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Taarini Atal

Strategic Communications Professional : Ex-Head of Comms at fintech and clean-tech companies

About Me

Marketing and communications leader with 9+ years of experience driving brand visibility, media strategy, and corporate reputation across regulated industries, including fintech, clean-tech, and financial services, in Estonia and international markets. Proven track record of building communications functions from scratch, leading and developing teams, managing complex stakeholder relationships, and delivering high-quality content across channels in both Estonian and English. Experienced in crisis communications, ESG communications, media relations, and executive positioning. Based in Tallinn with deep familiarity with the Estonian market, its media landscape, and key industry stakeholders.

Jurisdiction

Regions: Europe, Asia

Experience

Seniority LevelMid-Senior level
Years of Experience6-10 years
Current StatusActive
Head of PR and communicationsAdmiral Markets
2023 - 2026

- Identified the need for a dedicated communications function at a 20-year-old company and successfully lobbied for its creation, building the department from scratch and defining its mandate, structure, processes, and governance. – Led, managed, and developed an in-house PR team of 8 across multiple markets, alongside regional agencies in South Africa, Romania, Spain, France, and Italy, ensuring alignment, prioritisation, and professional quality of output. – Served as a strategic communications partner to senior business leaders across multiple markets, providing counsel on reputation, regulatory messaging, and external positioning. – Created and oversaw compelling content in English across all channels: press releases, features, blog posts, social media, presentations, and executive speeches. – Owned media relations across international markets, building and maintaining strong relationships with journalists and external stakeholders. – Oversaw all PR activations across highly regulated fintech markets: crisis communications, spokesperson positioning, press events, and regulatory-aligned external comms. – Led ESG communications and stakeholder engagement, integrating sustainability narratives into global brand strategy. – Represented Admirals at Latitude59 Kenya 2023, managing on-ground communications for the Estonian Ambassador to Kenya, the Latitude59 CEO, and Admirals' Africa Country Head.

Creative Marketing LeadAdmiral Markets
2022 - 2023

– Led creative and content strategy in close collaboration with acquisition, SEO, email marketing, and website teams, aligning output with brand and growth objectives. – Managed and mentored a team of 9 designers and copywriters, overseeing workflows and quality of delivery across integrated campaigns. – Ensured consistent and professional use of digital channels including website, CMS, and social media platforms. – Delivered campaigns spanning lead generation, remarketing, brand awareness, and engagement across multiple channels.

Head of PR and MarketingPowerup Energy Technologies
2020 - 2022

– Led PR and communications for the launch of the world's first smart hydrogen cabinet in Estonia, covered in national and international media. – Managed communications for PowerUP's contract announcement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop hydrogen fuel cells for lunar and Martian exploration missions. – Created and managed content across channels in English: press releases, features, social media, presentations, and speeches for the CEO and leadership team. – Drove founder thought leadership and CEO profiling, building strong media relationships and acting as lead writer for European grant applications. – Represented PowerUP at METSTRADE 2021 (Netherlands), IIA Mobility (Munich), and Slush, Helsinki (January 2022).

Senior ExecutiveMSL 20:20
2019 - 2019

– Managed national media outreach and proactive story pitching for Facebook India, reinforcing the brand's social good commitments. – Led PR and media outreach for Adobe Systems India: press releases, briefing documents, media profiles, and daily monitoring.

PR AssociateWeber Shandwick
2017 - 2019

– Won Best Crisis Management Campaign (Regional & National), Weber Shandwick Internal Awards 2019, for leading communications during the MAGGI crisis, one of India's most high-profile FMCG crises. – Led Bausch+Lomb's #changeyourlook influencer campaign: 7 million impressions across 51 influencers including celebrities Lauren Gottlieb and Nidhhi Agerwal; awarded Weber Winner Award (Aug 2018). – Planned and executed UNICEF India's Go Blue campaign on World Children's Day (Nov 2018). – Managed integrated PR, influencer, and social media campaigns across Nestle (MAGGI), Pernod Ricard, Lenskart, DLF Mall of India, and ZIPPO

Education

Masters of PR and event managementMasters in PR and event management
2015 - 2017
Degree of Bachelors in Commerce (Hons)University of Delhi
2012 - 2015

Skills

Core skills10
Interests5
Languages2

Skills

public relations
crisis communications
media relations
executive thought leadership
brand messaging and positioning
corporate communications
strategic communications
reputation management
startups
saas

Interests

fintech
cleantech
FMCG
alco-bev
fashion

Languages

Hindi
English