PR legend Tony
Good bestowed with the life time achievement
award by PRCI
In the year 1999, PR week
wrote: Tony Good- A true giant of the PR industry/Few people in PR can match
the lifetime of achievement of Tony Good. Today, honoured with the Dr. K R
Singh Memorial –Life Time Achievement Award for his contribution to the PR
industry, Tony Good, Executive Chairman, Good Relations India and Good
Consultancy Limited, UK personifies a streak of pure enterprise and humility.
An internationally known PR veteran, Tony Good also currently serves as
worldwide Chairman of Cox & Kings.
Tony Good was honoured
with this coveted award as part of PRCI Chanakya Awards - 2012 during the
‘Global PR Conclave - 2012’ which took place at Hotel Trident in Mumbai today.
He also delivered the special address during the inaugural session.
Eminent Chief Guests who graced
the occasion include: Mr H.K Dua, Member of Parliament, Former Editor-in-Chief,
Times of India, Indian Express, Hindustan Times and Tribune, Mr.K.Subramanyam,
Director General of Police, Maharashtra, Dr.N.Prabhu Dev, Vice-Chancellor of
Karnataka University, and Mr.CV Prakash, CEO, Gradatim, Chennai. Mr.M B
Jayaram, Executive Director KPCL and Chairman Emeritus and Chief Mentor, PRCI and
Mr.ND Rajpal, President, PRCI were the guest of honor.
About Mr.Tony Good:
Anthony
B M Good popularly known as Tony is a serial
entrepreneur, career pluralist and inveterate investor in other people. He has a wealth of public market
experience. He is one of the true giants of the industry and certainly
one of its most enduring figures. His career spans over 50 years and includes
some impressive milestones, such as creating the first ever publicly quoted PR
agency group, Good Relations. Tony
Good is currently majority stakeholder of Good Relations India while the
minority stake is held by All About Brands Plc, a London based integrated
communications Consultancy.
He
has held positions in large and multinational companies, both in the UK and
India. He has served in a variety of companies representing different industry
segments, including Silver City Airways Ltd., Temple Press Limited (Journalism
and Public Relations), Grindlay's Commercial Holdings Ltd. (Banking and
Finance) and Cox & Kings Limited (Tours and Travel). He has also served as strategic advisor to
the Board Members of Marks & Spencer’s, Sun life and Scottish &
Newcastle amongst others.
