Dave Taylor Email & Phone Number

Dübendorf, Zh, Ch

Zurich, Switzerland

Leading the communications transformation to create engagement internally and externally. I lead a matrixed team of professionals and work with senior management stakeholders across all the verticals and regions to forge an effective, collaborative communications team.

Zurich, Switzerland

As a consultant and communications expert, I provide guidance to companies seeking to develop or improve the quality and impact of their communications, including strategy, positioning, content strategies, and investor relations narrative development. Working either as a fully-external consultant through Lightfoot Strategic Communications or as a bolt-on manager in an internal role, my mandates have focused on consulting on communications, marketing and content strategies for a variety of finance, fintech and tech projects in Switzerland and Germany, with a focus on brand positioning, content strategy, and investor outreach. This consultation has evolved into a more formal participation in:• Podigee GmbH, Germany. (Strategic advisor since 2017)• L2S International Ltd, Ireland (Cofounder since 2018)• The Motor Chain, Switzerland (Cofounder since 2019)

International

For more than a decade, I served as a communications manager and team leader for international companies in Switzerland, Germany and China. During this time I branched out from my roots in editorial and publishing and became increasingly engaged with IT and change communications projects, often serving as product owner or communications business partner in large, strategic projects.These included communications management roles in:• The Adecco Group• Holcim/LafargeHolcim• DKSH Management • Travelzen.com• Lnoppen China

International

Starting as a freelance writer in Canada, I moved into corporate copywriting as well as lifestyle editorial and publishing when I moved to China in 2002. This included serving as Managing Editor for English language lifestyle magazines in Shanghai and consulting on content and strategy for clients including: • Intel• DMG MORI• IHG Greater China• Yves Rocher