Roland Rudd
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( Public relations executive) | |
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| Born | Roland Dacre Rudd April 1961 (age 57), Kensington, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | • Millfield School • Regent's Park College (Oxford) |
| Parents | • Tony Rudd • Ethne Fitzgerald |
| Spouse | Sophie Hale |
| Founder of | Finsbury |
| Member of | Ditchley/Governors, Ditchley/UK |
Ditchleygovernor, PR executive, pretty regular at WEF AGMs | |
Roland Rudd is the founder and chairman of Finsbury (formerly RLM Finsbury), the public relations firm. Rudd was educated at Oxford University, becoming President of the Oxford Union before starting a career in journalism that he left to found Finsbury. He sold that company to WPP plc in 2001, making an estimated £40 million. Rudd continues as chairman of Finsbury and also chairs the 10-year-old Business for New Europe organisation, which seeks reform in the EU while remaining committed to Britain’s membership.[1]
Elder brother of Tory politician Amber Rudd, Roland Rudd is strongly in favour of British engagement with the European Union and has campaigned for electoral reform.[2]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2011 | 26 January 2011 | 30 January 2011 | Switzerland WEF | 2228 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | Switzerland WEF | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | Switzerland WEF | 2603 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | Switzerland WEF | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | Switzerland WEF | 2952 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership." |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | Switzerland WEF | "The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one." |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | Switzerland WEF | This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting. |
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References
- ↑ The Daily Mail doesn't bother me but Brexit does, says pro-EU PR chief Roland Rudd"
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