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
13. Social Media URLs
14. Ultimate Holding Company
Jane VESTY (50%)
Brian Joseph SWEENEY (50%)
Jane Vesty (CEO)
Brian Sweeney (Chairman)
Catherine McMechan (GM, Wellington)
Maria Pazos (Senior, New York)
Tim Torrie (Finance Director)
17.a Staff that have held previous government roles
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
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
WellingtonNZ
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
Brian Sweeney Times Square by Helen Klisser During
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