Global PR Trade Body In Internecine War Over Exec's Ukraine Comments

The global trade association for the PR industry has been rocked by a poisonous power battle over governance, with allies of its longstanding director-general saying he is being punished for his vocal support for Ukraine, Arjun Neil Alim reported for The Financial Times.

Photo Insert: The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), has been shaken by complaints that there is insufficient internal oversight over how Francis Ingham, who has been director-general for 15 years, runs the body and uses rhetoric on the Ukraine war to deflect criticism.

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), has been shaken by complaints that there is insufficient internal oversight over how Francis Ingham, who has been director-general for 15 years, runs the body and uses rhetoric on the Ukraine war to deflect criticism.

While the PR industry has been largely based in Europe, many of its members operate out of the United States and in Asia, where they handle thousands of tens of thousands of corporate and government accounts.

A certain segment of British PR industry handles the accounts of Russian oligarchs and the oil and gas industries in Central Asia and Siberia.

“I once upset al-Qaeda and that was less scary than upsetting Ingham’s PRCA supporters,” quipped Andy Barr, founder of PR firm 10 Yetis, which is not a member of the organization.

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