New managing partner appointed in Greater China

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18 September 2020

SEC Newgate S.p.A.

("SEC Newgate", the "Group" or the "Company")

New managing partner appointed in Greater China

SEC Newgate (AIM: SECG), the international communications, advocacy and research group, is pleased to announce the appointment of James Hill as Newgate Communications Managing Partner in Greater China, based in Hong Kong, effective from 22 September 2020. James will oversee the firm's expansion in Greater China and work with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region to expand the firm's pan-regional client base.

Prior to joining Newgate, James was General Manager of Sandpiper Communications (formerly MHP Communications Asia) in Hong Kong and, before that, Partner of Finsbury Asia. Before moving to Hong Kong, James held agency and in-house roles in London, including Head of Financial Public Relations at a FTSE 100 telecommunications company.

Fiorenzo Tagliabue, CEO of SEC Newgate, commented: "I welcome James on board and am confident the Chinese operations and the Group at large will gain significant benefit from his 20-year career, deep understanding of the Chinese markets and extensive network of relations within Asian business communities".

Commenting, James Hill said: "Newgate is an outstanding firm with a talented team and a blue-chip client roster. As China and other Asian economies emerge first from the COVID-19 crisis, corporate leaders and disruptors in the region are harnessing communications to support their efforts to rebuild or capture new areas of growth."

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Notes to Editors

· Further information is available at www.secnewgate.com 

· On 3 September 2019, SEC S.p.A. and Porta Communications Plc merged to create SEC Newgate S.p.A.

The Group's principal brands are: ACH SEC Global (Spain); Cambre Associates (Belgium); Cambre Maroc (Morocco); Clai (France); Kohl PR (Germany); Martis Consulting (Poland); SEC Latam (Colombia); Newgate Communications (Abu Dhabi, Australia, Greater China, Singapore, UK); Newington (UK); Publicasity (UK); SEC Newgate S.p.A. (Italy); and 2112 (UK), SEC Newgate US Llc.

· Newgate Hong Kong was founded in 2013 and is an award winning global strategic communications consultancy, providing counsel on critical corporate communications, financial communications and public affairs issues.

· In Asia-Pacific, SEC Newgate has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Australia.

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