Manuela Borghetti

Lead group-wide communications strategy across people, brand, culture and transformation, including rebrand, culture beliefs, AI adoption, and HR policy rollouts. Advise senior leadership, own end-to-end delivery, vendor management, and budgets for communications activities and events.

Partnered with regional leadership and HR to align internal communications with business priorities during rapid change. Managed executive communications, developed engagement campaigns, and increased all-hands attendance from 30% to 50%.

Responsible for internal and external communications with staff, community, clients and partners, supporting growth and engagement.

Supported the NL Managing Director and senior leadership, shaping internal communication strategy and engagement programmes for ~1,000 employees. Led channel transformation to SharePoint and Viva Engage, and streamlined communication governance.

Supported post-acquisition integration and communications for a global unit of up to ~5,000 employees. Led large-scale employee events and engagement initiatives, including internal TV shows and digital events reaching 2,500+ employees.

Coordinated children’s Italian language courses and promoted them through events and blog content. Contributed weekly articles to Ciao Tutti about Italian life, culture and language.

Outsourced website and content translator for an event and communications agency.

Master’s in International Relations and Languages with a specialisation in International Communications, focusing on international relations, economics, marketing, and foreign languages.

Bachelor in Languages for Interpreting and Translation with advanced coursework in Italian, English, and Dutch grammar, literature, and linguistics, including training in interpretation and translation.