GAINESVILLE, FL – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) Board of Trustees has begun a search for candidates to become the next President and CEO of the organization. Frank Ovaitt, who currently holds the position, has announced his intent to retire from full-time duties effective December 31.
“This organization is known for fostering awareness and use of research relevant to public relations practice,” said co-chair Ken Makovsky, president of Makovsky. “The mission is so special that the Board will look first to candidates within IPR, including current and former Trustees, volunteers, researchers and research editors.”
Such individuals who wish to be considered should send a letter to the IPR co-chairs, saying why they are interested in the position. The letter should be emailed to co-chair@instituteforpr.org no later than Nov. 26. If the initial phase searching for people already close to IPR doesn’t produce a successful candidate, the Board will launch a broader external search.
Oscar Suris, also co-chair of IPR and executive vice president of corporate communications for Wells Fargo, added, “Frank is an iconic leader who has built effective management systems for IPR, restructured the staff including the addition of our first director of research, and strengthened our finances. Thanks to his leadership, IPR offers more solid research than ever before, but the job of getting practitioners to use it is never done.”
IPR is an independent nonprofit foundation dedicated to the science beneath the art of public relations™. The organization focuses on research that provides timely insights and applied intelligence that professionals can put to immediate use.
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Contact:
Ken Makovsky, IPR Co-Chair Oscar Suris, IPR Co-Chair
(212) 508-9603 (704) 383-4647
