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Weber Shandwick introduces global advisory offering

Weber Shandwick has launched Weber Advisory, a new global advisory offering to help C-suite leaders navigate and resolve business, internal and external geopolitical issues and impacts, with strategic use of communications as well as intelligence and data.
  • The leadership team comprises:
  • Paul Massey​, President, South Region
  • Sheila Mulligan, President, Central Region
  • Greg Prager, interim EMEA CEO
  • Carolyn Devanayagam, Head of Corporate Affairs, APAC
  • Pam Jenkins, Global Chief Public Affairs Officer
  • Kate Bullinger, United Minds CEO
Greg Prager, Head of EMEA Corporate Practice & Interim CEO, EMEA, Weber Shandwick, said to Telum Media, "Weber Advisory is launching to meet the growing need for modern corporate and public affairs skills globally. We are operating at a time of extraordinary disruption and as the pace of change accelerates, our clients are seeking the right expertise to help them thrive in this environment. With the combination of our deeply rooted expertise in reputation, our world-leading data, insights and AI-powered intelligence, and our unmatched strategy and creative, we are perfectly positioned to help our clients shape perceptions, move markets and grab attention. This is corporate affairs at the intersection of business and culture."
 
"The MENA region is playing an increasingly important role across global geopolitics, business and trade. It is critical that our clients across the region have the right counsellors to provide strategic advisory to help shape and navigate the environment in which we operate, both locally and globally."
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