Jon Aarons is Senior Managing Director in the Strategic Communications practice of FTI Consulting, based in London. He is responsible for coordinating cross-border business through the EMEA region and developing the Strategic Communications international network, providing solutions for clients across a wide range of global markets. He has 25 years of experience in consulting and has been with the Group since 2000.
Jon began his career on the staff of former British Foreign Secretary Lord Owen and worked in successful entrepreneurial consultancies as a consultant in strategic communications since the mid-1980s. He has advised many clients over the years in all sectors and international markets on every aspect of their corporate positioning, marketing communications and reputation management. He helped to build the Group’s corporate communications, issues and crisis advisory capabilities in London, before assuming his current role in 2006, coordinating business in the world’s fastest growing and most challenging markets. He has focused particularly on establishing the firm’s significant presence in Russia, emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Jon graduated in Politics at Exeter University, holds a postgraduate Diploma in Communications, is a Past President and current Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and Member of the International Public Relations Association.
