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Ken
Hickson, founder of ABC Carbon, environmental consultant
and author
ABC carbon is new but Ken Hickson has been around
for a long time.
A
journalist by training, working in newspapers, magazines,
radio & television in New Zealand, before he succumbed
to the wider world of communications, including public
relations for airlines and a host of businesses throughout
the Asia Pacific.
He
has been an enthusiast for the environment well before
it became popular, supporting the World Wide Fund
for Nature, acting as their honorary representative
in Singapore for 4 years and now serving as a Governor
of WWF Australia, also providing business, communications
and fund-raising support.
For
17 years, Ken lived and worked in Singapore, initially
as a public affairs consultant to Singapore Airlines,
then setting up his own consultancy, Hickson Public
Relations, to service local, regional and international
clients, including BMW, Intel, Hitachi, Canon, Caltex
& DHL. In 1996, his business was acquired by one
of the largest communications companies in the world,
Fleishman Hillard, and he continued to manage its
Singapore operations and help the business expand
throughout Asia Pacific.
He
authored the non-fiction account of a major airline
disaster “Flight 901 to Erebus”, spent a
month with scientists in the Antarctic and worked
on television’s “Science Express” program.
He has a depth of experience in aviation, airline,
travel and tourism sectors having worked for the national
tourism organisations of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore,
Thailand and Indonesia, and for airlines including
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, Lufthansa and
United.
Ken
moved to Australia at the end of 2000, where he has
occupied himself consulting, writing and lecturing.
He is an Associate Professor adjunct at the University
of the Sunshine Coast where he has managed production
workshops, programs for community groups, lectured,
as well as launched a new course on International
Communications, now in its fourth year.
He
has worked with communication consultancies in Australia
and overseas, including Three Plus and Rowland. He
is a dedicated supporter of the creative industries
and the arts, organising art exhibitions, concerts
by the Australian String Quartet and promoting the
work of his artist wife M and sculptor son Dave Hickson.
He
believes climate change is a reality we all need to
face up to. We can adapt and change the course of
history. He urges recognition for carbon in its many
forms and many uses. He would like this century to
be called “The Age of Carbon” and encourages
United Nations and Governments to provide leadership
to lead industry and communities away from the drastic
consequences of climate change.
He
is currently working with clients as well as other
specialist consultants within Australia and overseas
to deliver services required to deal with the issues
and opportunities presented by climate change. (Credit:
ABC Carbon).
Websites
ABC
Carbon
World
Wildlife Fund Australia
Interview
Ken
Hickson
Profiles
Environmentalists
and the environment
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