Joe Rice Johnson iii was appointed vice president and general manager for Grayling, a global public relations consultancy, in Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Johnson has over 20 years of international consulting experience on strategic, political and corporate communications on four continents, including 15 years advising on senate and gubernatorial campaigns in the U.S.
Prior to joining Grayling’s office in Ukraine, Johnson worked as country director in Russia for the International Republican Institute, a political advocacy and international relations wing for the U.S. Republican Party, based in Washington, DC.
In Russia, Johnson was also country director for international oil trading firm IOTC, managing public affairs.
He chairs the Republicans Abroad in Russia and worked with Hill and Knowlton, a public relations-affairs firm.
