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John BestPresidentBest Communications GroupOEB International - Hamilton
John Best is president of Best Communications Group, a company providing strategic communications counsel to management.Clients include major hospital corporations, municipal governments, pharmaceutical companies, transportation organizations, commercial firms and heavy industries.
With a 20-year background as a senior broadcasting executive, John specializes in strategic media relations and crisis counsel and is an experienced media trainer.An award-winning television producer, he develops and executes specialized marketing and educational video products and television programming on behalf of clients.He won the 1992 New York Festivals awards for script-writing in the international television-programming category.
John applies strong analytical and communications skills to bring clarity to complex issues.He has successfully managed projects requiring the co-ordination of a broad spectrum of skills.He has acted as lead counsel in the preparation of a variety of proposals, particularly for regulated industries.He assists his clients in establishing strong working relationships with government at all levels, and with regulatory bodies.
Educated at the University of Western Ontario, John has received specialized training in negotiating and in quality management.He is the author of a book and many articles on Canadian history.His professional associations include CPRS and the Radio and Television News Directors' Association of Canada.