CV | gary-anthony-ramsay

2023 - 2025

Deutsche Bank

NEW YORK, FRANKFORT, LONDON, SAO PAULO

VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS

Work extensively with Americas CEO, executive management, and communications colleagues to create compelling communications strategies to drive stakeholder engagement. Implement internal communications vision and strategy in support of group-wide strategy. Supervise thought leadership, internal content, and content formats, ensuring that the distributed content and video are aligned with the overarching strategic communication plan. Create and prepare speeches and talking points for thought leadership, internal events, and external communications. Develop and execute communications programs and activities with clear, consistent key messages, leveraging multiple communication channels in accordance with the Bank’s policies, editorial standards, and brand guidelines

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2021 - 2022

The Handel Group

NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, LONDON

SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS AND DIVERSITY CONSULTANT

Reporting to the CEO, I was recruited to improve digital, external, and internal communications, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, thought leadership, social media, and content production. Conducted high-level corporate coaching, executive media training. I execute effective professional and personal coaching that allows clients to set higher goals and improve communication, interpersonal, time and stress management, and work-life balance skills.

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2021 - 2022

BCW (Burson, Cohn & Wolfe) NEW YORK, LONDON, SAO PAULO

VICE-PRESIDENT, INCLUSION, EQUITY AND POLYCULTURAL CONSULTING
Creating integrated marketing communications, content strategy, and thought leadership; Creating a wide range of communications, and strategy deliverables. Client-facing project management, media planning, media training, thought leadership, ERG support, process evaluation, and risk assessment. Key audiences: Black and African American segments; Luxury Consumers; LatinX and Hispanic segments; AAPI segments; GenZ; Millennials;

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2018 - 2019

ION GROUP

NEW YORK, LONDON, BANGALORE

SVP/GLOBAL HEAD OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS

External and internal communications, media relations, thought leadership engagement, social

media and analyst relations for global treasury management and commodities technology

conglomerate. Manage and maximize prevailing industry and business news issues, raising “Share

of Voice” (SoV) metrics from 16% to 22%, manage corporate awards, and client wins. Writing press releases. Manage content/video creation and crisis communications. Worldwide media contacts.

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2015 - 2018

GREAT PITCH MEDIA

NEW YORK, NY

EXECUTIVE & MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Executive and corporate communications, media relations, crisis communications, digital strategy,

media training, thought leadership engagement, event management and media relations for

emerging technology, financial services and consumer/retail clients. Worldwide media contacts.

Expert in image marketing, rehabilitation and protection. Skilled negotiator and mediator.

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2012 - 2015

ARISE MEDIA INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK, LONDON, AFRICA

SENIOR DIRECTOR, GLOBAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Led global communications strategy and provided logistical assistance to U.K. and Africa partners.

Developed global digital strategy and global markets programming. Created global consumer tech

and financial markets content while expanding worldwide contacts in those spaces. Established

worldwide communications protocols for digital content creation, marketing and business

operations. Created award-winning marketing campaign and promos. Recruited, trained and

managed U.S. and international staff. Marketed corporation to international investors and carriers.

Led negotiations for global distribution deals. (Sky, Cablevision, DSTV)

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2007 - 2012

GREAT PITCH MEDIA

NEW YORK, NY

PRESIDENT

Full service communications firm offering public relations, social media, crisis management, event

management, and media training for technology, retail and financial corporations. Created digital,

mainstream and proxy engagement strategy for international clients seeking to improve their

branding presence. Created marketing for technology growth in emerging markets. Fostered new

B2B partnerships for clients by enhancing thought leadership, brand marketing and media relations

strategy. Produced daily digital content and global business content targeting consumers.

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1992 - 2007

TIME WARNER CABLE

NEW YORK, NY

PRODUCER, ANCHOR, REPORTER

Award-winning producer, reporter and weekend anchor for NYC 24-hour news station specializing

in consumer, investigative, political and international reporting. Broken numerous legal, technical

and justice stories that gained national attention. Budgeted, produced and reported war coverage

in Iraq and peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Haiti. Worldwide media and business contacts.

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2000 - 2008

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK

NEW YORK, NY

BOARD TRUSTEE

Served on the Finance, Public Relations and Membership Committees of the nation's largest and

oldest mentoring organization. Collaborating daily with CEO's and C-suite executives from Fortune

500 companies on strategy and marketing. Used global network to raise profile, money and

awareness of mentoring. I was front man for national image campaign. Established international

network of contacts in financial, construction, public service, technology and not-for-profit sectors,

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2006 - 2011

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS

NEW YORK, NY

NEW YORK DIVISION PRESIDENT

Elected spokesperson, fundraiser and Chief Executive Officer for the largest chapter of

America’s biggest and most respected media diversity organization with more than five thousand

members. Primary fundraiser and event planner. Coordinated national recruiting conventions and

other media events year-round. Developed extensive, international database of media contacts.

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SKILLS/EXPERTISE

*Corporate Communications *Public Relations *Strategic Communications
*Press Releases *Media Training *Event Planning
*Event Management *Digital Strategy *Social Media
*B2B Marketing *Public Affairs *Award Submissions
*Diversity, Equity & Inclusion *Writing/Storytelling *Media Relations
*Leadership *Executive Management *Video Production
*Project Management *Speechwriting *Fundraising
*Content Strategy *Share of Voice Metrics *Thought Leadership
*Analyst Relations *Personnel Management *Leadership Development

AWARDS

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EDWARD R. MURROW / RTNDA - BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

NATIONAL ASSN. OF BLACK JOURNALISTS – IRAQ OIL WELL FIRES

NEW YORK PRESS CLUB – BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE

NY ASSOCIATED PRESS – ENTERPRISE REPORTING

IRE/NICAR - UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - FELLOWSHIP

NY ASSN. OF BLACK JOURNALISTS – SPOT NEWS / INTERNATIONAL / FEATURE

EDUCATION

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SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

B.S. MANAGEMENT / COMMUNICATIONS

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