Draper Cormack Group
1. Business / Trading Name:
Draper Cormack Group
2. Company Number:
6052801
3. NZBN:
9429042463184
4. Entity Type:
NZ Limited Company
5. Companies Office Business Classification:
M696275 Public affairs consultant service
6. LinkedIn Industry Category:
Public Relations and Communications Services
7. Year Founded:
2016
8. Addresses:
Postal address
Po Box 10355, The Terrace, Wellington, 6143
Office address
Level 2, 86 Victoria St, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand.
9. Website URL:
https://www.drapercormack.nz/
10. LinkedIn URL:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/draper-cormack-group/about/
11. Company Hub NZ URL:
https://www.companyhub.nz/companyDetails.cfm?nzbn=9429042463184
12. NZ Companies Office URL:
https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/co/6052810
13. Social Media URLs:
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DraperCormack/
14. Ultimate Holding Company:
None
Louise Draper (45%)
David Cormack (45%)
3744578 - OPTIMALHQ LIMITED (10%)
16. Leadership:
David Cormack, Director / Managing Partner
Lou Draper O’Reilly Director / Managing Partner
Victoria MacLennan Director
17. Staff:
17.a. Staff that have held previous government roles:
David Cormack
Victoria MacLennan
18. Past Employees:
19. Clients:
Behind The Seams
19.a. Industries/Sectors Represented:
Healthcare
Government Agencies
Education
Non-Profit Organisations
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Construction
Media and Tech
20. Publicly Disclosed Engagements:
• Pharmac: Draper Cormack Group assisted Pharmac in enhancing public trust and managing media relations.
21. Affiliations:
Member of NZRise (an association of NZ-owned digital/tech businesses)
Member of PRINZ
Rainbow Community association
Institute for Governance and Policy Studies Victoria University[2]
22. Sponsorships / Collaborations:
23. Events (held or organised by this organisation):
24. Political Donations: None found.
25. Controversies:
Pharmac Engagement: Draper Cormack Group’s work with Pharmac involved advising on fudging questions from media and therefore accountability from a public agency, as well as advice on withholding OIA requests.
26. Other Information of Note:
In 2023 Draper Cormack when Pharmac engaged the firm, Draper Cormack was on the All of Government (AOG) panel for Marketing and Public Relations consultancy services[3] which means that if value of the initial contract is under $100,000 a procurement process is not required.
2023 Released an open letter Re Racism[4]
[1] https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/lobbying/486312/lobbying-firms-earning-hundreds-of-thousands-from-contracts-with-government-agencies
[2] https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/research/researchers/more-featured-researchers/supporting-political-party-funding-law-reform/money-for-something-executive-summary-and-recommendations.pdf#:~:text=Graeme%20Edgeler%2C%20Dr%20Timothy%20Kuhner%2C,About%20the%20authors
[3] https://www.procurement.govt.nz/contracts/consultancy- services/consultancy-services-providers/
[4] https://www.procurement.govt.nz/contracts/consultancy- services/consultancy-services-providers/
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