Robert Harper, Associate Director
PR Toolbox, Toronto

Robert Harper - the "elder statesman" at PR Toolbox - has an extensive background in journalism and public relations. He pioneered the concept of an advertising agency hiring independent public relations counsels to bolster their reputation and image. In 1970, he was appointed International Public Relations Director of Ogilvy and Mather in New York. He later returned to Canada where he headed up a large national PR firm. Robert is a former journalist with the Los Angeles Times and has written many by-line articles for the Globe and Mail, and numerous other Canadian publications.

e-mail: rharper@pr-toolbox.com