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'''Bob Pickard''' is a Canadian businessman and the former global communications director of the [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]] (AIIB). He is known for his work in public relations, managing the Asia-Pacific region of [[Burson-Marsteller]],<ref name="PRWeek">{{cite web |last=O'Reilly |first=Gemma |title=Burson-Marsteller hires industry stalwart Bob Pickard to lead Asia-Pacific |url=https://www.prweek.com/article/979302/burson-marsteller-hires-industry-stalwart-bob-pickard-lead-asia-pacific |publisher=PRWeek |date=25 January 2010}}</ref> [[Huntsworth]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Chen |first=Sophie |title=Chris Tang joins Huntsworth as regional CEO; Bob Pickard promoted to APAC chairman |url=https://www.campaignasia.com/article/chris-tang-joins-huntsworth-as-regional-ceo-bob-pickard-promoted-to-apac-chairma/369745 |publisher=Campaign Asia |date=16 January 2014}}</ref> and leading the market entry of [[Edelman (firm)|Edelman]] into Japan.<ref name="PRWeek"/> Pickard co-founded [[Environics#Environics_Communications_(currently_Proof)|Environics Communications]] in 1994.<ref name="PRWeek"/> |
'''Bob Pickard''' is a Canadian businessman and the former global communications director of the [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]] (AIIB). He is known for his work in public relations, managing the Asia-Pacific region of [[Burson-Marsteller]],<ref name="PRWeek">{{cite web |last=O'Reilly |first=Gemma |title=Burson-Marsteller hires industry stalwart Bob Pickard to lead Asia-Pacific |url=https://www.prweek.com/article/979302/burson-marsteller-hires-industry-stalwart-bob-pickard-lead-asia-pacific |publisher=PRWeek |date=25 January 2010}}</ref> [[Huntsworth]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Chen |first=Sophie |title=Chris Tang joins Huntsworth as regional CEO; Bob Pickard promoted to APAC chairman |url=https://www.campaignasia.com/article/chris-tang-joins-huntsworth-as-regional-ceo-bob-pickard-promoted-to-apac-chairma/369745 |publisher=Campaign Asia |date=16 January 2014}}</ref> and leading the market entry of [[Edelman (firm)|Edelman]] into Japan.<ref name="PRWeek"/> Pickard co-founded [[Environics#Environics_Communications_(currently_Proof)|Environics Communications]] in 1994.<ref name="PRWeek"/> He was recognized in the ''[[PR Week]]'' "Global Power Book", which lists influential communicators in the industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=PR Week Global Power Book 2015 |url=https://www.prweek.com/power-book/global/2015/bob-pickard/e22b6763-8239-4560-8b53-f641a53acc81}}</ref> |
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*Prior to PR, active in public affairs and served as a political aide to several Canadian federal Cabinet ministers including [[Joe Clark]]<ref name="PRWeek"/><ref name="BWChina"/>{{better source needed|date=April 2023}} 1992 member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Earth Summit<ref name="BWChina"/>{{better source needed|date=April 2023}} |
*Prior to PR, active in public affairs and served as a political aide to several Canadian federal Cabinet ministers including [[Joe Clark]]<ref name="PRWeek"/><ref name="BWChina"/>{{better source needed|date=April 2023}} 1992 member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations [[Earth Summit]]<ref name="BWChina"/>{{better source needed|date=April 2023}} |
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*Vice President at [[Hill & Knowlton]] Canada, led firms technology practice (1987? 2002 - 15)<ref name="PRWeek"/> |
*Vice President at [[Hill & Knowlton]] Canada, led firms technology practice (1987? 2002 - 15)<ref name="PRWeek"/> |
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*''[[PR Week]]'' Power Book 2015<ref>{{cite web |title=PR Week Global Power Book 2015 |url=https://www.prweek.com/power-book/global/2015/bob-pickard/e22b6763-8239-4560-8b53-f641a53acc81}}</ref> |
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==Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank whistleblowing== |
==Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank whistleblowing== |
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Bob Pickard is a Canadian businessman and the former global communications director of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He is known for his work in public relations, managing the Asia-Pacific region of Burson-Marsteller,[2] Huntsworth,[3] and leading the market entry of Edelman into Japan.[2] Pickard co-founded Environics Communications in 1994.[2] He was recognized in the PR Week "Global Power Book", which lists influential communicators in the industry.[4]
- Prior to PR, active in public affairs and served as a political aide to several Canadian federal Cabinet ministers including Joe Clark[2][1][better source needed] 1992 member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Earth Summit[1][better source needed]
- Vice President at Hill & Knowlton Canada, led firms technology practice (1987? 2002 - 15)[2]
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank whistleblowing
In March 2022, Pickard became the Director General of Communications at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank and international financial institution, to lead its global communications strategy.[5] In June 2023, Pickard publicly resigned in protest over what he described as the undue influence of the Chinese Communist Party in AIIB’s everyday operations which he said constituted a failure of transparent governance and created a “toxic culture” inside the bank.[6][7][8][9] Pickard ultimately fled China after his resignation.[5] The government of Canada froze its participation with the AIIB after Pickard's allegations and is conducting an extended review of the country’s membership in the bank in consultation with other G7 countries.[10]
An AIIB internal investigation claimed that it "follows the highest standards of multilateral governance, that its governance is functioning as intended, and that there was no evidence of undue influence on decisions taken by the Board of Directors or Management."[11] In front of a House of Commons of Canada committee on Canada-China relations later that year, Pickard testified that "so long as we have the Chinese Communist Party trying to work to undermine Western democracies...it is impossible" for the AIIB to be reformed.[7]
Further reading
References
- ^ a b c "Bob Pickard Named CEO Burson-Marsteller Asia-Pacific" (Press Release). 26 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e O'Reilly, Gemma (25 January 2010). "Burson-Marsteller hires industry stalwart Bob Pickard to lead Asia-Pacific". PRWeek.
- ^ Chen, Sophie (16 January 2014). "Chris Tang joins Huntsworth as regional CEO; Bob Pickard promoted to APAC chairman". Campaign Asia.
- ^ "PR Week Global Power Book 2015".
- ^ a b Chen, Laurie (2023-06-15). "Former Canadian AIIB official says he was 'advised' to flee China after resignation". Global News. Reuters. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Griffiths, James; Chase, Steven (2023-06-15). "Ottawa halts participation in China-led development bank". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b Brewster, Murray (11 December 2023). "Asian infrastructure bank can't be reformed unless China changes course, former executive says". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ McDonald, Joe (2023-06-14). "Canadian quits Chinese-founded development bank, complains Communist Party members dominate it". Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Chen, Laurie (2023-06-14). "China-led AIIB's communications chief quits, criticises bank's management". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Ljunggren, David (2023-06-14). "Ottawa halts activity with China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank". Global News. Reuters.
- ^ Chase, Steven (31 August 2023). "Former staff of China-led bank dispute ex-PR chief's allegations of Beijing influence". The Globe and Mail.