Wahyd Vannoni

Current

Consultant Corporate Communications and Media Training at Mediacodex

Past

Vice-president of the Board of Governors at American Chamber of Commerce
Senior Consultant at Kingstree Group, London UK
Head of Research at Worldpop.com

Senior Account Manager at Fleet
Research Assistant at CNN International

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Education

Boston University
Richmond, The American International University in London

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Industry

Management Consulting

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Wahyd Vannoni’s Summary

Multilingual professional with proven communications skills implemented internationally at the highest corporate levels.

Objective:

Help companies create, implement and oversee communications programs that effectively describe and promote the organization and its products.

Coach in the preparation of presentations, speeches, interview with the media and other communications challenges.

Leverage my extensive media experience and foreign language skills.

Whom might I benefit:

Companies with international staff and / or companies with foreign operations.

Wahyd Vannoni’s Specialties:

All industries benefit from the following expertise in consulting and coaching.

Media interviews
Presentation skills
Public speaking
Effective handling of board meetings
Sales pitches
Negotiations
Fundraising
Mergers, Demergers and Acquistions

Coaching done in English, French, Italian and Spanish

Also conversational: Arabic, Czech, German, Modern Greek, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian.

Wahyd Vannoni’s Experience

Consultant Corporate Communications and Media Training

Mediacodex

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

October 2001 — Present (7 years 3 months)

www.mediacodex.com

Coach executives and managers in:
Media interviews
Presentation skills
Public speaking
Effective handling of board meetings
Sales pitches
Negotiations
Fundraising

All coaching is customized to the specific strengths and weaknesses of each client. Training includes the effective use of visual aids as well as strategic planning of the message and its effective delivery. Coaching can be provided in English, French, Italian and Spanish.

Partial list of clients: AMCHAM Croatia, AMWAY, Capitalia, Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian Railways), Zagrebacka Banka (Unicredit Group).

Publications: www.mediacodex.com/paper.html
Vice-president of the Board of Governors

American Chamber of Commerce

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

November 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 2 months)

Zagreb, Croatia

* Established communications strategy to further AmCham’s recognition among members, prospects and partners.
* Managed the interests of US and other foreign businesses in Croatia and of Croatian businesses abroad.
* Developed strategies, goals and policies for AmCham’s ongoing operations
* Supervised key human resources needs including appointing the Executive Director and determining the salaries of all AmCham employees.
Senior Consultant

Kingstree Group, London UK

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year)

-Extract key communication objectives for clients
-Provide advice and counsel on appropriate messages and communication channels
-Develop integrated communications strategy, key messages and plans (approach, priorites, metrics, etc.) that support strategic objectives
-Coordinate the development of appropriate collateral for internal and external audiences.
Head of Research

Worldpop.com

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

December 1999 — September 2000 (10 months)

Dec 1999 – Sept 2000 Worldpop.com London, UK
Business Development Manager, Head of Research
* Fostered key business alliances with partners in online entertainment industry
* Developed marketing strategies to increase audience penetration
* Coordinated research on the state of online entertainment and reported results directly to company Chairman
* Researched and developed overseas expansion plans
Senior Account Manager

Fleet

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; fbf; Public Relations and Communications industry)

September 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 9 months)

Sept 1997– May 1999 BankBoston (now Fleet Bank) Boston, USA
Senior Account Manager, BankBoston’s International Private Banking (IPB)
* Managed 400 private banking accounts within South America and Europe, with a minimum balance of $10,000 each
* Liaised between fund managers and clients to offer investment solutions
* Carried day-to-day relationship activities with clients as well as executing investment orders from clients
* Proposed and implemented negotiation and game-theory courses within IPB
Research Assistant

CNN International

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

November 1992 — December 1994 (2 years 2 months)

Nov 1992– Dec 1994 CNN International London, UK
Research Assistant
* Researched major financial news for the “World Business Today” show
* Conducted phone interviews in English, French, Italian and Spanish with analysts and newsmakers to assist journalists with assignments

Wahyd Vannoni’s Education

Boston University

MBA, Management, September 1995 — May 1997

Activities and Societies:

Captain BU MBA Football Team
Richmond, The American International University in London

B.A., International Finance, 1988 — 1992

Activities and Societies:

Captain Football Team, 1991.

Additional Information

Wahyd Vannoni’s Websites:

Wahyd Vannoni’s Interests:

Languages/Etymology, Science in general, Classical history, Current Affairs, Traveling, Technology, social media and publishing.

Wahyd Vannoni’s Groups:

Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian Railways) Official service provider

AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce, Zagreb Croatia)

Big Brother of Massachusetts.