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Nabucco appoints Grayling for international brief

18 June 2010 15:49 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov â€“ APA-Economics. Grayling, the global public relations, public affairs, investor relations and events consultancy has been appointed by Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH to provide public relations and public affairs services across Europe, Grayling told APA.

Grayling will be assisting Nabucco in the development phase of the pipeline and will have responsibility for international media relations, public affairs, local press and community relations. The six figure account was won by Grayling following a three-way pitch and covers activity in London, Brussels and the Nabucco transit countries (Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey) and Azerbaijan.

Michael Murphy, CEO Grayling said: â€œWe are delighted to have won the Nabucco account against the leaders in our industry as it signifies a strong endorsement of our broader offering and highlights the particular combination of our expertise in Central and Eastern European countries with our strength in Brussels and London.

The account will be headed up by Graylingâ€™s Chris Dobson, head of Central & Eastern Europe and Louise Ballard, MD Corporate.