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High storms at Highgate, Mintz shrinks in Asia, CIA bigwig launches consultancy

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. [...]

LondonHighgate in turmoil

Singapore/Malaysia Mintz Asia suffers slew of senior departures

WashingtonCIA veteran launches his own consultancy

Published on 19/11/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Pierre Gastineau, Alice Pontallier, Michael Sweeney

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