Euan Edworthy

Euan Edworthy

Euan Edworthy was educated at Ampleforth College, UK, and graduated from the University of Wales, Cardiff, in 1991 with a degree in Politics and History.^[1] In 2004, he initiated continental Europe’s first ever Speakers' Corner in Prague^[2] and in 2007 established Speakers’ Corner Trust,^[3] an international charity, with former British MP Peter Bradley which promotes freedom of speech. Euan is also a Trustee of the Anglo Czech Education Fund and conceived the idea for the Winged Lion Memorial to commemorate Czechoslovaks who fought with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. The monument was unveiled in Prague on 17 th June 2014 to much local and global acclaim.^[4] He has also established the Czech Children of Courage Award and Prague’s Red Nose Day Campaign.

Euan Edworthy near the mask (head) of a Winged Lion

Euan has now worked in the public relations industry for twenty plus years starting his career at London-based PR company Good Relations in the property planning and development department. In 1993, he became a consultant for the Rowland Company in Hong Kong before moving to Prague in 1994 as an advisor to the Czech Republic government on foreign investment matters.^[1]

In 1995, he established Best Communications, now one of the Czech Republic’s leading public relations companies. Euan is married with a son and lives in Prague.^[1]

References

1. "Tým Best Communications" (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
2. "Praha má po vzoru Londýna speakers´ corner, lidem se ale scházet bez ohlášení moc nechce" (in Czech). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
3. Faltýnek, Vilém (22 November 2013). "Praha má Hyde Park, kde lze řečnit o čemkoli" (in Czech). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
4. Obendrauf, Lubor (18 June 2014). "Britové darovali pomník letcům, Spitfire létal nad Prahou" (in Czech). Retrieved 9 July 2014.