In this FIR Interview, guest interviewer Jon Hoel talks with Ross Rowbury, president of Edelman Japan, about communications in the wake of the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.
(An excerpt from this interview was included in FIR #591 on March 21, 2011.)
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About our Conversation Partner
Ross Rowbury is President, Edelman Japan. Ross was formerly Senior Managing Director and COO at PRAP, Japan’s largest independent PR firm. During his seven years at PRAP, Ross worked with both Japanese and multinational clients in the consumer, finance, healthcare and high technology industries.
Ross has worked in the Japan market for 30 years and is fluent in written and spoken Japanese. He has a wealth of experience in management training, strategic consulting and comprehensive communications disciplines. Prior to PRAP, Ross was Managing Director at the Tokyo Office of Gavin Anderson & Company (now Kreab Gavin Anderson) as well as Director at BZW Securities, Tokyo.
About our Guest Interviewer
Jon Hoel is an independent PR consultant currently living in Singapore. Jon has previously worked as a digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller (Singapore), private media consultant in Australia, and as a communications officer for the Australian Consulate in Japan.
Jon is also the creator and host of the PR Junction podcast and can be found as @jon_hoel on Twitter.
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