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EXPERIENCE

York UniversitySchulich School of Business

MBA Masters of Business AdministrationSpecialization in Marketing and Strategy

Mediatize MEPublic company, Marketing and Advertising Industry

Independently developed a business plan for Mediatize ME during its start-up phase.

Collaborated with CMO and CFO to formulate financial projections, product pricing and go to market sales strategy; Used market data to perform segment analysis and develop planning for client demand;Performed competitive market analysis using SWOT and independently designed competitive matrix to determine appropriate launch strategy; andCreated a proposal for the organizational structure of the company.

University of Western Ontario

Honours Bachelor of ArtsEconomics

September 2009 - May 2011Toronto, ON

September 2000 - June 2004London, ON

Summer Intern, 2010Dubai, UAE

EDUCATION

KRISTIN FOSTER f o s t y44@gma i l . comP E

Worked collaboratively with Senior Management to develop and execute the 2012 CorporateCommunications Strategy;Assisted with brand awareness and proactively generated positive media coverage as Allstream’s primary media relations spokesperson;Responsible for producing internal/external communication content including the management of all press and news related articles;Prepared communication materials on behalf of the President and other executives including speeches and internal/external messaging;Managed the internal linguistics department;Represented the Corporate Communications department on the Corporate Emergency Management Team and managed all crises communication planning; andAllstream United Way Committee member.

AllstreamSenior Manager, Corporate Communications

September 2011- February 2012Toronto, ON

Villa 55, Novelia, Victory Heights, Dubai - PO Box 98106, Dubai, U.A.E.

+971 55 609 6228

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Manulife FinancialSenior Client Account Representative

Managed corporate 401K accounts with assets exceeding $50 million;Completed 5 insurance charter exams, a business writing course, and numerous investment product and industry knowledge courses; Mentored those individuals new to the client account representative role through job shadowing and formal assessment; andActive volunteer of the Junior Achievement Program, instructed a class about the economics of staying in school, mentored grade 10 students on the “Dream Big” Program: A Life Lesson with Tiger Woods.

Same responsibilities as Client Account Representative (below) in addition to the following:

February 2006 - June 2007Toronto, ON

Manulife FinancialClient Account Representative

Managed corporate 401K accounts with assets exceeding $20 million;Maintained and managed often difficult relationships with clients and business partners such as brokers, third party administrators and auditors;Acquired extensive knowledge of the U.S. pension and investment business; Performed reconciliation of client accounts and developed “win-win” solutions to complex problems often under tight deadlines; andTrained clients on how to utilize and interpret our financial/investment data and related materials.

November 2004 - February 2006Toronto, ON

Deloitte & Touche / Saba & CoAnalyst supporting external audit.

Assisted auditor in the planning of audits, audit testing, and internal control evaluation;Helped to prepare and draft audit reports;Prepared and compiled financial statements; andSet up analysis for a pre-merger integration.

Summer Intern, 2003Dubai, UAE

Manulife FinancialClient Account Manager

Same responsibilities as Senior Client Account Representative (below) in addition to:

Managed corporate 401K accounts with assets exceeding $100 million;Identified and defined training and developmental needs for the department; Developed creative ways to meet client needs and productivity goals as a team and on an individual basis;Helped create specialized and tailored client presentations focused on new plan administration strategies and occasionally traveled to the U.S, facilitating client education meetings;Integrated and applied expert knowledge of the business, products, and administration to problem-solving and resolution of client issues around Manulife service delivery and day to day plan execution; Obtained Series 6 Certification; andManulife United Way volunteer.

June 2007 - November 2008Toronto, ON

EXPERIENCE (CONT’D)

KRISTIN FOSTER f o s t y44@gma i l . comP E

Villa 55, Novelia, Victory Heights, Dubai - PO Box 98106, Dubai, U.A.E.

+971 55 609 6228