Shalini Dewan — CEO
My professional experience with HSBC Bank, The Capital Group, Barclays Bank, Accenture, & nasscom has enabled me to develop expertise in 360-degree marketing & communications with a focus on brand & communication – external & internal, leadership & employee communication, business & crisis communication, retail sales & distribution, reward & recognition, (Sales Conventions) franchising in India, business development & product sales, social media and digital marketing, content marketing, & employee branding. With the Capital group of companies, from 1997 to 2004, I set up Planet IQ (a pioneer in using educational technology to complement school education in a fun, individualized & interactive way for children between 3 & 12 years) with 14 franchise centres in India. A long stint of 16 years with HSBC Bank & Barclays Bank saw me in corporate communication (external, internal & CSR), reward & recognition, HR Communications, M & A, building the CSR charter, business development, sales performance management, sales & distribution, equity & insurances sales, business development, sales performance management, & banking operations. My role with Accenture was to lead corporate communications for India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh across all entities for >130,000 employees to align employees to the company's strategic vision. With a particular focus on learning & implementing new communications trends & using interactive mediums, my objective was to make communications an effective vehicle for critical leadership communication, business initiatives, policies & practices, corporate marketing, recruitment marketing, digital media, and crisis communication. The role was that of an internal journalist, the brand guardian, the company's conscience keeper, chief reputation officer, the culture ambassador, content captain, the internal media manager, the message reviewer, dialogue manager & even as the transparency monitor for the business entities. Since 2016, I have operated as a Brand Strategy and Communications Consultant/ Fractional CMO/ offering integrated, research-based, digital communication & marketing strategies designed to bring brands & their audiences closer together for a diverse range of products and startups. Spearheading design and identifying unique brand values using brand personification, corporate communication, content marketing, public relations, & social media were some of the critical areas of my work. Currently, I head corporate communications for Deeptech & Startups at Nasscom, Bangalore.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in Marketing and Corporate Communications with a focus on Digital Transformation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 29 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Digital Marketing
- Brand Strategy
Career Highlights
- Expert in corporate communications and brand strategy.
- Led internal communications for over 140,000 employees.
- Pioneered educational technology initiatives in India.
Work Experience
nasscom
Director & Head Communications, Deep Tech, Product & Startups (2 yrs 4 mos)
Head Communications - Deep Tech, Product & Startups | 10000 Startups (1 yr 2 mos)
Marketing & Communications | Brand Positioning | Business Growth Consultant | Digital Marketing
Marketing & Corporate Communications | Business Strategy | Fractional CMO (5 yrs 11 mos)
Accenture
Vice President Marketing & Communications - Head of Internal Communications (4 yrs)
Barclays Bank
Vice President Corporate Communications - Head Internal Communications & Community Initiatives (1 yr 3 mos)
HSBC
Vice President, M & A Communications for Personal Financial Services (4 mos)
Vice President & Head Corporate Communications & Recognition for Personal Financial Services (3 yrs 9 mos)
Vice President & Head Business Development Eastern India PFS (1 yr 7 mos)
Retail Banking (8 yrs)
Capital Group of Companies : Planet IQ
Vice President & Head (7 yrs 4 mos)
Education
BA ( Hons) History at Loreto College, Calcutta University
B.Ed at Shree Shikshayatan College, Calcutta University
ISC at Pratt Memorial School
ICSE at Pratt Memorial school