Farner International moves into the British market: Lansons new to Team Farner
Farner Goes Global: Reputation management firm Lansons joins the European agency alliance Team Farner as its flagship member in the United Kingdom.
With the new member Lansons as a British flagship agency, Team Farner, which already has a presence in the UK with the VIM Group, takes a further step towards internationalization. Over the past three decades, Lansons has expanded its range of consulting services in the areas of corporate and finance, public affairs, campaigns and creativity, crisis and issue management, and consulting around sustainability issues.
The partnership aims to accelerate Lansons' growth organically and through acquisitions with scaled investments. Gordon Tempest-Hay was appointed as the new CEO in January 2022, followed by a number of other strategic hires over the last 18 months, including the first Executive Creative Director, a Head of Research and Insight, and other hires to strengthen social and digital capabilities. Roman Geiser, Executive Chairman of Team Farner, says: "Entering the UK market is a very important step for Team Farner. It allows us to further internationalize our business and work with one of the most renowned firms in the UK."
Lansons' current leadership team of executive chairman Tony Langham, CEO Gordon Tempest-Hay and co-managing directors Laura Hastings, Rebecca Mayo and Stuart Graham will continue to lead the company, a statement said.
They will all remain equity partners in Team Farner along with six other senior executives. Co-founder Clare Parsons, who is currently a non-executive director, will continue in her current role.
