Hall of Fame

Members of the ICCO Hall Of Fame,
By Year Of Induction Are:

The Hall of Fame was established in 2003 at the ICCO Global Summit held in Berlin. ICCO felt there was a need to recognise people who have made exceptional progress in the internationalization of the public relations industry, and who have combined cultural sensitivity with commercial acumen to create agencies that share global reach with local relevance. These people have enhanced the discipline and expanded the scope of public relations activity globally.

Each affiliated trade association is eligible to put forward a candidate. Executive Committee then makes the final selection, using the following criteria:

They represent true ‘ambassadors’ that have made a significant contribution to raising global or international agency standards
They have made significant contributions to the evolution and development of the PR Industry
There is general recognition by their peers, be it nationally or internationally
They have achieved recognition beyond the PR world, i.e. in the larger business community
They have made a real impact, either by innovation, thought leadership or growth of the business/industry
They can demonstrate a track record spanning a significant amount of time
They have shown consistent leadership of the industry

Harold Burson

Founding Chairman of Burson-Marsteller (2003)

David Drobis

Chairman Emeritus Ketchum (2003)

Peter Hehir

Former Chairman Porter Novelli International (2003)

Michael Morley

Deputy Chairman Edelman (2003)

Jean-Leopold Schuybroek

Managing Director Interel (2003)

Daniel Edelman

Founder and Chairman Edelman (2005)

John D. Graham

Chairman & CEO Fleishman-Hillard (2005)

Paul Kohtes

Founder Kohtes Klewes (later Pleon) (2005)

Prema Sagar

Principal and founder Genesis Public Relations (2005)

Jean-Pierre Beaudoin

Managing Director I & E Consultants (2005)

Lou Capozzi

Chairman Publicis Groupe PRCC (2006)

Helen Ostrowski

CEO Porter Novelli (2006)

Carlos Lareau

Senior VP & Senior Partner Fleishman Hillard (2006)

Christian Koenig

Managing Partner Farner PR (2006)

John Saunders

Regional President EMEA Fleishman-Hillard (2011)

Paul Holmes

PR Industry Commentator & Founder The Holmes Group (2011)

Margery Kraus

Founder and CEO APCO Worldwide (2013)

Lionel Chouchan

Chairman Le Public Systeme Hopscotch (2013)

Lord Chadlington

CEO Huntsworth Group plc (2013)

Arun Sudhaman

Partner & Editor in Chief Holmes Report (2015)

Richard Houghton

Agency Doctor (2015)

Kathy Cripps

President PR Council (2015)

Barry Leggetter

CEO AMEC (2015)

Ray Kotcher

Senior Partner and Chairman Ketchum (2015)

Karen van Bergen

CEO Omnicom Public Relations Group (2016)

Jack Martin

Global Chairman & CEO Hill+Knowlton Strategies (2016)

David Gallagher

President, Growth and Development, International Omnicom Public Relations Group (2016)

Lord Bell

Former Chairman and Founder, Bell Pottinger (2016)

Francis Ingham

Director General, PRCA | Chief Executive, ICCO (2017)

Christopher Graves

President, Ogilvy Center for Behavioural Science (2017)

Maxim Behar

CEO, M3 Communications Group (2017)

Madan Bahal

Managing Director, Adfactors PR (2017)

Renate Skoff

Co-Founder, The Skills Group (2017)

Barri Rafferty

CEO, Ketchum (2018)

Andrey Barranikov

CEO, SPN Communications (2018)

Elise Mitchell

Founder and Chairman, Mitchell (2019)

Richard Edelman

Chief Executive Officer, Edelman (2020)

Melissa Waggener Zorkin

Global CEO and Founder, WE-Worldwide (2020)

Johna Burke

Chief Executive Officer, AMEC (2020)

Juergen Gangoly

Managing Director, The Skills Group (2020)

Alex Aiken

Executive Director, UK Government Communication (2021)

Yomi Badejo-Okusanya

President, APRA & Group Managing Director, CMC Connect (Perception Managers) (2021)

Angela Oakes

Co-Founder, GWPR (2021)

Susan Hardwick