive experience with strategy, communication and market analysis gained through previous positions within the Volvo group and at the Western Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry. MSLGROUP strengthening team in Brussels with new director for PR and Media Practice 2012-01-18 MSLGROUP are further strengthening their public affairs team with a new competence within media advisory field. To be based in Brussels, Serge Vanbockryck has been recruited as the new director responsible for the PR and Media Practice within the Belgian office. Anna Grönlund Krantz and Sebastian Cederschiöld new partners in JKL Group 2012-01-18 Anna Grönlund Krantz and Sebastian Cederschiöld, both communication advisors at JKL, have been appointed partners in JKL Group. Anna Grönlund Krantz is the new managing director of JKL in Stockholm and Sebastian Cederschiöld started JKL’s EU operations together with Henrik Bernitz. JKL initiates co-operation with Nordic Brand Academy 2012-01-09 JKL Group and Nordic Brand Academy (NBA) initiates a co-operation to jointly offer clients advisory services and to develop their offerings in the areas of branding and reputation. Nordic Brand Academy is a science-based education and advisory consultancy. Anna Grönlund Krantz new MD of JKL Stockholm 2011-12-06 Anna Grönlund Krantz will become the new Managing Director of JKL Stockholm. She joined JKL as a consultant in 2006, having previously served as a Member of Parliament. Anna Grönlund Krantz succeeds Åsa Jamal, who is leaving her consultant role after twelve years to take over as Director of Communications at TV4. Julie M. Brodtkorb new Managing Director for JKL in Oslo 2011-10-24 Julie Margaret Brodtkorb has been appointed Managing Director for JKL in Oslo as of January 1 2012. Brodtkorb has a solid political background within the Norwegian Conservative Party and has held roles including Communications Manager and later as Chief of Staff. Chinese Eastwei MSL speaks at JKL Stockholm 2011-04-18 Johan Björkstén from the Chinese Eastwei MSL visited JKL on April 12th. Like JKL and MSL Nordic, Eastwei MSL is part of MSL Group’s global network. Lars G Nordström new Industrial Advisor at JKL 2011-04-13 Lars G Nordström – with his many years of executive experience in Nordic trade and industry – will join JKL’s network as Industrial Advisor. Previous positions held by Mr Nordström include CEO of Nordea, 2002-07, and CEO of Posten and Posten Norden, 2008-11. Management change at JKL in Gothenburg 2010-11-19 Ulf Nilsson, Partner and Managing Director at JKL in Gothenburg, is leaving JKL after 10 years to pursue new opportunities. Henrik Nilsson, currently a consultant at JKL, has been appointed new Managing Director as of 1 January 2011. New brand for MSLGROUP 2010-10-20 Today, MSLGROUP’s new brand will be launched in 22 countries around the globe. MSLGROUP is one of the world’s five largest communications networks, with over 2,500 employees. JKL Group launches new management duo: Maria Grimberg and Peter Steere 2010-04-21 More internationally anchored offers, growth in the Nordics and continued recruitment of the market’s best advisors. This is the mandate for the new management duo – Maria Grimberg and Peter Steere – that will take over as CEOs of JKL Group, part of the global MS&LGroup, on May 1st 2010. Founders Anders Kempe and Anders Lindberg will continue to be active in the company, but from different platforms. Lotte Glad new senior advisor at JKL 2010-04-12 Lotte Glad (43) has been hired as senior advisor by communication consultancy JKL. Lotte comes most recently from software company IntraPoint, where she served as Director of Business Development and Marketing. Her background also includes positions at PA Consulting, SAP Norway and Kvaerner. JKL thus gains a stronger position within corporate communications. Mads Christian Esbensen new general manager of JKL in Copenhagen 2010-03-18 Mads Christian Esbensen takes over from Ditte Kirstein Brammer as general manager of JKL’s office in Copenhagen. Mr Esbensen is one of Denmark’s leading advisors in the fields of public affairs and strategic communication, and will lead JKL’s continued