William Sutton Email & Phone Number

Hartford, CT, US

New York, NY, US

• Lead corporate communications strategy and media relations to support Equitable’s key commercial business areas, including Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Equitable Advisors and Protection Solutions, which.
• Work in partnership with heads of commercial business areas to develop and execute compelling, multi-channel communications programs that drive business growth and build the Equitable brand among clients, prospects and.
• Responsible for executing internal communications campaigns to engage and inform Equitable’s more than 8,000 employees and financial professionals, helping to foster the company’s long-standing commitment to building a.

New York, NY, US

• Led strategic external and internal communications for Voya’s employee benefits business, which was the company’s fastest growing business line and represented approximately 25% of Voya’s operating earnings. In.
• In 2022, worked with talented in-house communications team to generate 850+ earned media placements for our combined workplace businesses (consisted of employees benefits and retirement business lines).
• Developed award-winning communications campaigns: Awarded bronze in category of “Integrated Employee Communications” in the 28th Annual Financial Communications Society Portfolio awards in 2021 for Voya’s Customer.
• Provided strategic communications support for some of Voya’s largest transactions. Specifically, this included deals to sell Voya’s annuities and individual life businesses in 2018; oversaw the acquisition of Benefit.
• Served as the workstream leader for the Brand, Communications and Marketing workstream for a multi-year, multi-million-dollar cost management program at Voya supported by McKinsey & Company.

New York, NY, US

• Managed strategic internal and external communications for Voya’s two largest businesses at the time: retirement and annuities.
• Responsible for media relations with a focus on helping preserve, protect and enhance Voya’s brand and reputation, which included developing and executing strategic communications plans to drive business priorities.
• Specifically, my responsibilities included issuing news releases; drafting leadership bylines; facilitating media interviews; creating and editing videos; promoting product launches and business wins; supporting.
• Communications lead for Voya’s Unsung Heroes Program, which provides grants to K-12 educators in the U.S. to help bring their creatives ideas to life in the classroom. For the program’s 20th anniversary, increased.
• Served as the host of Voya’s Facebook Live Q&A broadcasts.

• Partnered with C-suite executives to drive culture change, increase employee engagement and execute on business priorities as the company transformed its model from print to digital.
• Supported major organizational milestones such M&A activity, business-unit restructures, change management and the company’s emergence from Chapter 11.
• Led communications team’s in-house, full-service video production unit creating 60+ videos each year, which translated into a tremendous cost savings for the business.
• Oversaw HR communications, which included: employee benefits, compensation, wellness, DEI, talent acquisition, and L&D.
• Additional responsibilities included: managing the company’s e-newsletter, company intranet, digital signage and internal social media tools (e.g., Yammer).

• Developed and implemented dynamic internal communications to support business priorities.
• Supported successful transition of Cengage’s new CEO and Executive Team.
• Owned HR communications to promote Cengage’s new company culture and launched the company’s aspirational vision.
• Supported several major organizational restructures (e.g., Sales and Product & Technology teams).
• Built communications team’s in-house, full-service video production unit from the ground up.
• Redesigned our employee benefits site, HR.cengage.com, to improve design and streamline inefficiencies between company network and third-party software.

• Wrote and edited Cengage’s internal communications.
• Managed company e-newsletter, which released to our global employee population.
• Launched company’s digital signage at our seven major U.S. offices.
• Refreshed and re-marketed company’s "Bravo!" employee recognition program, which resulted in participation increasing 55% in the first year.

• Reported on-camera for the No. 2 rated TV news station in eastern North Carolina.
• Developed contacts and networked with local officials, law enforcement and community leaders.
• Hosted charity fundraisers and made public appearances on behalf of TV station.
• Major news stories included interviewing Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries, covering Hurricane Hanna in 2008, and interviewing CNN’s John Berman regarding his recent feature story on a.

Rapid City, SD, US

• Anchored weekend newscasts/reported for the No. 1 rated TV station in western South Dakota.
• Received an Associated Press award in “General Assignment Reporting” for a story documenting the devastating impact severe drought was having on local farmers and ranchers.
• Biggest national story was covering the 2004 presidential election, including interviewing Tom Daschle, U.S. Senate Majority Leader at the time, following his historic defeat for re-election.