shwetha Thomas, Sr. Corporate Communications and Branding Person

shwetha Thomas

Sr. Corporate Communications and Branding Person

Frost & Sullivan

Location
India - Mumbai
Education
Master's degree, General Management
Experience
2 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :2 years, 6 Months

Sr. Corporate Communications and Branding Person at Frost & Sullivan
  • India - Mumbai
  • March 2006 to February 2008

• Solely handled public relations and branding for four consulting verticals within Frost & Sullivan, generating consistently positive stories in major media including the, Economic Times, Business Standard, MINT, Wall Street Journal, CNET.com, New York Times, AP and many others.

• Managed media strategy for major business announcements including our expansion into the Middle Eastern market, strategic business alliances and new research findings.

• Created strong media interest around the company’s research reports in major trade shows around the country, generating hundreds of articles, managing press conferences, speaker engagements and other trade show communication activities.

• Single-handedly conceptualized and executed public relations campaigns and branding initiatives to affect a positive direction of growth in the Middle East market.

• Generated $ 300, 000 in free media coverage for the company by liaising with premium media houses across the region.

Customer Advisor (Internship) at Cable & Wireless
  • United Kingdom
  • December 2004 to May 2005

• Handled customer queries and complaints for the Glasgow unit of Cable & Wireless

• Consistently met enquiry targets throughout the six-month internship period.

Education

Master's degree, General Management
  • at Harvard University
  • May 2010

• Indian Ambassador to the Harvard Extension Business Society. • Communication Chair and Sponsorship Committee Head for Harvard’s “Innovation in challenging times” conference.

Master's degree, MSc in International Marketing
  • at University of Strathclyde
  • January 2006

• Primary consultant to Meta vision Systems a leading U.K based laser technology firm to check the feasibility of operations and market potential in the Chinese market. China is now the company’s largest market outside of the United Kingdom.

High school or equivalent, Baccalaureate in Mass Media (B.M.M)
  • at St. Andrews College
  • May 2004

Specialties & Skills

Corporate Communications
Harvard
Media Strategy
Microsoft PowerPoint
Queries
MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate
Malayalam
Intermediate
Marathi
Intermediate

Memberships

Harvard Extension Business Society
  • Indian Ambassador
  • October 2008