expansion efforts in Denmark. The Copenhagen office’s management group also includes Malin Petersson and Nikolaj Bøgh. MS&L Group 2009-11-16 Publicis Groupe combines MS&L Worldwide, Publicis Consultants and Publicis Events to create a powerful public relations and events network, MS&L Group Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen new head of JKL Oslo 2009-11-05 As of this date, Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen is the acting CEO of JKL’s Oslo office. She succeeds Per Høiby, who is leaving JKL. Lena Smedsaas to join JKL 2009-10-12 Lena Smedsaas, commentator on domestic politics at TV4, will join JKL as a consultant at the end of the year. Lena Smedsaas is one of Sweden’s most experienced political journalists and has, among other things, led all of TV4’s party leader debates over the past ten years. She has been with TV4 since its start and previously worked as a journalist for TT (Swedish Central News Agency) and Göteborgsposten. 6 important election questions for Swedish business, Anders Lindberg interviewed in business weekly Veckans Affärer 2009-09-24 Anders Lindberg CEO of JKL Sweden was interviewed in the business weekly Veckans Affärer (2009-09-23) concerning which election questions he feels are the most important for the Swedish business community in the Swedish general elections 2010. Mats Bergstrand joins JKL 2009-08-10 Author, media commentator and former long-standing op-ed editor at DN Debate, Mats Bergstrand, joins JKL in August as a consultant. Anders Lindberg published in the Swedish media periodical Resumé 2009-07-06 Anders Lindberg's article "Best Pedagogy Wins" was published in Resumé on June 18, 2009. Göran Persson interviewed in McKinsey Quarterly 2009-07-06 JKL employee and former Prime Minister Göran Persson was interviewed for the latest issue of McKinsey Quarterly (June 2009). Lars N. Saethre new JKL Group partner 2009-01-27 Lars N. Saethre has been appointed partner in JKL Group. Lars will continue to hold his position as strategic communication advisor at JKL in Oslo. As partner, he will be part of JKL Group’s Nordic management team JKL appoints new CEO in Denmark 2008-11-11 Ditte Kirstein Brammer assumes her role as CEO for JKL in Copenhagen. Her background in management consulting will help to ensure and enhance JKL’s reputation as a leading strategic communcations advisory firm. JKL Brussels put the customer in focus with EU Commissioner Kuneva and Göran Persson 2008-11-07 JKL Brussels hosted a high level round table debate on October 1st 2008 on the theme “The Customer in Focus”. Key speakers were the EU Commissioner responsible for Consumer affairs, Meglena Kuneva, and former Swedish Prime Minister, Göran Persson. Hannu Vuola appointed Managing Director of JKL in Finland 2008-08-12 Mr. Hannu Vuola, 39, has been appointed Manging Director of JKL Group’s Finnish operations as of October 1, 2008. Currently, Mr. Vuola acts as Communications Director for Sampo Bank. Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen new communications consultant with JKL 2008-02-26 Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen is appointed communications consultant with JKL Group AS. – I am looking forward to joining a strong professional environment and to share my skills and experience with JKL’s interesting clients, says Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen. Per Høiby new partner in JKL Group 2008-01-21 Per Høiby, communication advisor at JKL, has been appointed partner in JKL Group. Per Høiby is currently the office manager and CEO for JKL Oslo, where he will continue with these responsibilities. As partner, Per Høiby will be responsible for managing and developing JKL’s business in Norway, and for contributing to our Nordic growth and expansion. Åsa Jamal new partner in JKL Group 2007-09-05 Åsa Jamal, strategic communication advisor at JKL, has been appointed partner in the JKL Group. Åsa will continue to hold her current positions as office manager for JKL Stockholm and vice president of JKL AB. As a partner, she will be responsible for further developing JKL’s corporate communication services. Partners of i-kommunikasjon to enter