Sommerville Helen

Develop and implement communications strategies to tell Diagnostics` story & raise profile & visibility among stakeholders -Act as business partner to Senior Executive, Marketing & Customer Insights -Deliver media training & advise & coach leaders/executives to articulate vision and prepare executives for interviews and talks on panels. -Design messaging that translates strategy into convincing & inspiring messages -Ghost writing: Produce speeches, video scripts, articles, podcasts & opinion pieces...

Develop communications strategy and counselled CEO of iptiQ EMEA, a digital unit of Swiss Re, on internal merger issue, incl ghost writing. Supported leaders with storytelling, media & messaging training.

Developed and executed media relations and issue strategies and delivered thought leadership to position as innovation and sustainability leader. Acted as comms business partner for Group Chairman. As media spokesperson handled media requests to raise visibility on sustainability & managed incident/crisis media requests. • Wrote articles, speeches for media, by-liners and op-eds for C-suites, Annual Report • Advised C suite, incl preparing for interviews, ghost writing & deliver media/crisis training.

Defined and implemented Group-wide content strategy to tell ABB story to enhance brand to employees & media on specialist topics. Coached executives and supported on issues & crises, managed PR agencies, guided global web team • Positioned executives on special topics thru creating compelling content and new formats, incl C Suite videos for Hannover Fair 2018 • Advised Group Legal & Integrity on issues & new web communications.

Led global divestment communications and issues management to positively position sale of 5 global sites in the Roche network. Advised and guided senior leaders, incl. partnering with functions & businesses • Wrote & coordinated media responses for crises on sale with M&A, Finance, Legal, Comms • Counselled global senior leaders on issues, incl coaching, speechwriting & speaking engagements • Led change management program for transformation to new IT & digital ways of working Group-wide

Led divestment communications for sale of Bayer Diabetes Care unit, incl driving issue management for medical crisis & issue. Advised and guided senior leaders, partnered with global business. Developed story, messages and content for sale pitch and prepared speeches for unit leader and holding statements… Freelance Communications Consultant advising engineering organizations on issues (10/13-12/14)

Strategic Management, Financial Accounting & Management, Process Management, Change Management, Leadership Development, Marketing