September 26, 2005

The International Communications Consultancy (ICCO) has chosen five more global industry leaders to join its International Hall of Fame. The new inductees include US-based Daniel Edelman, founder and Chairman of Edelman; US-based John D. Graham, Chairman & CEO, Fleishman-Hillard; Germany-based Paul Kohtes, founder of Kohtes Klewes (now Pleon Kohtes Klewes); India-based Prema Sagar, Principal and founder of Genesis Public Relations and France-based Jean-Pierre Beaudoin, Managing Director of I & E Consultants.

The group will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a gala dinner to be held during the ICCO Global Summit, due to take place at the Hilton hotel, Prague, Czech Republic on 20th-21st October.

The five new inductees join a Hall of Fame already occupied by Harold Burson, founding Chairman of Burson-Marsteller; David Drobis; Chairman Emeritus, Ketchum; Anne Forest, Managing Director Asia, Golin/Harris international; Peter Hehir, former Chairman, Porter Novelli International; Michael Morley, Deputy Chairman, Edelman and Jean-Leopold Schuybroek, Managing Director, Interel Marien, who were all inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame in October 2003.

All twenty seven trade association members of the ICCO were eligible to nominate someone from their country, with the final five being selected by a judging panel comprising Carlos Lareau, President ICCO, John Saunders, Vice President ICCO; Simon Quarendon, ICCO Secretary General and Danny Rogers, Editor PR Week UK and Julia Hood, Editor, PR Week USA.

"Like the inaugural members of the ICCO Hall of Fame, these five individuals have made significant contributions not only to their national PR industries, but on an international basis too", said ICCO Secretary General, Simon Quarendon, "they have combined cultural sensitivity with commercial acumen to create PR agencies that balance global reach with local relevance".

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