Tony Hale, CEO of The Communications Council
Dear Members,
Welcome back and Happy New Year! Like us, I hope you were able to spend some time over the holidays to relax, recharge, and get together with family and friends.
With 2017 now underway, I look forward to working with our members and representative councils to deliver a rich calendar of activity throughout the year.
We now have a clear board vision as we focus on helping to drive the quality and long term prosperity of our members. We will continue to invest in our systems to ensure we can track member activity accurately as we move to introduce our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program in the second half of the year in preparation for a new Accreditation system in 2018.
As you start to plan your own calendar, I would strongly urge all members to contact TCC to ensure they maximise the value of their membership. We are continuing to develop ‘member-only’ activities across professional development, award judging and exclusive access to industry leadership initiatives such as the Deloitte Access Economics ‘Advertising Pays’ report and Peter Field masterclasses.
I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Hidden Characters’ Founder and Managing Director Annalise Brown as Chair of the Public Relations Council (PRC). Since becoming a member of the PRC in 2013, Annalise has been pivotal in driving council initiatives and aligning the vision of the PRC to the broader TCC initiatives.
She replaces Co-Founder and Managing Director of Res Publica, Melissa Cullen, who held the position since December 2014. Melissa played an instrumental role in building the PRC’s reputation as an industry leader and we sincerely thank her for her dedicated service, insight and tenacity.
As we dive into the exciting year ahead, I look forward to working with you all again. Thank you for the continued support and I wish you every success in 2017.
Sincerely
Tony Hale