Brad Staples

Brad Staples, president, international, and chair of global development, is responsible for APCO Worldwide's operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, China and Southeast Asia. He also serves on the company’s executive committee.

Mr. Staples is charged with expanding APCO's business interests in new geographies and driving the full range of APCO services across all markets. He also leads APCO's global client management initiative, coordinating the work of the company's global client managers and developing best practices that ensure APCO’s high standards of client service are consistent across all operations.

Throughout his career at APCO, Mr. Staples has devised and conducted reputation and public affairs programs for multinational companies and interest groups across a broad range of industries and policy areas. He has developed public affairs campaigns and led investment promotion, information and reputation assignments for government leaders and heads of state.

Mr. Staples also leads APCO’s antitrust and competition practice. He has managed M&A and antitrust communication campaigns for clients globally. Working in close collaboration with leading law firms and investment banks, Mr. Staples has assisted multinational companies from many industry and service sectors in achieving their competition communication objectives.

Mr. Staples joined APCO Worldwide in 1996 to co-manage the new Brussels operation. He went on to become CEO for APCO’s Europe region and subsequently for EMEA operations, where he led APCO's expansion throughout EMEA and helped develop client service teams across these geographies. Drawing on his extensive experience in practicing public affairs globally, Mr. Staples speaks and writes regularly on best practice in public affairs and reputation management for corporate and government audiences.

Prior to joining APCO, Mr. Staples worked at a European affairs consultancy in London and in Brussels. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in politics and government and studied at the University Stendhal in Grenoble, France. He speaks French and Italian.