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Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Implemented global communications strategies aligning mission and vision, leveraging communication trends and tools. Developed messages designed to reach employees and external stakeholders. Counseled CEO and senior.
• Guided CEO and senior leader communications. Executed CEO transition messaging including first 100-day plan for new CEO ensuring stakeholders were informed of decisions, next steps and company vision.
• Led M&A internal and external communications strategy and message development for 15 acquisitions and one divestiture.
• Acted as communications lead on corporate crises. Developed first corporate crisis communication plan to minimize enterprise risk.
• Spearheaded corporate sustainability communications. Collaborated with diverse team to create branding, key messaging, support materials and first sustainability report.
• Managed company media relations. Placements included Squawk Box, Bloomberg News & WSJ.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Hired as agent of change to transform communications function. Built out corporate communications team to improve company messages to employees and external stakeholders. Spearheaded creating new company mission.
• Conducted communications audit, recommended improvements and implemented new approaches resulting in increased engagement and relevant communications verified through employee surveys.
• Created CEO communications strategy and executed to ensure internal and external stakeholders clearly understood company key messages and financial performance.
• Provided support to investor relations lead. Managed development and production of annual reports.
• Redesigned intranet home page based on employee survey data driving higher site traffic and establishing intranet as most important vehicle to issue employee news.
• Collaborated with external partner to create corporate media relations program raising awareness of company.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Promoted to Director to establish global company communications function, managing through significant organizational change. Built and coached staff focused on employee communications, investor relations, media.
• Developed and executed company communications and branding strategy to strengthen reputation, maintain consistency and increase external presence.
• Directed all trade and corporate media relations, advertising programs, trade shows and incentive events.
• Supported investor relations programs, including SEC compliant earnings releases, annual reports and communications for six acquisitions and one major divestiture.
• Spearheaded branding initiative over 12 months that included new company name, logo, brand architecture and communications to support business model transition.
• Built and maintained employee intranet design, content and flow improving communication process.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Developed and executed product marketing plans; on target, on time and on budget. Managed all vendor supported marketing programs providing program tracking and return on investment results. Built and maintained vendor relationships resulting in additional marketing development funds. Managed staff of three.

Ba, Spanish

Mim, International Marketing

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