JKL 2007-08-31 JKL Group is strengthening its team considerably: Partner and managing director, Ragnar Sagdahl, and partner Elisabeth Mannsverk at i-kommunikasjon enter JKL Group as advisors of strategic communication 1 September. Former Swedish Prime Minister, Göran Persson, joins JKL 2007-05-08 Göran Persson, Sweden’s Prime Minister from 1996 to 2006, announced today that he will join JKL as Senior Advisor, starting on August 1. JKL operates in the Nordic countries and Brussels, and is an independent brand within Manning Selvage & Lee with more than 40 offices globally. MS&L is part of the Publicis Groupe. JKL named Dream Employer by Swedish Top Students! 2007-02-27 In a recent survey conducted at the Stockholm School of Economics, the highest ranking business school in Sweden, JKL was ranked as the 15th most attractive employer of all companies and organisations. Per Ola Bosson new partner in JKL Group 2007-02-14 Per Ola Bosson, specialist in the areas of public affairs and lobbying, has been appointed partner in the JKL Group. Per Ola is currently responsible for public affairs at JKL’s Stockholm office where he is also a team leader. As partner, he will be deeply involved in further developing JKL’s public affairs services for companies active in the Nordic region JKL Consultant is new Secretary of State with Mats Odell 2006-12-07 Dan Ericsson, a consultant with many years’ experience at JKL, has been appointed as Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance for Mats Odell, the Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets. Dan Ericsson will assume his new position at the start of 2007. Manning Selvage & Lee establishes Public Affairs in Europe 2006-10-31 Manning Selvage & Lee (MS&L) is forging ahead with its European expansion. Together with the Nordics’ leading communication advisor JKL Group (JKL), MS&L is creating a new Public Affairs division in Europe, and has appointed Peter Steere as Head of Public Affairs for MS&L Europe. Former Prime Minister’s Press Secretary to JKL 2006-10-17 At the end of November, Anna Helsén joins JKL in Stockholm. She comes directly from the Prime Minister’s Office where she has been the former prime minister Göran Persson’s press secretary and coordinator for the government offices’ media contacts. Per Høiby new CEO for JKL Oslo 2006-10-04 (Oslo, October 3, 2006) Per Høiby has been appointed as the new CEO for JKL in Oslo. He will succeed Kjell S. Rakkenes, who is assuming new leadership responsibilities for the Nordic area. JKL Group will expand to Brussels 2006-10-02 In the past few months, JKL/MS&L has been working to develop its offer for EUrelated strategic counsel together with Sebastian Cederschiöld and Henrik Bernitz – a project that has been very successful. This winter, JKL/MS&L will open an office in Brussels under the management of Sebastian Cederschiöld, who will thereby decline to take his newly elected seat in the Swedish Parliament. JKL Group awarded “Nordic Consultancy of the Year” 2006-09-26 The international newsletter, the Holmes Report, has chosen JKL as the 2006 “Nordic Consultancy of the Year” in its ranking of communication consultancies in Europe. Axess publishes JKL insights 2006-09-13 In the summer of 2005, one of the largest Swedish daily papers, Svenska Dagbladet, published an article about the Swedish “social contract” written by two of JKL’s founders, Anders Lindberg and Anders Kempe. Now Axess, a magazine devoted to liberal arts and social sciences, has chosen this subject as a theme for its latest issue. Communication agency JKL Helsinki expands its business 2006-09-13 Communication agency JKL Helsinki, with focus on strategic communication, expands its business again. Petri Vihervuori, Master of Arts, aged 35, has started working as an advisor at the office in Helsinki. International marketing and PR agency sets up in Oslo 2006-03-21 MS&L (Manning Selvage & Lee), one of the world’s leading global public relations firms, opens for business in Oslo on 20 March. New EU expertise at JKL 2006-03-21 JKL has recruited two new consultants to join a new EU team to meet the increasing demand for EU advice from Nordic clients.