APO Group appoints Fadi El Abdallah to lead new crisis communications division

APO Group has announced the appointment of Fadi El Abdallah as Chief Strategic Advisor for Reputation and Crisis Communications. El Abdallah previously served as the Spokesperson and Head of Public Affairs for the International Criminal Court.

Alongside this appointment, the consultancy is launching a new Strategic Reputation & Crisis Communications division. The unit is designed to assist multinational corporations, financial institutions, African governments, and sovereign entities in managing and recovering from high-stakes reputational crises. Services offered include crisis rapid response, executive counsel, crisis readiness, reputation recovery, and continuous crisis intelligence.