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Corporate Responsibility IAC Members

 
Don Bonker Don Bonker


Don Bonker, former U.S. congressman, is currently a member of APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council and an executive director at APCO. He is a leading authority on international trade and investment and foreign policy issues.    ...
Barie Carmichael Barie Carmichael


Barie Carmichael has more than 25 years of experience in corporate communication. Ms. Carmichael has managed strategic communication in a variety of industries involving regulatory issues, corporate branding, media relations, litigation, employee and...
Shelby Coffey III Shelby Coffey III


Shelby Coffey III is the former editor of the Los Angeles Times. Currently a senior fellow of the Freedom Forum and trustee at the Newseum, Mr. Coffey was president of CNN Business News and CNNfn. Prior to joining CNN, Mr. Coffey served as...

J. Norwell Coquillard J. Norwell Coquillard


J. Norwell Coquillard has more than 25 years of experience in conducting business in Asia. He is the former chairman and president of Cargill Investment (China) Limited, the operating company for Cargill Incorporated of the United States in China....

Timothy Cost Timothy Cost


Timothy P. Cost, former executive vice president, corporate affairs, PepsiCo, has more than 30 years of experience in corporate affairs and investor relations, with executive experience at several of the world’s top health-care companies.

Mr....

CT Hew CT Hew


CT Hew began his career as a public affairs consultant over 30 years ago and provides APCO Worldwide’s clients with strategic advice on a range of communication issues throughout the Asia region. He is an honors graduate of the University of Malaya....
Yuli Ismartono Yuli Ismartono


Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training, government relations and community development. She is currently deputy chief editor of the English edition of TEMPO, a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta,...
Lars Göran Johansson Lars Göran Johansson


Lars Göran Johansson is executive vice president of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Sweden’s largest business federation dedicated to protecting, supporting and promoting the interests of businesses as well as creating broad popular support...

Eugene Lawson Eugene K. Lawson


Eugene K. Lawson, former head of the U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC), has more than 30 years of experience in international affairs and economics. For 15 years, Mr. Lawson led the USRBC, one of the most powerful business organizations bridging the...
Wendy Luhabe Wendy Luhabe


Wendy Luhabe is an accomplished social entrepreneur and corporate marketing expert with 30 years of business experience in South Africa.

Ms. Luhabe is the former chairman of Vendôme S.A., a subsidiary of Richmond Group which owns Cartier, Dunhill...
Vada Manager Vada Manager


Vada O. Manager, senior counselor in APCO Worldwide’s Washington, D.C., office is a premier global business and communication strategist with particular expertise in sport and product marketing, branding and positioning, crisis management, litigation...
Sergio Marchi Sergio Marchi


Sergio Marchi, co-chair of APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council, brings extensive expertise in policy development and implementation, particularly in the area of international trade and development. Ambassador Marchi provides clients with...

Anita B. McBride Anita B. McBride


Anita B. McBride served as assistant to President George W. Bush and chief of staff to First Lady Laura Bush from 2005 to 2009, where she coordinated closely with policy-makers and worked directly with agency heads, senior White House officials and...

James McGregor James McGregor


James McGregor is a senior counselor for APCO Worldwide in China and author of two highly regarded books: No Ancient Wisdom, No Followers: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism, published in October 2012, and One Billion Customers:...
James Moore, Jr. James P. Moore, Jr.


James P. Moore, Jr., has a rich background in business, government and academia. For the past decade he has taught international business, ethics and management at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and has been honored for...

Trevor Neilson Trevor Neilson


Trevor Neilson, senior advisor, APCO Worldwide, is an expert in global health and corporate responsibility and specializes in helping clients around the world navigate complex political problems. He assists APCO’s clients in strategic planning, program...

Jane Nelson Jane Nelson


Jane Nelson is an International Advisory Council fellow for APCO Worldwide; a senior fellow and director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and the director of Business Leadership...
Michael Oxley Michael G. Oxley


Michael G. Oxley is former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. One of the key authors of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act, he provides high-level strategic counsel to domestic and multinational clients regarding corporate governance, financial...
Phyllis Piano Phyllis Piano


Phyllis Piano, senior counselor at APCO Worldwide, has more than 30 years of experience in corporate communication and reputation management, having served as chief communication officer for several industry-leading companies in the high-technology...

Andrés Rozental Andrés Rozental


Andrés Rozental has more than 35 years of service as a diplomat and holds the lifetime rank of eminent ambassador of Mexico. A former deputy foreign minister, he served as Mexican ambassador to both the United Kingdom and Sweden and acted as the permanent...
Kirk Stewart Kirk Stewart


Kirk Stewart, executive director in APCO Worldwide's New York office, has more than 35 years of experience in public relations and public affairs. He plays a leading role in serving APCO’s corporate clients and helping to broaden and expand the firm's...
Sandra Taylor Sandra E. Taylor


Sandra E. Taylor is the former senior vice president of corporate social responsibility for Starbucks Coffee Company and former vice president and director of public affairs for Eastman Kodak Company. She is currently the president and chief executive...

Ludolf von Wartenberg Ludolf von Wartenberg


Dr. Ludolf von Wartenberg was a member of the presidential board of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Germany’s leading federal industry association, and a member of its U.S. board. In addition, he served as BDI’s director general for 17 years...

