London,
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June
2018
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10:34
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AMEC Chief Executive awarded Honorary Fellowship

Barry Leggetter, Chief Executive of the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC), has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the CIPR, in recognition of his achievements in driving change in public relations practice.

As Chief Executive, he has been responsible for turning AMEC into an international body and tackling the use of Advertising Value Equivalent (AVE) metrics. AMEC’s Global Summit starts today in Barcelona, at which the CIPR will be represented by Board member Stuart Bruce.

Honorary Fellowship, conferring membership for life, is the highest grade of CIPR membership and is granted by the Board of Directors. 

Sarah Hall Chart.PR, FCIPR, CIPR President
Barry has shown a deep commitment to promoting best practice in the measurement and evaluation of public relations activity, by bringing people together around the world and enabling discussion and education on one of the industry’s most technical problems. He is a thoroughly deserving recipient of this recognition.
Sarah Hall Chart.PR, FCIPR, CIPR President

Barry, winner of the Don Bartholomew Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry, is to stand down as Chief Executive of the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication in 2018, a post he has held since 2007. 

Notes to editors

Notes to editors

About the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)Founded in 1948, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is the Royal Chartered professional body for public relations practitioners in the UK and overseas. The CIPR is the largest membership organisation for PR practitioners outside of North America. By size of turnover and number of individually registered members, we are the leading representative body for the PR profession and industry in Europe.

The CIPR advances professionalism in public relations by making its members accountable to their employers and the public through a code of conduct and searchable public register, setting standards through training, qualifications, awards and the production of best practice and skills guidance, facilitating Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and awarding Chartered Public Relations Practitioner status (Chart.PR).