Ian Rumsby steps up to chairman of Weber Shandwick Australia

Tim Burrowes

September 22, 2010 1:08

Ian Rumsby mumbrella PR agency Weber Shandwick has appointed Ian Rumsby as chairman of its Australian operation.

Rumsby will also continue in his existing role of executive VP of strategic development for Asia Pacific.

His appointment coinicides with Australian MD Emma-Jane Granleese going on maternity leave. Before his strategy role, Brumsby was himself MD of the agency.

Weber Shandwick’s Asia Pacific chairman Tim Sutton said: “Ian’s senior perspective and first-person knowledge of the Australian market and our clients’ businesses will ensure that service to clients is uninterrupted during this time.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.