Corporate Responsibility Team

 
Maggie Brown Maggie Brown


Maggie Brown, managing director of APCO Worldwide’s Seattle office, offers a background that combines a decade of experience as a professional journalist with 30 years as a public affairs, communication and media relations consultant. She specializes...
Karen Buerkle Karen Buerkle


Karen Buerkle, senior director of corporate reputation research for APCO Insight in Washington, D.C., provides opinion research and analytical services for corporations, governments and nongovernmental organizations.

As a specialist in reputation...

Francesca De Feo Francesca De Feo


Francesca De Feo, consultant in APCO’s Rome office, joined APCO in 2007. She provides media relations, online communication, corporate responsibility, crisis management and internal communication services to clients. Ms. De Feo has worked for multinational...
Zeynep Dereli Zeynep Dereli


Zeynep Dereli, managing director of APCO Worldwide’s Istanbul office, is an accomplished and respected leader in Turkish business, media and politics.

Most recently, Ms. Dereli was director of the Atlantic Council’s Black Sea Energy and Economic...
Linda Distlerath Linda Distlerath


Linda Distlerath, senior counselor, based in APCO Worldwide’s Washington, D.C., office brings to clients 20 years of experience in public affairs, public policy and global health policy. She formerly held the position of vice president of global health...
Bryan Dumont Bryan Dumont


Bryan Dumont, president of APCO Insight, provides opinion research, message development and strategic communication services to corporations, governments and associations. He manages APCO’s global opinion research offering that specializes in advanced...
Véronique Ferjou Véronique Ferjou


Véronique Ferjou, senior director, APCO Worldwide, has eight years of professional experience and benefits from a dual French and European public affairs expertise. Following nearly three years with APCO's Brussels office, she joined the APCO...

Nelson Fernandez Nelson Fernandez


Nelson Fernandez, managing director of APCO Worldwide's New York office, provides counsel to APCO clients on corporate communication, corporate giving, issues and crisis management, and media training. As a member of the New York office's leadership...
Sukanti Ghosh Sukanti Ghosh


Sukanti Ghosh is managing director of APCO Worldwide's India operations based in New Delhi. Mr. Ghosh brings to APCO more than 17 years of experience leading corporate affairs teams in India and around the world. He also has considerable experience...

Gregory Gilligan Gregory Gilligan


Gregory Gilligan is the managing director of APCO Worldwide’s Beijing office. Mr. Gilligan joined APCO after serving as general manager of corporate affairs for McDonald’s (China) Co., Ltd., where he developed and executed strategies to enhance McDonald's...
Jan Hausrath Jan Hausrath


Jan Hausrath, executive director of APCO Worldwide’s corporate positioning practice, provides corporate and investor communication consulting, media relations, marketing and branding counsel, internal communication counsel, as well as integrated communication...
Tony Housh Tony Housh


Tony Housh is a senior counselor for APCO Worldwide based in Warsaw. During his 15 years in Poland, he has worked with many U.S. and multinational companies in the aerospace, manufacturing, energy, food processing, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications...
Julie Jack Julie Jack


Julie Jack, senior director in APCO Worldwide’s New York office, has experience in corporate reputation, corporate responsibility and issues management.

Ms. Jack joined APCO Worldwide from Burson-Marsteller, where she was a director...
Margery Kraus Margery Kraus


Margery Kraus, founder and chief executive officer of APCO Worldwide, a global consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializes in public affairs, communication and business consulting for major multinationals. Ms. Kraus founded APCO in...
Pazanne Le Cour Grandmaison Pazanne Le Cour Grandmaison


Pazanne Le Cour Grandmaison, director in APCO Worldwide's Paris office, has spent the past 15 years working...

Stephanie Lvovich Stephanie Lvovich


Stephanie Lvovich serves as an executive director for APCO's business in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Stephanie has regional responsibility for business development and is also the global chair of APCO’s food and consumer products...
Ellen Mignoni Ellen Mignoni


Ellen Mignoni, senior director in APCO Worldwide’s Washington, D.C., office, helped to build CR3GSM, APCO’s global corporate responsibility practice. She provides positioning, corporate responsibility and communication counsel for APCO’s corporate...
Riccardo Perissich Riccardo Perissich


Riccardo Perissich, senior counselor in APCO Worldwide’s Rome office, assists clients on international public affairs issues and European Union policy-making.

Prior to joining APCO, Mr. Perissich spent 12 years at Pirelli SpA where he served...

James Robinson James Robinson


James Robinson, director in APCO Worldwide's New York office, counsels clients on U.S. and international corporate and public affairs, with a particular focus on sustainable growth, corporate responsibility and emerging markets. In New York, he has led...
Bill Romanelli Bill Romanelli


Bill Romanelli, director in APCO Worldwide’s Sacramento office, provides clients with expertise in strategic communication, media relations, coalition development and grassroots advocacy.

Since joining APCO in 1996, Mr. Romanelli has managed numerous...
Tamara Saeb Tamara Saeb


Tamara Saeb is a director for the Arab region, based in Dubai. Ms. Saeb's expertise lies in strategic communication and public policy engagement across a number of sectors, including corporate, government and civil society. She provides strategic counsel...
Cherie Stewart Cherie Stewart


Cherie Stewart, senior director and managing director of APCO Worldwide’s San Francisco office, offers a diverse background of strategic corporate communication and consumer marketing expertise. With nearly 20 years of communication experience in the...
Frances Sun Frances Sun


Frances Sun, managing director of APCO Worldwide’s Shanghai office, has more than 20 years of experience in crisis and issues communication, media and government relations, and corporate branding. She was previously with Hill+Knowlton Strategies, China,...
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