Claudine Cornelis
Claudine has worked with some of the world’s leading brands including The Coca-Cola Company, HSBC, General Motors and AIG. Most recently she has worked with Sammons Financial Group’s wholesale broker-dealer Sammons Retirement Solutions, the leading trade association for CFOs and senior-level financial executives, Financial Executives International (FEI), the first cardless cash network in the US Pin4, and financial planning software vendor MoneyGuidePro. For the latter, she interviewed 40 industry thought leaders and ghost wrote the book Exploring Advice: What you Need to Know About Good Financial Advice, A Quality Financial Plan and the Role of A Fiduciary.
Previously, Claudine was part of the global management team at Aspectus PR, responsible for establishing a business and building a brand in the US for the UK-based agency as it expanded its operations to North America Prior to joining Aspectus she spent several years at Financial Dynamics (now part of FTI Consulting) where she was instrumental in building the NYC Corporate Communications Practice, and went on to run the firm’s West Coast operations while overseeing bi-coastal teams and P&Ls.
Claudine’s branding and crisis campaigns have received industry recognition: PRSA Brand Identity Award for the launch of ex-AOL CEO Steve Case’s vacation club Exclusive Resorts and the Gold SABRE Award for her crisis and reputation management work for shoe mogul Steve Madden from his indictment and prison incarceration to his release.
When not at home with her family in New York’s Hudson Valley, Claudine’s personal quest is to see as many of the world’s natural, old and new wonders as possible.