Global Alliance AGM elects new Board 2023
Global Alliance President Justin Green is re-elected for a third two-year term
The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management 21st Annual General Meeting was held on Monday 15th May in Lusaka, Zambia.
Global Alliance President Justin Green presented the 2022 Annual Report, which provided an overview of the key activities and initiatives conducted by the Global Alliance in 2022. Membership currently stands at 82 members.
The AGM approved all proposed changes to the Bylaws. These changes have met with widespread global support, allowing the organisation to become stronger, richer and true to our mission.
The newly elected board of directors who will commence their appointments 1 July 2023 were elected by the AGM. Global Alliance´s President, Justin Green, has been re-elected for a third two-year term. Silvia Arto from COM-ENT (France) has been re-elected Vice President. With 48% (13) female and 52% (14) male directors’ membership, Global Alliance´s new board has an excellent gender representation.
The incoming board includes leading professionals, academics, training and industry association leaders with representation from every continent. Global Alliance is a global, diverse and multicultural organisation representing professionals across all religions, cultures, societies and races. The incoming members are listed and marked in bold below:
Global Alliance Executive Board 2023-24
President: Justin Green, Public Relations Institute of Ireland PRII (Ireland), European Institute of Communication (Ireland/Belgium), Peterson Institute (Kenya), African Public Relations Association APRA and Elizade University (Nigeria) - June 30, 2025
Immediate Past-Chair: José Manuel Velasco, Dircom - Spanish Communication Directors (Spain) - June 30, 2025
Vice President: Silvia Arto, COM-ENT - Communication & Entreprise (France) - June 30, 2025
Secretary: Béatrice Guay - Canadian Public Relations Society (Canada) - June 30, 2025
Treasurer: Philip T. Bonaventura, PRSA - Public Relations Society of America (USA) - June 30, 2024
Delegate-at-Large Representing National Association:
Gladys Díaz - Puerto Rico Public Relations Professionals Association (Puerto Rico) - June 30, 2025
Hamilton dos Santos, ABERJE - Brazilian Association for Business Communication (Brazil) - June 30, 2025
Jaffri Amin Osman - IPRM - Institute Public Relations Malaysia (Malaysia)- June 30, 2025
Pamela Yin Xiaodong, PRGC - Public Relations Global Communication (China) - June 30, 2024
Delegate-at-Large Representing Any Membership Categories:
Irene Lungu- Zambia Institute of Public Relations and Communication ZIPRC (Zambia) - June 30, 2025
Kia Haring- Finnish Association of Communication Professionals ProCom (Finland) - June 30, 2025
Peter Mutie- Peterson Integrated Communication Institute (Kenya) - June 30, 2025
Amith Prabhu, The Promise Foundation (India) - June 30, 2024
Delegate-at-Large Representing Academic/ Research:
Dr. Amybel Sánchez de Walther, USMP – San Martin de Porres University (Peru) - June 30, 2025
Dr. Jude Genilo - University Liberal Arts Bangladesh ULAB (Bangladesh) - June 30, 2025
Dr. Wole Adamolekum- Elizalde University (Nigeria) - June 30, 2025
Ángel Alloza, Corporate Excellence – Centre for Reputation Leadership (Spain) - June 30, 2024
Regional Delegate-at-Large:
Ana Pista- ASEAN Public Relations Network APRN (Philippines) - June 30, 2024
Boy Kelana Soebroto - Indonesia Public Relations Association Perhumas (Indonesia) – June 30, 2024
Fiona Rose Cassidy- Public Relations Institute of New Zealand PRINZ (New Zealand) - June 30, 2024
Gesille Buot- LSPR Communication and Business Institute (Indonesia) - June 30, 2024
José Fernández-Álava- Spanish Association of Communication Directors Dircom (Spain) - June 30, 2024
Mandy Pearse- Chartered Institute of Public Relations CIPR (UK) - June 30, 2024
My Nguyen Khoa- Vietnam Public Relations Network VNPR (Vietnam) - June 30, 2024
Norman Agatep- ASEAN Public Relations Network APRN (Philippines) - June 30, 2024
Paula Portugal Mendes- Portuguese Association of Corporate Communication APCE (Portugal) - June 30, 2024
Rene Dailen Benecke- Public Relations Association of Southern Africa PRISA (South Africa) - June 30, 2024
The President thanked outgoing board members for their huge contribution made to Global Alliance: Bonnie Caver from International Association of Business Communicators IABC (USA) and Gonca Karacas from Turkish Public Relations Association (Turkey).
“In our professional but also in our personal lives, we are all starting to see Artificial Intelligence play a growing role. From a public relations and communications perspective, this presents definite opportunities but also challenges – the opportunities will be best met and the challenges best addressed by applying a balanced mix of sound judgment and human intelligence” said Justin Green, President Global Alliance.