A bridge to the future.While the search is underway for new leadership, Lou Williams, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate , IABC IABC International Association of Business Communicators IABC Indo-Americans for Better Community Fellow, will serve as interim CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Williams is well known in the public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and communication worlds, and is a past chair of IABC. Before founding L. C. Williams & Associates (LCWA LCWA Lake County Water Authority (Florida) ) in 1985, he was a senior vice president of Hill & Knowlton, Inc., where he was national division resource in employee communication and communication audits and research. Williams is a frequent public speaker and has conducted hundreds of seminars in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and the Pacific Rim on subjects ranging from crisis communication to strategic planning. He is co-author of "Inside Organizational Communication," a textbook on employee communication. In 1995, Williams was selected as one of the 25 most influential forces in the history of IABC. His current leadership of the association ensures a smooth and orderly transition, and positions IABC for a robust and influential future. Al Wann, ABC, APR, senior consultant with the Cantor Concern, an executive search firm, will lead efforts to find a new CEO for IABC Wann says, "IABC is a respected organization and the CEO job is a highly visible position. I don't believe we'll be wanting for candidates. In fact, the challenge will be finding someone exceptional from among the merely excellent." Wann, a past chairman of IABC and an IABC Fellow, adds that it is certain that the committee will look both inside and outside of IABC, and globally. "It is likely we will post the position notification on the big job web sites as well as those specific to communication and association management." Marie Raperto, acting president of IABC New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and president of The Cantor Concern, will coordinate the professional search team. The Cantor Concern is conducting the search on a pro bono basis. Ian Hawkins, ABC, Fellow, based in the U.K., will coordinate an international committee made up of a broad coalition of IABC members (and one staff representative) who will help guide the search team's criteria, based upon the current and future needs of the association. If all goes as planned, a new CEO could be on board in time for the 2001 international conference to be held in New York City, June 24-27. |
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