Sweeney Vesty

1. Business / Trading Name

SWEENEY VESTY LIMITED

2. Company number

354417

3. NZBN

9429039575852

4. Entity type

NZ Limited Company

5. Business classification

M6940 Public Relations Services

6. Industry Category

Public Relations and Communications Services

7. Year founded

1987

8. Addresses

Level 8,
139 Quay Street,
Auckland CBD,
Auckland 1010

Level 2,
40 Lady Elizabeth Lane,
Wellington 6011

Level 5, McArdle
192 Pitt Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia

79 Madison Avenue
New York NY 10016
USA

9. Website URL

https://www.sweeneyvesty.com/

10. LinkedIn URL

https://www.linkedin.com/company/sweeneyvesty/

11. Company Hub NZ URL

https://www.companyhub.nz/companyDetails.cfm?nzbn=9429039575852

12. NZ Companies Office URL

https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/354417?backurl=H4sIAAAAAAAAAC2LMQrDMBAEf6PGhV9wGFdpXBicDxy6JTHEJ1l3ctDvI0y6nWF2zPyCjTEdmXXvy8AlvqcjCcicVbhI8JZBUN%2B9J%2BEk%2BwKKNlwwb4HlYo2QlRUf8lIR7rY9%2B81oXpY%2Fb85e7VFSzbf%2BAalV7SF9AAAA

13. Social Media URLs

14. Ultimate Holding Company

https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/354417?backurl=H4sIAAAAAAAAAC2LMQrDMBAEf6PGhV9wGFdpXBicDxy6JTHEJ1l3ctDvI0y6nWF2zPyCjTEdmXXvy8AlvqcjCcicVbhI8JZBUN%2B9J%2BEk%2BwKKNlwwb4HlYo2QlRUf8lIR7rY9%2B81oXpY%2Fb85e7VFSzbf%2BAalV7SF9AAAA

15. Key Shareholders

Jane VESTY (50%)

Brian Joseph SWEENEY (50%)

16. Leadership

Jane Vesty (CEO)

Brian Sweeney (Chairman)

17. Staff

Catherine McMechan (GM, Wellington)

Maria Pazos (Senior, New York)

Tim Torrie (Finance Director)

17.a Staff that have held previous government roles

Catherine McMechan

18. Past Employees

Todd Barclay

Mark Watts

Maree Wilson

Greg Fahey

Chris Chafin

Richard Campbell

Dan Lambert

Hugo Shanahan

Haimona Gray

Mike Shaw

Rochelle Johnson

19. Clients include

Creswell New Zealand

Magic Memories

Magnify VR & AR South Pacific Summit

Whittaker’s Chocolate

Foodstuffs

Industry NZ

World Class New Zealanders

Guardians of the NZ Super Fund

Ministry of Social Development

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Telecom New Zealand

Black Pearl Mail

Westpac New Zealand

Bank of China

Nikko Asset Management

CPA Australia

Certified Builders Association

Aaron Muir

NZ Health Trust

Saatchi & Saatchi

NZEDGE.com

3Spine, Inc.

19.a Industries/sectors represented

Government

Telecommunications

Finance

Food

Retail

Infrastructure

Construction

Energy

Healthcare

Media

20. Publicly Disclosed Engagements

Wellington Water

WellingtonNZ

Chris Lidell

Telecom New Zealand

21. Affiliations

KEA New Zealand: Brian Sweeney has been recognized by KEA (Kiwi Expat Association) as a “World Class New Zealander” for his work connecting NZ to the world

China-Focused Affiliations: The establishment of a China Desk within SweeneyVesty indicates an affiliation with Chinese-language media and networks.

Arts and Cultural Boards: Jane Vesty has longstanding involvement in the arts.

22. Sponsorships / Collaborations

23. Events (held or organised by this organisation)

Ideas Forum 7x7 (2016 revival): SweeneyVesty played a key role in bringing back the 7×7 Wellington forum after an 8-year hiatus .

Magnify VR/AR Summit (2016): In May 2016, SweeneyVesty promoted MAGNIFY – the VR & AR South Pacific Summit .

24. Political Donations

25. Controversies

Government Spending Criticism: One early controversy was the criticism of public money spent on SweeneyVesty’s contracts. In 2003, ACT Party MP Rodney Hide questioned in Parliament the amount Industry New Zealand was paying to PR firms, spotlighting SweeneyVesty’s $721k contract .

26. Other information of note

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/16/what-next-for-trumps-trusty-new-zealander-chris-liddell

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124063863/cool-is-uncool-wellington-warned-a-decade-after-embracing-coolness

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123721113/ratepayers-fork-out-354000-for-pr-firms-following-wellington-water-woes

Brian Sweeney Times Square by Helen Klisser During

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