Nunzia Passacantando.
Nunzia Passacantando, marketing, communication and events director

Brand, marketing, communication, events, academic direction. I build brands, their reputation and their growth, in France and internationally — from strategy through to delivery, in companies and in business schools.

You are hiring for:

Marketing & communication leadership that produces results.

Brand, marketing, communication, digital, press and employer brand: I led this full scope across four European markets, with a team of 15 and a constant demand for performance — awareness, engagement, business impact.

+6%revenue growth
+11%digital and CRM engagement
15people recruited and managed

Roles targeted Chief Marketing Officer · CMO · VP Marketing · Marketing and Communication Director · Marketing Director Europe

What I take on

  • Multi-country plans

    Market-by-market strategy, budget arbitration, overall coherence.

  • Offering launches

    From product design to sales narrative, repositioning included.

  • Every channel

    Events, press relations, digital, offline, employer brand.

  • Sales support

    Field team engagement and tender response construction.

  • Digital strategy

    Brand visibility and presence across its ecosystem.

  • Team

    Recruiting and developing people, junior profiles in particular.

Three proofs in marketing and communication

  • Coface2021 – 2022

    Marketing & communication director, Western Europe

    Rebuilt the brand and strategy across France, the UK and Ireland, Switzerland and Belgium. Seven sales channels and eight insurance products driven, two new products launched, a team of fifteen managed.

  • American Express Global Business Travel2015 – 2017

    Amex GBT brand launch and cross-selling

    Launched the Amex GBT brand: positioning, communication plan and rollout to clients and internal teams alike. Designed and ran the cross-selling campaign between business units, taking the MICE and events offer to the American Express client portfolio, working directly with group sales leadership.

  • La Tribunesince 2022

    Launch of Impact Santé

    The group's first paid conference: moving a free fixture to a monetised premium offer. Positioning, then the online and offline marketing plan built to target and convert a paying audience — acquisition, CRM, partnerships and press relations.

The path

  • 2022 – present
    Independent consultant
    Large groups and mid-caps
  • 2020 – present
    EFAP and business schools
    Director of the MBA in communication and event management, and teaching at Master's and MBA level
  • 2021 – 2022
    Coface
    Marketing & communication director, Western Europe
  • 2020 – 2021
    Alstom
    Brand Director
  • 2017 – 2020
    MICE Partner
    Founder and managing director
  • 2015 – 2017
    American Express / Amex GBT
    Brand, communication and PR — head of the MICE & Event department
  • 2012 – 2015
    MCI Group / Ovation DMC
    Director, international clients
  • 2010 – 2012
    Metropolis DMC
    Senior director, event communication
  • 2006 – 2008
    Kuoni Group
    Director, Europe and US markets
  • 2000 – 2003
    Ring Tours IFB
    Senior events director

Teaching

I direct the EFAP MBA in communication and event management. I teach brand strategy, marketing and communication in several business schools, at both Master's and MBA level, to future executives and senior managers.

  • EFAP
  • Neoma
  • Excelia
  • Audencia
  • Ascencia
  • Icart

Education

  • Doctorate, management scienceParis-Panthéon-Assas, in progress
  • Executive MBACELSA, 2017-2019
  • Master's, marketing & communicationBrest Business School, 2015
  • Data Sciences certificateESCP Business School
  • Growth Hacker · DMCPcertifications

Languages

  • Italiannative
  • Frenchfluent
  • Englishfluent
  • Spanishintermediate

Available for a permanent role and for advisory assignments

nunziapassacantando@gmail.com

Based in Paris, mobile across Europe. I reply within 48 hours and would rather have one direct conversation than a long email thread.

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