Annette Porter

Producer and director of  documentary and promotional films for advertising, broadcast,  internal communications, live streaming and social media.  

• Work with companies to develop strategy and produce videos to most effectively communicate their message  - creating the right video, for the right platform, for the right audience.
  
• Direct and produce long and short form documentary films for broadcast.
  
• Select and lead creative crews and manage challenging shoots globally. 
  
• Run successful internship/training program in support of London councils  to expand video production opportunities for inexperienced and underprivileged youth.
  

CLIENTS: Avon, English National Ballet School, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Merlin Entertainment,  Rambert Dance Company, UNESCO, Women's Aid
BROADCASTERS:  BBC, NBC, ITV, Discovery (Fr), NHK (Japan)                                       

Consulted executives on: potential acquisitions; the development and internal communication of strategies for oil and gas and chemicals businesses; external communications; development of system for structuring and evaluating briefs for external service providers. 

Founding partner in boutique consulting firm providing strategy and communications consulting services. CLIENTS: American Express, Thrifty PayLess (acquired by Rite Aid),  Frank Russell (Russell Investments) 

Consultant to senior level executives on strategy development and the creation of systems to link employees with these strategies. Specialized in developing strategies for companies who wanted to reposition their existing businesses and/or to break into new markets and industry segments.  CLIENTS:American Express, Alcan Aluminum (Rio Tinto), American Hospital Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Exxon, General Electric,  McKesson Corporation, Medtronic,  Milliken & Company,  Pritzker Group.

Traded precious metals and foreign currencies for managed accounts. Account management for corporate hedging clients. Prepared and broadcast news related to metals markets and currencies. CFTC licensed trader.

With Distinction