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Global Head of Marketing and Executive Vice President and Vice President and Global Marketing Director

The Walrus Foundation is a registered charitable non-profit (No. 861851624-RR0001) with an educational mandate to create forums for matters vital to Canadians. The foundation is dedicated to supporting writers, artists, ideas, and thought-provoking conversation. We achieve these goals across multiple platforms: publishing The Walrus magazine ten times a year, in print, tablet, and smart phone editions; curating the Walrus Talks, leadership dinners, speakers' series, and other events across the country; posting original, high-quality content at thewalrus.ca; and through such digital projects as Walrus Ebooks. The foundation also partners with Blue Ant Media to produce documentaries and other programming at thewalrus.ca/tv; and trains young professionals in media, publishing, and non-profit development.

USA Greencard Holder: EB1-1 Extraordinary Ability Status: US Legal Permanent Resident Multi award-winning global communications professional with an excellent record of planning, directing and executing large‐scale creative, digital and integrated brand marketing strategies and campaigns. A high achieving strategic marketer with outstanding commercial acumen; adept at parallel-tracking multiple complex projects with multi-million-pound budget and benefits. An impressive record in the UKs top 10 digital, advertising and creative agencies along with globally recognized brands of significance across vertical with an impressive culturally connected caliber; from MINI, Smirnoff, BlackBerry, Sony, BACARDI and Virgin. Prior to my Head of Brand, Consumer Marketing and Reputation at Virgin I most recently enjoyed being a key member of the non-traditional Marketing Excellence department; Global Consumer Experience & Engagement at BACARDI Global Brands creating consumer music experiences, branded content and distribution models that deliver to brand equity and to sales growth. Personal statement: 2016 has seen times of profound and wide-ranging change - on a global scale - and I truly believe that now more than ever challenging the rules, traditional models and structures is crucial to being able to effect positive environmental and societal change. We should innovate and disrupt. Daily. At Virgin I have fostered a culture of where we now challenge ourselves daily to be brave, to always try new things and most importantly to have fun while we’re doing it. This entrepreneurial attitude is core to my DNA.