The last communications secretary of Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth has been appointed executive chairman to Lauder Teacher, the new boutique property communications-to-consultancy cofounded by the former Goodbody Stockbrokers analyst Colm Lauder.
Donal McCabe was communications secretary to Queen Elizabeth and head of all British royal communications between 2019 and her death in 2022. He previously served as director of corporate communications director for major UK companies such as Ladbrokes Coral (now part of Entain), Landy Securities and Alliance Boots (now part of Walgreens Boots Alliance).
Mr Lauder launched Lauder Teacher late last year with co-founder Andrew Teacher to fill what they see as a “gap in the market for strategic advisory services that combine the technical expertise of investment banking with the creative and strategic approach of leading communications firms”. The firm is headquartered in London, with offices in Dublin and Monaco.
“Donal was an early mentor to me and to have him work alongside us in this new venture is an absolute privilege that will immensely benefit our fast-growing client base and team,” said Mr Teacher.
Mr Lauder, who holds a University of Cambridge masters in real estate finance, left Goodbody in late 2023 after more than seven years with the firm.
He previously worked with MSCI, the US service provider for global investors, where he headed the market consultancy team at the Investment Property Databank (IPD). IPD was acquired by MSCI in 2012. Mr Lauder began his career at DTZ, now Cushman & Wakefield.
Mr Teacher founded Blackstock Consulting, a property communications consultancy, which he sold to Montfort in 2022, a decade after establishing it. The firm’s client base included private equity firms such as Apache, TDR, and Orion, alongside major institutions like Blackstone, Macquarie, L&G, and M&G. Mr Teacher also previously worked with IPD.
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