Emma Leech confirmed as 2018 President-Elect
Founding Chartered Practitioner Emma Leech FCIPR will become President-Elect of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) next year, having stood unopposed in the 2017 CIPR Election.
A Chartered Marketer and Manager, Emma works as the Director of Marketing and Advancement at Loughborough University, having held similar roles at the Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Nottingham.
Emma joined the Institute in 1996 and became one of the UK's first Accredited PR Practitioners in 2005. She was awarded Fellowship of the CIPR in 2009 and was named CIPR/ IOD PR Director of the Year in 2012.
I am absolutely delighted to have been nominated as the next President Elect and am looking forward to working with Board and Council colleagues in driving forward CIPR’s vision and strategy. I am grateful to those who nominated me and for the many positive messages I’ve received from colleagues across the industry.
- Read Emma's candidate statement
Emma will succeed Sarah Hall Chart.PR, FCIPR as President of the CIPR in 2019. Sarah will take over from the current President Jason MacKenzie Found.Chart.PR, FCIPR next year.
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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).