Nicoline Spruijt is the Managing Partner and Strategic Director at Brandhome, a leading global strategic and creative solutions provider for brands that ensures profitable growth for the brands they work for. With over 25 years of experience, she specializes in marketing, sales, general management, change management, mergers and business transformation.
Nicoline is passionately driven by the mission with a strong ability to achieve business goals. In her shaping, she recognizes a brand’s & people’s strengths, and combines with the essence to reach a companies’ full potential.
In her role, she guides clients through different challenges and present the strategy, operational adjustments and branding solutions to help them meet or exceed their goals and revamp their brand to speak to today’s global market.
After earning a master’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of Antwerp, Nicoline went on to enrich her knowledge with the International Director’s Programme at INSEAD and Mergers & Acquisitions: Strategy, Execution, and Post Merger Management from Harvard Business School.
She launched her career in Marketing & Sales at British American Tobacco, where she later returned to become Head of Trade for the Smoking Tobacco and Cigars division. At the age of 35, she became CEO of a 1bio EURO Wholesale Company. Prior to re-joining Brandhome as Managing Partner & Strategic Director of Brandhome, she served as its CEO between 2006 and 2013. The last 7 years, Nicoline has been active in the Waste Management (Renewi) & Brewery sector (Heineken)
She is a member of Rotary International, where she served as President from 2015-16 in Rotary Antwerp Metropole. She is a member of Women on Board & responsible for external communication. She speaks fluent English, Dutch and French. Nicoline is a resident of Antwerp, Belgium.
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Magda Rashkova is a self-employed marketing consultant based in Vienna, Austria. With over a decade of professional experience in finance and international commerce, she is an expert in controlling, brand management, analysis and business development. She is a results-driven specialist and is highly accomplished in critical thinking and event marketing.
After earning a bachelor’ degree in International Finance and Trade from the University of Portsmouth, Magda went on to complete double master’s degrees in International Economics and Finance from Newcastle University and in Marketing from the European School of Economics. She launched her career in Strategic Planning and Controlling at DSK Bank in Bulgaria, before relocating to Italy to work in Event Marketing for Sonatory.
Magda has always had a passion for marketing, and credits her success to having persistence and a steady drive to see a challenge through. She is a member of the Professional Women of Vienna Network, and in her spare time enjoys travel and photography.
Women’s Networking Association Member Magda Rashkova, MMSc can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
Lillith has over 20 years of experience as an architect, and has had her company for over 10 years- Caribbean Architects & Planners. Her day to day role includes the preparation of building design plans and project writing, along with EIA preparation, project management and review. She also reviews land usage and executes development planning.
Looking back, what prompted Lilith to go into architecture was a childhood passion for building. She started doing drafting with a friend at around 18, and through the advice of counselors at the University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas, she left to study architecture and pursued her dreams.
Today, Caribbean Architects and Planners is a thriving company she takes great pride in. It is an efficient professional entity offering services in Architecture design, Project management, and Land management, which includes environmental impact assessments, property appraisal, and land use planning. As Director, Lillith has spent several years as a Public Servant in St. Kitts and Nevis, and has firsthand knowledge of regional and national land development policies, that relates to tourism, coastal development, housing, and environmental conservation.
As a company engendered by the growing development of small islands such as Nevis and their genuine need for the promulgation of professional standards; Caribbean Architects and Planners incorporates a collaborative approach by partnering with other local and regional agencies to improve capacity. In doing so Caribbean Architects & Planners provide technical services that are rooted in regional and international standards for the building industry and land development.
Lillith holds a Masters Degree in Planning Studies from Oxford Brooks University, and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from City University of New York. Looking ahead in the coming years, Lilith plans to retire from government services and dedicate herself solely to her business. She would also eventually like to expand her horizons and work outside of the Caribbean, working more in developing countries. She attributes her success to her grandmother and the way she was raised with such discipline. She enjoys reading, walking, and yoga in her spare time.
Women’s Networking Association Member, Lillith J. Richards, can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
Lisa Ritchie is an accomplished leader with over 20 years of strategic human resources and talent acquisition experience across a variety of industries including financial services, retail and marketing. She is currently the Vice President of Talent Acquisition at IG Wealth Management, a financial services company with 4,000+ trusted professionals who have been providing personalized financial advice to Canadians for nearly 100 years.
Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts, from York University Toronto ON, as well as a Masters degree in Human Resource Management also from University of Toronto.
In the next three to five years, Lisa would like to expand her network and she hopes to continue progressing at Investor’s Group. She credits her success to persistence, patience and the connections she has been able to make throughout her career. Through WNA, Lisa is appreciative of the opportunity to be able to connect with leaders in the talent space to share, innovate and support.
Women’s Networking Association Member, Lisa Ritchie, can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
Irene Varela de Rivera is Insurance Risk Manager for Seguros E Inversiones S.A. (SISA), an insurance firm dedicated to providing comprehensive protection for individuals. With nearly 20 years of experience in her field, Irene oversees the risk management, quantification, monitoring, control and mitigation of credit, as well as counterparty, market, liquidity, operational, legal and actuarial risks within the company. She developed and implemented the company’s integral risk management model, and creates strategies, policies, procedures and their respective training materials to mitigate risk.
In addition to her work for SISA, Irene also served as Manager of Insurance Risk and Liquidity Markets for Banco Cuscatlan S.A., a commercial bank offering a wide range of banking services to both private and corporate clients across El Salvador. While at Banco Cuscatlan, she played an integral role in its acquisition by Citi, and served on the integration team to ensure a smooth merge.
Irene holds a degree in Economics and Business from Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (ESEN) in El Salvador. Outside of her professional endeavors, she is a proud wife and mother, and enjoys travel and reading. She speaks fluent English and Spanish, and has been invited to teach subjects including pensions, international finance and economics in universities such as ESEN, the National University of El Salvador, ISEADE-FEPADE and ASES.
Women’s Networking Association VIP Member Irene Varela can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
