Jonathan Anthony
Director, Communications, Engagement & Culture @Metrie
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Communications, Engagement & Culture @Metrie
Vancouver, BC, CA
Lead enterprise engagement, culture, and internal communications strategy for North America’s largest millwork manufacturer, partnering with senior leaders to align people, priorities, and performance in a complex, operationally intensive environment.Own the enterprise narrative that connects business strategy, values, and leadership intent to the day‑to‑day experience of a geographically distributed workforce, ensuring clarity, consistency, and credibility across functions and locations.Serve as a strategic advisor to executives and functional leaders on communication, change, and engagement—supporting leadership effectiveness, organizational alignment, and decision‑making during periods of growth, transformation, and integration.Design and deliver internal communications approaches that enable connection and shared understanding across manufacturing, distribution, corporate, and frontline teams, balancing enterprise consistency with local relevance.Position culture as a business enabler by embedding values, inclusion, and shared accountability into leadership practices, employee experience, and enterprise communications—reinforcing trust, belonging, and performance.Lead enterprise engagement measurement and insight, translating data into clear narratives and actions that inform leadership priorities, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness.Build and scale communication and engagement capabilities by establishing disciplined processes, modern platforms, and high‑impact practices that support operational clarity, safety, and execution.Support enterprise change initiatives - including M&A activity - by providing clear, timely, and human communication that builds confidence and continuity during moments of uncertainty and transition.Collaborate closely with People & Culture, Communications, Operations, and Leadership teams to ensure alignment between business objectives, workforce experience, and external reputation.
EDUCATION
Royal Roads University
ABC - Accredited Business Communicator, IABC Executive Accreditation Seminar
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Coursera online self-directed course, Design Thinking for Innovation
University of East Anglia
BA (Hons), PPE: Philosophy, Politics, Economics
University of Nottingham
Masters, IT Management
South Notts College
Foundation Course, TV & Video Production
Birkbeck, University of London
Certificate Program, Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Sante Fe Institute
Introduction to Complexity MOOC, Complexity Theory
Hyper Island
Master Class, Digital Acceleration, Organizational change, Digital technology and theory
SKILLS
ABOUT JONATHAN ANTHONY
I lead enterprise communications, culture, and engagement at the intersection of corporate communications, workforce connectivity, and organizational readiness—helping organizations translate strategy into clarity, alignment, and action at scale.I bring more than 20 years of experience across three continents leading communications, engagement, and culture functions in complex, private and publicly listed organizations. My work focuses on supporting business performance by ensuring people understand not only what the strategy is, but why it matters and how they contribute.I am trusted by senior leaders to develop enterprise narratives, messages, and frameworks that connect strategy, priorities, and values to employees and external stakeholders. I have regularly served as a spokesperson in high‑stakes, reputation‑sensitive contexts where clarity, credibility, and judgment matter.I deliver impact by building and leading high‑performing teams, and by scaling talent, processes, and technology to create disciplined, efficient, and high‑impact communications functions aligned to enterprise priorities. I am most effective in environments characterized by complexity, growth, and change.I lead through transformation by navigating constraint, competing priorities, and ambiguity—using clarity of narrative and intent to unlock organizational momentum and alignment.Examples of my work include redesigning enterprise communication protocols for workforces of leading the introduction of first‑of‑their‑kind digital workplace platforms; enabling thousands of employees to participate in authentic enterprise storytelling that strengthens engagement, brand, and trust; and driving world-leading engagement improvements through approaches that activate front-line employees\' motivations to win.As a communications leader for billion‑dollar, private and publicly traded organizations, I bring a strong understanding of governance, risk, and reputation management—balancing transparency and brand stewardship in regulated and operationally complex environments.I am the author of Dis!Organize – An Intrapreneur’s Guide to Making a Bigger Difference at Work, exploring how large organizations mobilize culture, communication, and leadership to deliver meaningful business impact.I help organizations align people, strategy, and culture through clear, credible, and human enterprise communication.
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