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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Recruited back to the US to build and launch HP's new thought leadership program - the Work Relationship Index and lead our relationship with DP World in North & South America. As the global account lead for HP thought leadership, I oversee a team of 40 across more than a dozen geographies, as well as strategy, creative, digital, earned media, influencer, editorial and executive positioning teams.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Recruited to Edelman's South Africa office as an account manager. Served as the day-to-day lead on programs across industries, with clients including Roche (corporate, breast cancer, hemophilia and MS), LG, GE, Huawei and Nissan. In addition to leading a portfolio of clients, I helped launch Edelman's Trust Barometer for the first time in Africa, with events in South Africa and Kenya. In this time, I also oversaw marketing and new business efforts for the South Africa office.As an account director, I was responsible for several programs across multiple sectors including manufacturing, technology, healthcare, professional services and energy. In addition, I served as the new business lead for Africa, helping secure more than two dozen new client wins in the region.In my final role in Johannesburg, I oversaw Edelman Africa's global integrated accounts including Roche, HP, Nissan, DP World, Heineken and Ajinomoto, among others. These accounts spanned both consumer and corporate remits, with a focus on creative studio integration. I managed teams of 6-20 across all disciplines, delivering on strategy, media relations, content creation, crisis and issues management, internal communications, digital and more across multiple geographies in Africa.

Chicago, Il

I served in Edelman's Technology & Business Marketing practice with a focus on media relations for startup tech clients.