Brian Sweeney: The New Zealand Story

Brian Sweeney is the New York-based Chairman of SweeneyVesty, a global corporate communications company founded in Wellington, New Zealand in 1987 with Jane Vesty, an international leader in Public Relations. He is dedicated to the idea of New Zealand exporting its services, innovation and creativity, and to the related positioning and communications New Zealand must undertake to be competitive globally.

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ABOUT Brian Sweeney

“SweeneyVesty is an independent company operating in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. In the past decade it has undertaken projects for clients in over 100 cities in 50 countries.

Brian Sweeney is an expert in international branding, issues and crisis management, and the power shifts in the consumer and content landscapes driven by converging digital technologies.

SweeneyVesty provides business strategy and communications services to corporations and public organisations. Their advice and work is designed to improve core perceptions and increase core revenues of their local, national, regional and global clients.

The company works in communication situations involving business growth and transformation, brand and culture building, issues management and innovation. It recruits multi-skilled people with exceptional thinking skills, great abilities to write, talk, plan and implement, and a passion for service.

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