Arash Vafadari

Arash Vafadari is the founder and Managing Director of Mana Payam Public Relations firm based in Tehran, Iran. Mana Payam is Iran’s only dedicated, full service public relations consultancy firm with comprehensive experience in meeting the growing demands of medium and large businesses either already established or looking to enter the local market. The company currently works with many foreign and domestic companies conducting business, or wishing to expand their operations in Iran. In addition to his role at Mana Payam, Arash also lectures at the Vije School of Communications in Tehran teaching modern public relations. He is an advisor to the Iranian Business School (IBS), a not-for-profit academic institution founded by prominent Iranian business people. He is also the chairman of the board at Akhbar Rasmi which is Iran’s first online press release distribution (newswire) company.