Dynamic global communications leader with over 20 years experience using strategic communications to deliver business results. Authentic values-driven executive who believes in the power of teamwork to solve complex challenges, create positive cultures and deliver sustained high performance.I do the "big picture" well. I can paint a dream and bring people along with me. I convert visions into roadmaps. Using a finely calibrated mix of research, strategy, experience and instinct, I translate complex organizational goals into concrete communications action. I like solving complex problems. I’m skilled at asking the right questions and listening long enough for the unexpected answer to emerge. I help organizations leverage their expertise and insights to build credibility and influence both internally, across the country and around the world.Having spent the majority of my career in large organizations with complex structures, I have experience leading in a matrixed working environment. I am adept at building relationships, fostering collaboration and driving buy-in across a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders spread across multiple countries and cultures. Empathetic, resilient and curious, I can lead effectively through change and am a secure centre for my team in the midst of ambiguity.I work best in an innovative and risk-taking environment where a newsroom pace meets people-first values. I've lived and worked abroad for 8 years (Japan, Namibia and Thailand) and travelled to 35 countries.Specialties: Executive leadership, strategy development and measurement, change management, team building and development, storytelling, communications, public engagement, brand management, public relations, crisis communications, digital communications, relationship building, collaboration.