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Kirkland, WA, US

--Engaged angel investor and advisor contributing to the growth of innovative startups in the US and Europe. --Active as a speaker, mentor, and non-profit board member, sharing expertise and giving back to the community and communications profession.

Walldorf, BW, DE

--Strategic direction and leadership for a 100+ globally distributed SAP comms team focusing on PR, executive communications, employee communications and digital/social strategies.--Spearheaded the launch of the first genAI co-pilot Joule, showcasing expertise in AI, ERP, and digital transformation.--Implemented a new structure, measurement and.

Gilbert, Arizona, US

--Executive head of communications covering PR, CEO communications, employee communications, social media, and company website. Company won several awards and CEO recognition as a result of strategic communications and visibility programs.--Worked in partnership with CMO to secure successful naming rights sponsorship deal and activation for Footprint.

Seattle, WA, US

--Led Amazon Americas operations communications (fulfillment centers, delivery network, infrastructure underpinning Amazon.com) from Canada to Brazil during unprecedented Covid-19-related issues and media scrutiny.--Partnered closely with senior leadership team to develop strategy, messaging, execution plans and provide executive coaching--Recruited and.

Paris, Paris, FR

--Moved from Renault Group in France to Nissan (Renault-Nissan Alliance rotation) to work alongside Japan-based corporate leadership team on governance restructure, reputation recovery and market introduction of new CEO. Worked 50% time in Yokohama.

Paris, Paris, FR

--Recruited to move to France HQ to lead communications team of 50--One of France's industrial jewels and a 120+ year-old-auto manufacturer transitioning to new mobility offerings, tech transformation and energy ecosystems alongside its portfolio of leading electric and traditional cars--Expanded, transformed Renault Group’s HQ communications team focused.

Redmond, Washington, US

--Successfully helped Microsoft explain, excite and launch Office 365 to consumers and business customers, investors, manage overall cloud services transition, disclose first-time offering of Office for iPad, Yammer social enterprise acquisition integration and other major milestones.--Led the team, agency resources and B2B+B2C communications strategy for.

Redmond, Washington, US

--Promoted for international assignment in Paris Aug. 2009-Aug. 2012 to create new regional communications position at Microsoft international headquarters.--Transformed EMEA communications team to high-performing leaders, oversaw regional PR/AR operations and led a community of 60+ professionals in EMEA. --Developed high-impact engagement program with key.

Redmond, Washington, US

Over five years, I led assignments in corporate communications involving the CEO, Bill Gates, international executives, business leaders, and major company initiatives. Responsible for leading internal alignment across matrixed organizations, media and analyst engagement, event and content strategy, international engagement, brand story development.

--Recruited by VP from previous company to run strategic marketing team. --Responsible for brand, web, sales tools and training, PR, analyst relations, financial communications, events, marcom and internal communications --Helped company drive share of voice during competitive battle between telcos to add new applications and services to network, requiring.

--Led communications for this publicly-held Canadian wireless software company establishing executive, sales and marketing presence in the US. --Led new CEO onboarding, supported CFO/earnings communications, product communications, managed PR, AR, partner/customer comms--Repositioned company from enterprise middleware to consumer-facing technology play

--Led all PR, exec comms, and industry analyst relations --Helped build CRM category for this hot startup in a dynamic, growing enterprise software market. --Led communications during fast growth, 5 acquisitions, including 3 outside US, and major SoftBank investment and market entry in Japan. --Part of core IPO team overseeing messaging, positioning and.

New York, NY, US

--Drove PR/AR and launch plans for Microsoft Sidewalk, Expedia and Carpoint.--Pitched business and tech press as Microsoft entered new market space, geographies and introduced new online businesses. --Managed difficult news cycles and negative narrative in business press and ensured Microsoft's voice was present in industry debates.

Bachelor Of Arts Degrees (2), International Relations, French

Executive Program, Women On Boards

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