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Who should be the official spokesman for the organization; Leader,Particular person or the Owner and on what this function depend ?

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Question added by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company
Date Posted: 2016/10/02
Md Fazlur Rahman
by Md Fazlur Rahman , Procurement Specialist , Engineering and Planning Consultants Ltd

Thanks for invitation.  

 

As a standard practice, Chief Communication Officer or Public Relations Officer is the official spokesperson of the organization. However, in highly important strategic issues, The Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director (Leader) takes the role of spokesperson and briefs the issues to the public/govt./and other stakeholders

Heavenly J John
by Heavenly J John , Head of the Dealership Operation , Automobile Company

It depends upon the size of the organisation. However, When there is a need of Spokes-Person, the organisation certainly will have one and until such time, the responsible person like the owner will have to take care.

ahmad haidar ahmad
by ahmad haidar ahmad , Technical Manager , Al Massela Engineering and construction

some companies have public relation section the manager of this section can be the official spokesman of the organization

Emmanuel Wamweta
by Emmanuel Wamweta , production supervisor , Tembo Steel Rolling

You did mention it in your statement; "spokesperson". It is wrong, unethical & unprofessional for the owner to speak on behalf of the organisation unless they are called upon to do so especialy in times of emergeny or where it necessitates to do so. An organisation is meant to have a professional spokesperson who has got prior knowledge, experience & qualification in Public Relations; in other words a Public Relations Officer, Executive or Manager

Mohamed Azmy
by Mohamed Azmy , Finance Manager , Napata

I think CEO is the best one who can take this role because he knows more than anyone about what and when to say anything about the organization

Muhammad Moeen Bhatti
by Muhammad Moeen Bhatti , Cluster Incharge , Premier DLC - A project of Beaconhouse Group

agree with the both experts.........

Duncan Robertson
by Duncan Robertson , Strategy Consultant , Duncan Robertson Consultancy

You are referring to a smaller company, which will not have a PR department.

In very small businesses, the spokesperson should be the owner/entrepreneur.  Nobody else will be taken seriously.

In businesses of any size, the spokesperson should be selected primarily on their ability to speak in public.   In general it should not be the owner or CEO, although it is very important that they have direct access to the owner/CEO.    The CEO has other things to do, and should only appear in public like this in the most important of circumstances.

Vaiyapuri Gopalakrishnan
by Vaiyapuri Gopalakrishnan , Manager - After Sales , M/s Saud Bahwan Automotive llc

Agree on experts answers. Thanks for your invitation.

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