Horgan takes on global role for Apco

BRUSSELS - Ex-managing director of APCO Worldwide in China, Patrick Horgan (pictured), is taking on a new role as the managing director of the consultancy's EMEA-Asia business.

"Patrick’s solid expertise in advising APCO’s clients on expanding East and his understanding of Asian companies’ needs in foreign markets will no doubt benefit our clients and APCO as a company," said Brad Staples, chief executive officer of EMEA.

Horgan added, "The biggest challenge in a role such as this one is one of prioritization and focus. Asia's commercial relations with Europe, the Middle East and Africa is clearly a huge field within which we can only address a limited number of opportunities with the degree of focus necessary to ensure that we consistently achieve the best possible results for our clients."

Horgan will now be based in Brussels.