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Ritesh Shete

@riteshshete

Specialist in Strategic Communications and all things PR, Marketing Communications, B2B, Positioning Specialist, Crisis Manager

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior communications roles where I can lead integrated PR and brand strategies, mentor teams, drive reputation and stakeholder engagement, and apply digital and AI-enabled comms to scale impact.

Seeking to opportunities to enable brands and leaders with strategic and integrated communications. A Strategic Communications professional with 14+ years of experience in: Public Relations & Advocacy, Marketing Communications, External & Internal Communications and Social Media. Since the first recession of 2009-10, I have been actively involved in reputation management and integrated brand building campaigns that have contributed to the growth of renowned companies across various sectors. Sound knowledge in preparing industry/market intelligence reports that help in decision making for CXO’s (B2B, B2C, B2G)

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Advisory Board Member

Current

GreenCar

Apr 2025 - Present (10 months)

Provide pro-bono strategic advice and alignment to GreenCar initiatives, supporting community engagement and influencing groups per organizational objectives.

Advisory Community Engagement

Current

Proprietor & Founder

Current

7Billion Messages

Founded a pilot communications consultancy to provide business and strategic communications services to leaders across sectors; currently in early-stage development.

Strategic Advisory Client Development PR Strategy GTM

Contract Consultant - Technology Comms

Weber Shandwick

May 2025 - Jul 2025 (2 months)

Provided strategic liaison between client stakeholders and agency teams for technology communications, team development and support for new business development.

Liaison Between Clients team development NBD Support

Consultant - Director PR & Comms

People+ai

Mar 2024 - Jun 2024 (3 months)

Managed brand, partner and conference communications for a non-profit AI initiative, supporting partner engagement and event communications during a focused consultancy.

Event Promotion Brand Communications

Associate Director - PR & Strategic Comms

HealthPlix Technologies

Aug 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 6 months)

Led Indian and global press outreach and strategic communications, drove organic LinkedIn growth from 7k to 65k, and owned ORM, employer branding and executive communications for the company.

Media Relations Employer Branding ORM Stakeholder Management Executive Communication Crisis Communications Social Media

Associate Director

Gutenberg

Dec 2017 - May 2021 (3 years 5 months)

Managed teams and client portfolios across corporate, startup and technology sectors, provided strategic counsel, crisis and executive communications, and oversaw annual communication dashboards.

Client Management Crisis Communications Account Planning Global Executive Visits PESO Model Team Leadership

Senior Manager - PR

Ruder Finn

Apr 2017 - Nov 2017 (7 months)

Co-led Bangalore branch operations and designed annual communication calendars for retail and start-up clients, focusing on account planning and executive visit coordination.

Branch Operations Account Planning Media Relations Campaign Planning Stakeholder Management

Manager - Marketing & Communications

Sany Heavy Industries

Mar 2016 - Mar 2017 (1 year)

Led marketing and strategic communications for SANY India and neighboring markets, served as PR SPOC for China HQ and managed social media and multi-BU marketing activities.

Strategic Communications PR Social Media Management Multi BU Marketing Stakeholder Engagement

Branch In Charge & Senior Manager

Avian Media

Mar 2014 - Mar 2016 (2 years)

Set up and led the Pune branch, managing PR mandates for manufacturing, automobile and healthcare clients and executing annual communication dashboards and media junkets.

Branch Team Building Corporate Communications Annual Planning Media Relations Global Executive Visits

Senior Account Executive - PR

20:20 MSL

Jul 2011 - Feb 2014 (2 years 7 months)

Executed annual communication plans, managed media relations and client servicing across Mumbai and Pune, and led press conferences and corporate dossier preparation.

Media Relations Client Servicing Annual Planning Execution

Consultant - PR

Integrated Brand Comm

Mar 2010 - Jun 2011 (1 year 3 months)

Supported annual communication calendars and media relations for technology, HR, gaming and healthcare clients, contributing to quarterly and annual review presentations.

Media Relations Annual Planning Client Servicing