The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO), the membership organisation for national PR trade bodies, has announced the appointment of five regional presidents who will represent the recently formed Regional Boards covering Europe, Americas, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The new regional presidents, elected by the ICCO Global Board of Management, are:

Europe: Juergen H. Gangoly, managing partner at the Skills Group and vice president of Public Relations Verband Austria (PRVA)

Americas: Aaron Kwittken, CEO of Kwittken and board director of PR Council

Middle East: Loretta Ahmed, CEO of Grayling in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, and Chairman of PRCA MENA.

Africa: Bridget Von Holdt, executive director, Glasshouse Communication Management and representative of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA)

Asia Pacific: Nitin Mantri, CEO of Avian Media and president of the Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI)

The regional presidents will join the Global Executive Committee. The new structure was announced at the Global ICCO PR Summit in Oxford in September.

ICCO President Maxim Behar says, “All regions from now on will be represented in the ICCO Global Executive Committee. But not only that; elected regional presidents are great professional colleagues and widely known PR experts and we do believe that their input into ICCO’s management will be significant. We all look forward to working together to strengthen ICCO’s position as the largest global PR community.”