Kim Thwaites

About

Experience

• ABB (9 yrs 4 mos)
  • Global Business Line Force Measurement Communications and Marketing Manager
    May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Global Comms Manager for Continuous Water Analysers, Force Measurement and Recorders & Controllers
    Jul 2018 - Apr 2023 · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Northern Europe Hub Marketing Communications Manager
    Jul 2018 - May 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• Marketing Communications Manager at Phineas Group (UK) Ltd
  Jan 2015 - Feb 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  Part of the senior management team with responsibility for global marketing, communications and new business development. * Develop marketing communications objectives and strategies and manage the marketing budget * Develop and manage the company website in multiple languages * Produce marketing collateral for web, social media and press * Manage and work with external agencies

• Marketing Communications Specialist at Xaar plc
  Oct 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

  Responsible for delivering global marketing communications for Xaar plc, a FTSE 250 company with a turnover of approximately £100m. * Develop, launch and management of the company website, in multiple languages * Developing a publishing plan for ongoing website content * Developing marketing communications objectives, strategies and tactics for the graphics industry * Producing marketing communications collateral including animations,literature, PR and advertising * Managing and working with external agencies (PR, design, video production, translation and print)

• Marketing Manager at J+S Ltd
  Dec 2008 - Sep 2013 · 4 yrs 10 mos

  Responsible for delivering global marketing communications both online and offline. I also manage all brand development across the Defence, Oil and Gas and Marine Renewable sectors of the business. * Brand development across the whole business both internally and externally * Organising 18 tradeshows a year worldwide * Development and maintenance of company website * Design, development and launch of new company extranet * Design and development of new marketing literature across the company * Developing the marketing strategy for all three business sectors * Managing marketing assistants

• Marketing Assistant at Kit Heath Ltd
  Apr 2005 - Dec 2008 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  Responsible for organising tradeshows, PR and maintaining the company websites. * Managed the marketing department for 6 months whilst manager was on leave * New product and brand launch and brand design * Design and coordination of tradeshows and stands * Management of trade PR * Maintenance and development of all company websites including design of a new one * Provide customer and agent support to ensure good representation of the brand both B2B and B2C * 6 months management experience of a team of 3