Liege Metropolitan Area
Group External Communication Manager at John Cockerill since 2025. Head of the Group external communications after 4 years as Corporate Communications Manager. Former Journalist and Editor for leading media in Belgium (radio, web, press and magazine) for 7 years. Former Research & Teaching Assistant at Liège University (Media, Culture and Communication department) for 5 years.
Head of External Communications for the John Cockerill Group (8000+ employees and presence in 20+ countries). ➤ Communications strategy & storytelling ➤ Press Relations with international and national media (generalist, economic and specialized press). ➤ News Management & Digital Communications. ➤ Activity, Purpose and Financial reports: writing and editing. ➤ Works Council member (substitute) representing management since 2024.
Member of the Group Communications team contributing to internal and external communications operations (6000+ employees and presence in 20+ countries). ➤ News and Content Management: deployment of a Group editorial process and management of the News Committee, content management (photos and videos), management of all Group communication channels (websites, social media including LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter/X, etc.), contribution to the development of a new digital workplace (intranet) in 2022. ➤ Activity, Purpose and Financial reports: writing and editing. ➤ Communication support of corporate function (ICT, EHS, HR, Legal, Finance, innovation). ➤ "Link", the Group's monthly internal digital newsletter, both in French and English, for 5000+ employees in 20+ countries: creation, management, writing, editing and administration (2020-2023). ➤ Top Executive Management Convention (2021-2023) and Connect, the annual international mobilization session around John Cockerill's challenges (live event in 2020, then a digital event in 2021 and 2022), Leadership Forum and CEO webinars: part of the organization team of Group internal events and active participation (storytelling, key talking points). ➤ Contribution to the organization of corporate events. ➤ Crisis communication: member of the Group Covid-19 health crisis unit in charge of communication (2021-2022): monitoring the evolution of the health situation, monitoring the implementation of health measures, running welcome and information sessions for employees, communicating measures, maintaining a network of ambassadors.
Internal communication: launch of a new monthly digital internal newsletter in French and English for 6,000 employees. News Management: setting up editorial processes, and writing and publishing internal and external news.
PhD student and Research & Teaching Assistant in the Media, Culture, and Communication department working on Critical Theory of New Media and Communication Group Analysis. Member of Lemme (Laboratory for the Study of Media and Mediation). Member of UR Traverses. Member of the FNRS contact group “Language(s) and Politics.”
Journalist and editor for Rossel's newspapers and magazines Rossel Sports, Sudpresse/Sudinfo, Le Soir, Standard Magazine, Vlan, 7Dimanche.
Sports radio editorial team in Liège, Belgium. Coverage of international, national, and regional sporting events. Live commentary on sporting competitions, editing, and interviews. Presentation of the sports news on the radio in Liège Matin (VivaCité).
Rédaction radio de Liège