Peter Frankopan joins Hakluyt's international advisory board. 27/07/2026 LONDON, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Hakluyt, the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Peter Frankopan, the historian and author, to its international advisory board. Professor Peter Frankopan Peter Frankopan is one of the world's leading historians of global affairs. He is Professor of Global History at Worcester College, Oxford, where he is Director of the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research, and UNESCO Professor of Silk Roads Studies at King's College, Cambridge. He is best known for The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (2015), which sold more than two million copies, followed by The New Silk Roads (2018) and The Earth Transformed: An Untold History (2023). He is President of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, and has advised governments and multilateral institutions on geopolitics, security, energy and connectivity. Chaired by Lord William Hague, Hakluyt's international advisory board includes senior leaders from across business, government and academia, who enhance the firm's global connectivity and expertise. Lord Hague said: "Peter is one of the most original thinkers on the forces shaping our world, and I am delighted to welcome him to Hakluyt's international advisory board. His unrivalled understanding of history and the connections between regions and peoples across time will be invaluable as the firm advises clients navigating an increasingly complex global environment." Peter Frankopan commented: "We are living through a period of extraordinary change, with power, trade and technology shifting in ways that will define the decades to come. I look forward to helping Hakluyt and its clients read these currents and navigate a fast-changing world with confidence." Thomas Ellis, Hakluyt's managing partner, added: "Peter brings a rare combination of deep historical perspective and sharp insight into contemporary geopolitics. As our clients across the world grapple with profound shifts in the global order, his judgement will be enormously valuable." This appointment is effective immediately. Notes to editors: Hakluyt is a strategic advisory firm that works with corporate leaders and investors around the world on their most important commercial issues. For more information on the firm, please visit www.hakluytandco.com 13/05/2026 02/07/2026 18/08/2014 27/04/2026 30/04/2026

Hakluyt, a global strategic advisory firm, has appointed Henri Giscard d'Estaing, former president of Club Med, to its international advisory board. The appointment is effective immediately. Giscard d'Estaing built his career in European consumer goods and hospitality sectors, working at Danone Group before joining Club Med in 1997. He served as CEO from 2001 and chairman from 2002 for over two decades. He currently leads L'école du Leadership de Paris. Lord William Hague, who chairs Hakluyt's international advisory board, praised Giscard d'Estaing's expertise in business strategy. The board comprises senior leaders from business, government and academia who enhance the firm's global connectivity as it advises clients navigating complex international business environments.

Henri Giscard d'Estaing joins Hakluyt's international advisory board. PR Newswire LONDON, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Hakluyt, the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors, is delighted to announce the appointment of Henri Giscard d'Estaing, former president of Club Med, to its international advisory board. Henri Giscard d'Estaing has built a distinguished career as a senior business leader in the European consumer goods and hospitality sectors. After early roles at Cofremca and Danone Group, where he worked in international subsidiaries including HP Foods and Evian-Badoit, he joined Club Med in 1997 as executive vice president. He was appointed CEO in 2001 and chairman in 2002, positions he held for more than two decades. He is now président of L'école du Leadership de Paris. Chaired by Lord William Hague, Hakluyt's international advisory board includes senior leaders from across business, government and academia, who enhance the firm's global connectivity and expertise. Lord Hague said: "Henri is a prominent and well-respected business leader, and I am thrilled to welcome him to Hakluyt's international advisory board. Hakluyt will greatly benefit from his expertise in business strategy and positioning, as it supports clients in navigating the increasingly complex international business environment." Henri Giscard d'Estaing commented: "It is an honour to join Hakluyt's international advisory board. The firm has an outstanding reputation for judgement and discretion, and I have long admired the advice it gives business leaders on their most important strategic issues. I look forward to working with William Hague and fellow advisory board members in support of the firm's commercial objectives." Thomas Ellis, Hakluyt's managing partner, added: "Henri has an exceptional combination of operational leadership and long-standing connectivity in France, and across Europe more widely. We look forward to working closely with him as we support clients operating in Europe and elsewhere." This appointment is effective immediately. Notes to editors: Hakluyt is a strategic advisory firm that works with corporate leaders and investors around the world on their most important commercial issues. For more information on the firm, please visit www.hakluytandco.com