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West Hartford, Ct, Us

The Clarion Group specializes in serving the needs of executives, whether it be business strategy development, governance and organizing structures, culture or leadership.

PinStrategy LLC specializes in developing and accelerating profitable business, marketing and communications strategies. Core competencies include: business strategy design, articulation and implementation plans; executive team strategy facilitation; thought leadership establishment; mission/vision/values definition and implementation; marketing organization and strategy design; communications strategy; crisis communications; communication organization and process design; management/board presentation design and presentation coaching.

Amsterdam Zuidoost, Nl

Led all strategic marketing activities for ING Retirement as well as several cross-enterprise efforts including: executive leadership of the ING Retirement Research Institute, multicultural sales and marketing, ING Retirement brand development, strategic communications, and leadership of C-Suite commissioned strategic initiatives. Within ING Retirement, led marketing strategy development, proprietary data analytics efforts, cross- business innovation expansion, and public relations coordination.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Led development and execution of all marketing, communications, and strategic relations strategy for four wholly-owned independent contractor broker-dealers, Advisory Services and ING Trust U.S.A. (supporting approximately 7,000 registered representatives, over 800 financial institutions and $20B+ in annual sales). Primary responsibilities included: advertising and public relations strategy; leadership of creative and production services; design and maintenance of 12 intra- and extra-net Web sites; planning/execution of all sales meetings and events; and development of competitive strategic relations platform.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Assumed new and undefined role to coordinate marketing activities across seven recently acquired broker-dealers, as well as lead the development of Network-level marketing programs and support.

Partner in comprehensive asset management practice ($150M+ in assets; 400 client relationships). Advised affluent individuals, corporations, and foundations in making informed decisions regarding the accumulation, management, and transfer of wealth. Exceeded goals in terms of revenue, assets and client retention. Specific responsibilities included: management of all client relationships; investment portfolio analysis for all in-force and prospective clients; marketing strategy; staffing; and development of client profiling and rationalization process (reduced complexity over three years resulting in a 75% reduction in number of clients managed and 18% reduction in assets under management with no impact on revenue).

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Consistently top-rated financial manager in dynamic and highly competitive environment. Was quickly promoted throughout tenure.

Mba, Finance, Human Resources

Ba, Economics (Major), French (Minor)