President of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) Yomi Badejo-Okusanya was among 13 other outstanding Public Relations practitioners from across the globe bestowed with Fellowship of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) honours.
Badejo-Okusanya who was Group Managing Director, CMC Connect Limited (Nigeria); was bestowed along with Bridget Von Holdt, Co-Market Leader, Managing Director, BCW Africa (South Africa); Kelly Fletcher, Chief Executive Officer, Fletcher Marketing PR (USA); Fred Cook, Global Communications Manager, Kuoni Tumlare (UK); Kiri Sinclair, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of integrated communications agency (Asia) amongst others.
Thanking the organization for the honour, Fletcher said she is privileged to be part of the organisation.
“Thank you for this honour. I am privileged to be a part of the most important organisation in public relations and look forward to helping grow membership in the U.S. alongside some of the best and brightest minds in our industry. Truly grateful”.
In his remarks, Badejo-Okusanya acknowledged the vigorous works that PRCA has done across the world.
“I acknowledge the vigorous work being done by PRCA across the world to grow our profession. The key to success is partnership which PRCA is engaging in well. We at APRA further pledge our support and look forward to even greater cooperation.
“I accept my nomination as a Fellow and thank the Chair, Board of Fellows and other members for the honor.”
The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is the world’s largest professional PR body with more than 35,000 PR professionals in 82 countries worldwide. Their mission is to create a more professional, ethical, and prosperous PR industry. New Fellows are invited to join on the unified recommendation of the Chair of Fellows, the Board Chair, and the Director General. Fellows are entitled to use the designatory letters FPRCA, and are invited to exclusive events for senior practitioners.