01 June 2012

Jackson and Wells apart again after two decades

It was one of the longest-running partnerships in Australian PR, and one of the more successful. But 21 years is a long-time and earlier this week they quietly went their separate ways. 

Keith Jackson and John Wells are from different sides of politics. Jackson is a former ALP candidate and head of corporate affairs with the ABC, Wells used to work for John Howard after a long career in Australian journalism. The combination of talents and experiences was formidable. I very much enjoyed my time working with them between 1996 and 2007, and a lot of terrific people along the way. 

Good luck to Keith and John, I'm sure many clients will continue to benefit from their insights in the years ahead.

1 Jun 2012 16:49:01 | Public Relations

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