Francois Baird Email & Phone Number

Francois Baird is founder and chairman of Baird's US LLC and of British headquartered international communications management consultancy, Baird's CMC. He was Chairman, Africa at Edelman, the world's largest public relations firm, as well as founder and former chairman of Baird’s Renaissance, a communication management consultancy based in Johannesburg, which was acquired by Edelman in 2013.He has conducted successful campaigns for governments, multi-lateral organisations, multi-national companies and international NGOs in 34 African countries, and across the world. He has a special interest in developing countries.Francois still consults internationally on issues, communication and management strategy. His specialties are public affairs, corporate reputation risk assessment and management, communication strategy and crisis management. He is a member of the Board of the Centre for Communication and Reputation Management at the University of Pretoria, of the Presidential Precinct in Charlottesville VA and of the Institute for Child Witness Research and Training in South Africa.Over the years he has managed election campaigns for President Chiluba of Zambia, for President Chissano in Mozambique and advised on many election campaigns in various other African countries. He consults to governments, institutions and companies across Africa.Specialties: Professional: Corporate brand, reputation risk assessment and management, communication strategy development, issues, crisis and election campaign management, corporate image, marketing, research.Industries: Financial services, health, defence, telecommunications, consumer, government, development institutions, parastatal, mining and resources.Personal skills: Leadership, strategy development, project implementation management, general management, negotiation.

Listed skills include Strategic Communications, Strategy, Public Relations, Reputation Management, and 46 others.