David Hamilton Email & Phone Number

United States

• Lead the Lenovo North America Communications Team responsible for public relations, internal communications, executive communications, social media, and video production. • Oversee Lenovo’s philanthropy team in North America that is responsible for community engagement initiatives and employee volunteering opportunities in the United States and Canada.

• Lead the Lenovo North America Communications Team that brings Lenovo's products and services to life through engaging content and storytelling. • Develop and direct the external communications strategy to enhance the reputation of Lenovo, its products, and its executives as leaders in technology innovation and further establish Lenovo as the brand of choice among businesses and consumers• Oversee public relations/external communications, internal communications, executive communications, social media and video production in North America.• Advise NA President and other key business leaders how to effectively communicate with external (media, customers, investors, partners, government officials, and the public) and internal (Lenovo employees) audiences.• Spotlight Lenovo’s culture, world-class benefits, and community engagement initiatives to ensure the company remains an employer of choice and attracts/retains top talent• Collaborate cross-functionally with worldwide corporate communications, business unit and geography communications colleagues to ensure consistent storytelling across all geographies and localize global stories for the North America market.• Advance brand storytelling through executive interviews, thought leadership, and feature stories, social media, and community engagement initiatives.

• Drove the external communications strategy to enhance the reputation of Lenovo, its leading products, and its executives as thought leaders in tech innovation across North America• Advanced brand storytelling through executive interviews, thought leadership, and feature stories• Advised NA President and other key business leaders how to effectively communicate with the media• Aligned with WW Comms Team to ensure consistent storytelling across all Geos and to localize global stories for the NA market• Managed the relationships with PR agencies to develop earned media pitch strategies, develop messaging, prep spokespeople, and staff executive interviews with press• Collaborated with social media, internal comms, and community engagement colleagues to ensure consistency and alignment in storytelling across all channels for all audiences• Served as the Task Force Leader during the formation and Program Co-Leader for the first three years of All In, a new North America employee-led initiative to embrace diversity, promote inclusion, and enhance the overall employee experience• 2021 Lenovo Way Award Recipient/President’s Club: Demonstrates Lenovo Way in daily activities and interactions. Makes an outstanding contribution to the business, demonstrating extraordinary leadership, resilience, dedication and determination. The Lenovo Way award is only given to 10 individuals in non-sales roles in the North America organization annually and these award recipients are invited to attend President’s Club.

• Developed and executed PR strategy and supporting tactics for Data Center Group business unit• Created global PR plans and drove initiatives for several of the most significant announcements in Lenovo’s Data Center Group history including: *Global strategic partnership with NetApp *The company's ascent to the #1 provider of TOP500 supercomputers *Lenovo's Neptune liquid cooling technologies for high performance computing *Introduction of Lenovo TruScale, the industry’s first true “pay-for-what-you-use data center” service• Advised C-Suite executives and other key business leaders how to effectively communicate with the media

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Served as global public relations lead for $5 billion Data Center Group business unit while Head of PR was on maternity leave

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Formulated and directed strategic public relations and social media campaigns for agency’s key accounts• Served as primary day-to-day contact for 10+ clients, ensuring all PR initiatives aligned with their business goals• Managed account services, content development, and social media teams at agency’s North Carolina office• Served as lead copywriter and edited all communication and collateral materials

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Led development and execution of strategic communications and public relations campaigns for agency’s key accounts• Spearheaded media outreach and secured favorable media coverage for clients in top tier outlets • Served as media spokesperson for clients; managed their media relations and crisis communication plans• Managed agency’s content generation, social media, and video production teams • Wrote, edited, and proofread internal and external communications for agency and its clients

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

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