DF King Worldwide

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 Sao 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]}

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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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^ 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.