Vera Wei

SPECIALITIES: Brand and Marketing | International Markets | Public Relations | Strategy | Launching new product | Raising Corporate profile and image | Enablement | Reputational enhancement Graduating with a B.Com and B.Arts (Accounting) I have led sales, PR and marketing initiatives for just under 13 years with up to 8 direct reports including sales and product pricing. My current role leading Public Relations and Stakeholder Relations for a global technology provider in New Zealand includes regional and global engagement to innovate, develop and execute brand, customer experience, and innovation strategies. I have built a reputation of building partnerships and stimulating corporate development in challenging environments. Key to my success is my ability to influence and gain buy-in across the business, grow offshore brands to dominate New Zealand B2B and B2C markets, and utilising global brand to create a launchpad for New Zealand products internationally. My earlier career as a sales manager enables me to successfully allocate internal resources to maximize commercial outcomes for the business. I continue to be excited by building capability across my team to deliver business gains through evolving and developing processes for opportunity assessment, capture and customer engagement. Recent highlights for me have been winning the NZ Innovation Award for developing and launching the world first Maori smartphone and winning the 2020 Canstar Blue NZ Smartphone Award for No. 1 Customer Satisfaction. Strategic marketing and corporate affairs specialist with extensive business presentation experience. An influencer, large network in public and private sectors. Multilingual and Multicultural. Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. In-depth knowledge about helping local organization achieve success from utilizing international platform resources. Know perfectly well how to interpreting contents from different culture background with accuracy and efficiency.