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Graham Barr
GLF Board Member
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"Today's issues that are parochial can immediately become global because of the interaction of many countries and institution; events are more transparent and leaders are floodlit on the world stage. They will therefore be more prepared to access the wisdom of those who have emerged successfully from similar experiences, particularly when such help is confidential."
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Graham Barr
GLF Board Member
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Biographical Information
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Graham is Founding Partner of Etoile Partners Ltd, a global international strategic consultancy headquartered on London. He recently stepped down from the post of Executive Chairman of Bell Pottinger Sans Frontieres, which was founded under his leadership some six years ago. He was formerly Global Vice President, International Regions, for the BP Group based in London and prior to that Executive Director, BP Southern Africa and BP Africa in Cape Town. He was co-chairman and a director of the Consultative Business Movement in South Africa, which played a vital role in moving the country to democracy.
Alongside broad business experience, his specialities include reputation management strategy and implementation, political risk assessment and management, public affairs, negotiations, crisis management, relationship management, geo-politics, corporate social and ethical policy and management, change management and communications.
A former political and financial journalist and Deputy Editor of a leading South African daily newspaper, Graham extended the international reach of Sans Frontieres by, among other things, establishing centres of excellence in Washington DC and in Brussels, with associates around the world.
Educated at the University of Cape Town and Harvard Business School.
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