logistics, internal and external communication for large-scale customer conferences, customer advisory council meetings, tradeshows, seminars and other special programs. She has been responsible for the development of a comprehensive plan, including a closed loop leads process to measure the effectiveness of the overall marketing programs. She also drove the marcomms, direct mail, email marketing and other outbound and inbound mail communications.

She previously held an EMEA marketing & communication position at PwC Consulting/PricewaterhouseCooopers Management Consultants from 1998 till 2002, where she was dedicated to leveraging business from Oracle by developing marketing strategies to drive key Oracle propositions into targeted PwC Consulting accounts. She was responsible for delivery of regular events worldwide, including strategic positioning and all communications and implementations aspects. She also managed the delivery of core marketing campaigns required by the business, which included strategy development, sourcing and managing internal and external suppliers, project management, budget management, timeline management, creation of tools and measurement.

She previously held some marketing and PR consulting roles in international companies and PR and event agencies.

Vera's key strengths include strategic event management and development, project management, communications with a multicultural understanding and global experience.