Singapore, Asia ops 'not affected' by Bell Pottinger scandal

Singapore

AS a storm gathers around the global public relations (PR) firm, Bell Pottinger said that its operations in Singapore and Asia remain unaffected.

This came after the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) in the United Kingdom expelled the firm for its alleged involvement in a racially controversial campaign in South Africa. Bell Pottinger CEO James Henderson also resigned from his position over the weekend.

On Tuesday, The Guardian reported that Bell Pottinger's second largest shareholder has walked away from the business by writing off its investment and handing back the stake to the PR firm. Chime, co-owned by US investment firm Providence Equity Partners and Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP group, has given u…