Anna Brekka

Current

Senior Director, Talent Management Services Kennedy Information & Managing Editor Recruiting Trends at Kennedy Information

Past

Senior Director Talent Management Services at Kennedy Information
Conference Production Manager at Kennedy Information
Marketing Manager at Kennedy Information

Marketing Manager at Global AdNet

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Education

Danish Textile Institute

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Anna Brekka’s Summary

I am the Senior Director Talent Management Services for Kennedy Information, a leading resource for Recruiting professionals. Through a variety of mediums including conferences, webinars, primary research, advisory, and newsletters, Kennedy leverages its 35+ years of analyzing the recruiting profession to bring corporate, non-profit, and third-party recruiting experts together with the latest strategies and technologies. Thousands of recruiting and the world’s leading companies rely on Kennedy to ensure successful souring, recruiting, hiring, and retention processes. If you are a successful recruiter and want to share your views with your peers in the profession I invite you to contact me to discuss the opportunities that might be available. If you or your organization faces a recruiting or staffing challenge, our range of services are guaranteed to elevate your efforts, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Anna Brekka’s Specialties:

If you are interested in speaking at any of our events or would like to contribute to our newsletters please include the following in your proposal:
1. Suggested title of presentation
2. Short description of presentation
3. Four “take-away” bullet points illustrating what the attendees will take away from your session and possibly implement to better enhance their sourcing/recruiting/retention strategies/functions.
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Anna Brekka’s Experience

Senior Director, Talent Management Services Kennedy Information & Managing Editor Recruiting Trends

Kennedy Information

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Anna Brekka serves Kennedy Information via two very dynamic roles — both as Senior Director, Talent Management Services at Kennedy Information and also Managing Editor, Recruiting Trends.
Ms. Brekka first joined Kennedy in 2003. She started on the Marketing team and in just two years began leading the development of speaker line-up and production for Kennedy’s bi-annual recruiting events and weekly Interactive Seminars. In addition, she supervised all promotional efforts for the aforementioned programs.
Come 2008, Ms. Brekka assumed the role of Senior Director of the Talent Management Services Team. In this position, Anna oversees the group’s research, editorial, and conference content as well as their online products, which span corporate recruiting, job seeker and career management services.
In 2009, Ms. Brekka accepted the position of Managing Editor for Kennedy’s Recruiting Trends, a popular website offering "leading edge insight and strategies for the recruiting professional". In conjunction to her vast editorial responsibilities, Anna will host a monthly webinar series, Recruiting Trends Best Practices, in which she is joined by a panel of experts to explore current topics and trends in the world of corporate recruiting.
Ms. Brekka began her marketing profession in 1999 as Marketing Manager for a leading advertising representative for international publications. Previously, she enjoyed a 15-year career in Textile and Commercial Aircraft design. Born in Sweden, she is a citizen of Denmark and a resident of the U.S., since 1982.
Senior Director Talent Management Services

Kennedy Information

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

January 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 9 months)

As Senior Director Talent Management Services Group I am responsible for the Groups newsletters, directories, research, conferences and web-based services to the recruiting industry and executive job seekers.
Conference Production Manager

Kennedy Information

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)

Conference Speaker and schedule co-coordinator for our bi-annual Recruiting Conference and Expo events as well as for our audio conferences, throughout the year.
Marketing Manager

Kennedy Information

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

March 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 10 months)
Marketing Manager

Global AdNet

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

February 1998 — February 2003 (5 years 1 month)