Functional Skills

Business Planning
Digital Marketing / Advertising
Content Marketing
Competitive Landscaping
Communications

Sector Experience

Consumer Goods
Retail
Fortune 500

Experience

Free Lance Marketing
Marketing Free Lancer
7/2019 - Present
Brand, communications and design services for local and small businesses in Atlanta.
Freelancer on marketing projects.

Adidas Marketing
Head of Communications
1/2017 - 1/2019
Leading the communications function for the largest market in the Emerging cluster.
Responsible from all categories: football, basketball, running and Originals: Leading content strategy, creative communications, PR, event strategy, media buying, e-commerce and digital communications, leading a team of eight.
Strategized and identified local cultural touch-points and created l communication campaigns focusing on cultural marketing with local co-creators and influencers.

Idea Bakery Marketing
Creative Consultant
1/2016 - 1/2017
Creative Brand Consultant on integrated brand development, brand identity, brand positioning and brand architecture.

Newell Brands Marketing
Global Brand Manager
1/2014 - 3/2015
Responsible for the innovation strategy and global expansion of Paper Mate pens, #1 selling pen in the US.
Led communication and marketing strategies for US and key EMEA markets (France, UK) & expanded into Asia in 2016
Led global brand building and communications strategies
Played key role in the development of the revolutionary GEL pen

Diageo Marketing
Whisky Senior Brand Manager
7/2011 - 8/2012
Heading the whisky business including the portfolio of 5 main brands: Johnnie Walker, J&B, Dimple, Lagavulin and Talisker. Played significant role in sales strategies and long-term business plan during the transition period of Mey Icki to Diageo, doubling whisky category market share.
Re-structured whisky business strategy, fixing the fundamentals of the brands’ positioning and the category perception, via special focus on asset management and event marketing.

Diageo Marketing
Vodka Brand Manager
1/2009 - 12/2010
Delivered positive category contribution for the first time after re-launch with +39% vs. target, delivering ever-highest volume share. Won a total of 13 awards in the packaging, innovation, digital and campaign categories including 3 major w3 Awards.
Created the digital and social media eco-system strategy.
Developed and launched “design your own bottle” campaign and led the unique viral movie with stop-motion technique.Awarded with most experimental viral video in 2010 by W3.

Coca-Cola Marketing
Short-term marketing assignment
1/2008 - 12/2008
Led Coke Aluminum launch in city of New York
Created PR Business Plan and Executed.

Coca-Cola Bottling Marketing
Product Manager
10/2003 - 9/2007
Led consumer research to understand buying occasion for white outlets.
Expert in Route-to-market plans for new packages and strategized and led all the BTL marketing materials such as developing new ideas for POS/Display/Multi-packs solutions to drive more profit.