Proven leader demonstrating expertise in organizational communications, marketing communications / customer relationship management, media and community relations, with the ability to build and improve brand recognition and employee engagement, thus incre

5/2007 - 9/2008

GE Capital Solutions

Manager

• - Responsible for supporting Leadership Team and HR with all strategic and tactical internal communications needs, while supervising a team of in-house contractors and interns - Owned comprehensive communications planning and execution for the successful integration of two divisions of GE, and several acquisitions, including Merrill Lynch and CitiCapital - Developed content and led orientation session for new hire orientation days for all acquired employees, as well as follow-up communications planning sessions for all new managers - Developed and launched integrated engagement campaign connecting with all employees across 40+ locations via events, electronic tools as well as print collateral internally - Collaborated with Marketing Team to roll out corresponding advertising program to external customers that acts as an extension of the employee communications campaign - Designed and managed new intranet and internet toolkits to assist Marketing and Sales in shaping effective go-to-market strategies, and keep employees and customers informed

3/2005 - 5/2007

Xerox Capital Services

Manager

• - Responsible for all internal and external communications in support of the Management Committee and Sales Team, also managing direct specialists and agency relationships - Built the infrastructure for a corporate communications team including job descriptions, workflows and capacity models, and designed communications training for all managers - Assisted Sales Council with global Annual Sales Survey, introduced monthly newsletter to all of Xerox Sales, and managed the development of all marketing collateral - Supported CEO and Sales Leader in preparing for all external speaking obligations, industry panels and customer events, as well as producing presentations and videos - Managed all employee events and communications, including organizing news portals and archives, managers’ communications toolkit and employee training online

3/2003 - 3/2005

GE Money Europe

Individual Contributor

• - Responsible for organization and tactical execution of all day-to-day communications tasks, supporting CEO and Regional Director, and a network of country communicators - Launched new process for live and on-demand webcasts assisting functional and regional leaders to effectively connect with all employees across 22 countries in 14 languages - Created a GE global best practice with a new hire orientation toolkit for the region including print and web content, as well as an interactive CD-mailer - Managed employee, media and customer aspects of a global launch introducing the first offshore wind farm designed and built by GE Energy in Arklow, Ireland - Led GE’s financial sponsorship and volunteer force supporting the first ever Special Olympics Games in Ireland, and all corporate social responsibility efforts across Europe

1/2000 - 3/2003

GE

Entry Level

• - Completed training and special assignments in employee and marketing communications, media and government relations, and corporate social responsibility in four different divisions of GE - Organized quarterly all employee meetings across business centers including agenda, presentations, and logistics - Launched new global employee opinion survey to keep a pulse of the organizations and drive Employer Of Choice - Designed and edited daily global newsletter and intranet building awareness about key business and people wins - Managed agency relationships and published press releases and monthly media monitoring reports internally / externally - Supported Customer Relationship Operations in creating comprehensive customer database for improved cross-sell - Led Six Sigma project to process map and share marketing campaign best practices within a division globally

2001

Master Degree

Budapest Business School

• International Marketing

2000

Bachelor Degree

University of Hull

• European Business