Ben Adkins

Global Director of Corporate Communications @FORTNA

Leading global corporate communications, employee engagement and community relations/social responsibility for fast-growing, private equity-backed logistics, manufacturing and software development firm with a diverse workforce and multiple sites worldwide. • Leverage extensive background in executive relations and consulting to serve as advisor and support all executive leadership communications needs, including media training. Reporting directly to c-suite. • Lead internal and external communications strategy and execution for major corporate announcements for all relevant audiences/stakeholders, including media strategy and relations, employee communications, customer and partner/vendor communications. This includes M&A (mergers & acquisitions), other expansion activity and crisis communications. • Develop and maintain scalable, multi-channel internal communications platform, including oversight of intranet (and related content development) and global town hall meetings to convey company strategy, results and changes. Conceptualize and produce stream of varied video programming/content. • Maintain cross-functional relationships with leaders and key personnel spanning divisions and business units throughout the company to create and evolve a compelling brand narrative. • Lead culture and employee engagement initiatives, including employee recognition, administration of employee engagement survey and driving awareness/promotion of mission, vision and values. • Lead community relations and corporate social responsibility program with a bent toward building culture and driving employee engagement. Incorporate into external brand strategy/narrative (social media, etc.) • Lead team of communications and human resources professionals. • Expand internal communications infrastructure to reach employees in all work environments and geographies.