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<div>{{Short description|British public relations consultant}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Tim Allan<br />
| birth_name = Timothy Neil Allan<br />
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| nationality = British<br />
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| occupation = [[Public relations]] consultant and was an advisor to [[Tony Blair]] from 1992 to 1998<br />
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'''Timothy Neil Allan''' is a [[public relations]] consultant and a former advisor to [[Tony Blair]] from 1992 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allan |first=Tim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/oct/03/ed-miliband-tim-allan-labour |title=An open letter to Ed Miliband: 'If you bury the lessons of New Labour you will bury the party' |publisher=The Observer |date=2 October 2010 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref> He founded and managed [[Portland Communications]], which he grew to be one of the leading [[Public affairs industry|public affairs]] consultancies in [[London]], England.<ref name="PR Week">{{cite web|last=Singleton |first=David |url=http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/features/specialReports/905737/Profile-Tim-Allan-MD-Portland/ |title=Profile: Tim Allan, MD, Portland |publisher=PR Week UK |date=13 May 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=11 April 2012 |title=Omnicom Acquires Majority Stake In UK Firm Portland |url=https://www.provokemedia.com/latest/article/omnicom-acquires-majority-stake-in-uk-firm-portland |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=PRovoke Media}}</ref> <br />
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He is reported to have sold a majority stake in Portland in April 2012 to US marketing services company [[Omnicom]] for £20 million.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Education==<br />
He was educated at the [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford]], Godalming Sixth Form College, and [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] (B.A., 1992).<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-274612|chapter=Allan, Timothy Neil, Managing Director, Portland, since 2001|last=|first=|title=Who's Who |date=1 December 2014|website=Who's Who & Who Was Who|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U274612 |isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 |access-date=10 June 2018|chapter-url-access=subscription }}</ref><br />
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Allan completed an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] at [[INSEAD|Insead]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2024 |title=Tim Allan Office |url=http://timallanoffice.com/ |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=Tim Allan Office}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Allan started his political advisor role as a researcher for Tony Blair in opposition as shadow home secretary. He then became deputy press secretary for Blair when he became leader of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in 1994. From 1997 he was deputy director of communications at [[10 Downing Street]], reporting to Alastair Campbell.<ref name="PR Week" /><br />
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Between 1998 and 2001, he was director of corporate communications at [[BSkyB]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2012-04-11|title=Tim Allan to sell majority stake in Portland to Omnicom in £20m deal|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/apr/12/tim-allan-portland-stake|access-date=2020-11-25|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Allan founded public relations consultancy Portland in 2001. ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported that the consultancy launched on the back of a contract from then BSkyB chief executive [[Tony Ball]], who had previously been Allan's boss.<ref name=":0" /> In April 2012, Allan was reported to have sold a majority stake in Portland to media marketing company Omnicom, for an estimated £20 million.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Allan served as chair of the Young Foundation between 2012 and 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2012 |title=Portland MD Tim Allan to chair The Young Foundation |url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1154743/portland-md-tim-allan-chair-young-foundation |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=PR Week}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2015 |title=The Young Foundation: Report and Financial Statements |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/sector-data/top-10-charities?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A7985132&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=274345 |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=Charity Commission for England and Wales}}</ref> <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.portland-communications.com Portland Communications]<br />
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