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Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

• Designed and leads the inaugural integrated Communications function that enables and produces compelling, relevant, and cohesive messages across the global organization.
• Sets internal and external communications strategies to engage and include a broad range of global stakeholders by successfully positioning Trident and its executives as thought and industry leaders in commercial.
• Establishes Trident’s corporate brand and architecture as a unifier of the existing commercial brands and elevates Trident’s corporate reputation with target audiences.
• Implements an integrated communications technology platform to effectively target and engage internal and external audiences, and deliver actionable analytics and metrics.
• Develops and leads crisis communication plans and coordination across global markets.
• Reinforces the company’s values and culture while helping employees embrace a strong sense of belonging by capturing and building the Trident story with initiatives tied to Trident’s business priorities.

New York, NY, US

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Columbus, Indiana, US

• Directed the development and growth of the Program Management Office (PMO) within the newly established Business Transformation Office, with responsibility for driving strategic initiatives that impact the company’s.
• Collaborated on a multi-year transformation program to build agile global corporate functions, including planning strategy, developing integrated program roadmaps, aligning interdependencies, defining KPIs, and.
• Developed the Transformation story and established a comprehensive communication strategy in collaboration with the Change Management team to build global stakeholder awareness and engagement on the changes.Working in.

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Led strategic executive communications for the Chairman and CEO, COO, CFO and VP of Investor Relations, and the VP of Strategy and M&A.
• Managed a multi-disciplinary, global team that developed marketing and communications strategies for the Chief Technical Officer, Chief Information Officer, VP & General Counsel, VP of Product Compliance and Regulatory.
• Developed company and executive messaging for Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Analyst Day and quarterly financial earnings.
• Oversaw crisis communications, including the COVID-19 communications strategy and response, various industrial actions, and customer-related crisis communications strategy and execution.
• Provided strategic direction on initiatives that brought our vision, mission and values to life, inspired stakeholders, increased employee engagement, amplified the power and value of the Cummins global brand and.
• Trained executives and Executive Development participants on media and presentation skills.

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Served on the Africa Middle East (AME) executive leadership team. Represented the region on several global leadership teams. Served on the crisis committee as the regional communications lead.
• Managed a cross-functional, international team while executing roadmaps and strategies that delivered value in corporate communications, channel management, sales operations, pricing, and marketing.
• Led the communications strategy and project and change management processes to consolidate the Africa and Middle East organizations, resulting in a combined AME business with direct and indirect sales across 68.
• Designed an org structure and operating model, including a employee engagement / development / retention programs that reduced functional headcount by 20% while improving satisfaction metrics and customer reach.
• Designed and executed executive comms strategies to introduce and establish Cummins as thought leaders in priority markets and regions. Several leaders were recognized through external leadership awards and best.
• Analyzed continent-wide brand strength, prioritized key markets/regions, established a focused brand strategy, developed integrated marketing and communications plans supporting the brand strategy, and conducted.

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Designed, established, and led the new Africa marketing & communications function, including marketing Functional Excellence, channel management, customer loyalty (customer support excellence), and corporate.
• Designed and implemented an integrated marketing communications strategy encompassing executive communications, advertising, product launches, parts pricing, brand and reputation management, and public relations.
• Oversaw channel management for African (54 countries), coordinated stakeholders to craft go-to-market plans, and built channel capability by leading Distributor audits and creating work plans.
• Led annual Africa Goal Tree development and end-to-end deep-dive project work, including communications strategies and plans to engage and inform corporate stakeholders, executive leadership, employees, customers, and.
• Managed all aspects of the Africa redesign project (including project and change management, communications strategy, and execution) to convert the structure from a BU to a Line of Business (full channel.
• Recruited, onboarded, managed, and retained diverse talent. Achieved target of 50% women in management roles and improved the team distribution based on country of birth/location of operation.

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Responsible for leading the strategy, marketing, communications dealer development, and corporate responsibility functions. Oversaw line management of strategic projects and related personnel ensuring cross-functional.
• Designed and launched the first executive communications strategy to position Cummins and its leaders as influencers in selected industries/markets/countries while partnering with multiple stakeholders to boost.
• Led crisis communications and served as the corporate spokesperson.
• Designed and implemented a corporate restructure to position the company for aggressive growth. Aligned business units with market segments and geographic regions, developed growth strategies for Zambia, Zimbabwe and.
• Launched and served as editor of a monthly internal magazine/newsletter distributed to all Southern African employees.
• Member and Chair of the Cummins iThemba Operating Committee (CIOC), a Corporate Responsibility partnership responsible for guiding this technical school based in Soweto in developing a sustainability plan to become.

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Led a project to triage Zimbabwe distributors during the hyperinflation crisis, in addition to managing pricing cost-bars for Southern African territories, conducting forward cover assessment (FX), and.
• Designed and launched a Dealer & Territory Manager Tool and served as the Project Leader of MRG (convened to investigate the Southern African Distribution Channel Model).
• Led a cost management program to maximize PBIT while implementing a Rings of Defence (ROD) strategy across all BUs and regions to identify and flag milestones/actions required to achieve AOP (budget).
• Ensured accounting accuracy/compliance and managed the monthly accounting close process, capital expenditure budgeting and fixed asset register, and third-party relationships while negotiating exchange rates for.

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

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Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• Managed an international team responsible for IT, payroll, finance department, and special projects.
• Established and managed a 2-year turnaround strategy in collaboration with the CEO to bring the company from a financial loss situation to an NPAT of R8.5M while increasing annual sales from R50M to R120M.
• Project manager for setting up the legal entity and producing audited financial statements for the Angola operations (Petrolmecs Lda).

Manufacturers of medical orthotics and prosthetics. Responsible for bookkeeping to balance sheet, purchasing, and payroll.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business/Commerce, General

Yoga Teacher Training (Ytt200), Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

High Performance Team Program (Hpt), Organizational Leadership

Global Leadership Development Program (Gldp), Organizational Leadership

Cummins Africa Leadership Development Program (Ldp), Leadership And Personal Mastery

Corporate Governance & Business Administration, Corporate Governance & Business Administration

High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates