Global Communications Professional with 20+ years of experience in leading teams of up to 10 Analyst Relations and Public Relations managers in the technology industry. Over the course of my career, I’ve built and managed large, successful communications teams and PR agencies. I love driving a positive, culture-driven agenda that puts people and relationships first, because that type of leadership culture has the greatest power to unleash great organizational effectiveness. I excel at building, nurturing, and maintaining professional relationships across SoftwareOne as well as our external ecosystem with partners, user groups, analysts, journalists and other influencers.My professional passions include cross-functional team leadership and cross culture relationship building. Specialities: - Analyst & Influencer Relations- Executive, Customer & Partner Communications- Coaching C-level executives and spokespersons around engagements with the analyst and industry influencer community - Crisis Management- Building strong teams and mentoring young professionals in an international environment I am also admitted to the German Bar and am a Lecturer at the Economics faculty at the University of Applied Science in Karlsruhe/Germany teaching Corporate Communications.