Financial Times columnist Stefan Stern is joining PR agency Edelman as director of strategy.

Stern, who currently writes a weekly column on management for the FT’s Business Life section, will start his new position in mid August.

He will provide senior counsel to organisations across all industry sectors on strategic reputation management at the intersection of business, media and society. He will also be an active contributor to Edelman’s publications series and support the generation of content in his specialist field of management.

Stern has been writing about business, finance and management for the past 17 years. He has won awards for his work from the Work Foundation and the Management Consultancies Association.

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