* Leadership: well versed in shaping business & communications strategies to lead successful in-house & multi-disciplinary consultancy teams in UK, EMEA & global roles for some of the world's largest B2B brands.* Strategy & Planning: delivered multi-regional & disciplinary plans covering everything from corporate reputation, M&A & issues management to executive communications, stakeholder relations, internal comms & sales & marketing.* Story development: overseen positioning & message creation workshops for every communications challenge from brand & competitive positioning to executive profiling, crisis planning and product launches * People Management: Overseen diverse communications teams to create effective, motivated staff exceeding client expectations & demonstrating the value of the communications function to stakeholders. Particularly passionate about empowering teams to develop their careers through mentoring, continuous learning and risk taking.* Technology industry expertise: Over a period of 16 years have worked in most sectors of the technology industry for brands ranging from the world’s leading enterprise software vendors to consumer technology brands & start-ups.* Business & Operational Management: Proven financial & business management track-record, running sound P&Ls and driving new business strategies that delivers year on year growth. .Specialties: Strategic Planning and counsel, executive profiling, storytelling, communications innovation, brand management, message development, international team management, crisis communications
Listed skills include Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Strategy, Strategic Communications, and 32 others.