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DF King Worldwide

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DF King Worldwide is an international agency holding company with focus on financial communications and stakeholder management. It was founded in 2007 by Oliver Niedermaier[1] and Enzo Villani[2] under the name Sage Holdings, and rebranded as DF King Worldwide in November 2009. King Worldwide has a staff of over 900 and offices in New York City, Boston, London, Stockholm, Dubai, Hong Kong, Moscow, Madrid, Cape Town and São Paulo.[3][4] DF King Worldwide is backed by The Riverside Company.[5][6] Niedermaier served as President and CEO from 2008 to 2012.[citation needed] Sometime later,[when?] the President and CEO was Terry Thompson.[7][failed verification]

Subsidiary agencies

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  • D. F. King & Co.
  • M:Communications
  • Capital Precision
  • Broadgate Consultants
  • Donlin, Recano & Co.
  • Keyhaven
  • KWD

Recognition

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DF King Worldwide was selected on November 23, 2009 to join the World Economic Forum's Community of Global Growth Companies.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile of King Worldwide's Oliver Niedermaier".
  2. ^ "Sage Holdings Acquires D. F. King and M:Communications" (Press release). 11 February 2008.
  3. ^ Mattinson, Alec (November 20, 2009). "M: Communications and Taylor Rafferty owner Sage Holdings rebrands". PR Week UK. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.
  4. ^ The Holmes Report (November 23, 2009). "M: Communications, Halvarsson Parent Changes Name" Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.
  5. ^ Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew & Hughes, Chris (February 11, 2008). "M secures cash for merger". Financial Times. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.
  6. ^ Chasan, Emily & Dickson, Gunna (October 6, 2009). "Sage buys bankruptcy services firm Donlin Recano". Reuters. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.
  7. ^ BusinessWeek Private Company Information. "Sage Holdings, LLC". Retrieved on November 24, 2009.
  8. ^ World Economic Forum (November 23, 2009). "King Worldwide joins Community of Global Growth Companies" Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine. Press Release. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.