Claire Charruau

Claire is Vice President, Marketing and Communications at MediaLink, the boutique media and marketing strategic advisory firm. She leads executive and industry marketing advisory for a suite of global clients and supports connectivity and visibility for UTA Advisory/MediaLink in EMEA. She has 15+ years of experience working internationally with C-suite teams across some of the world's most iconic creative and media organizations and alongside leading consumer brands.  Prior to UTA/MediaLink, Claire was EMEA Marketing Director at VMLY&R (now VML) for four years. She crafted the VMLY&R success story in Europe and saw the agency win Campaign's 2022 Integrated Agency of the Year. Her input and early involvement in client communications and work, including for the likes of Boots, Ford, and Danone, have had a proven impact on PR successes and beyond.   Claire spent another four years at JWT in London and New York, rising to Director of Communications where she helped deliver critical projects for the Black Lives Matter, Johnson&Johnson, HSBC, and Nestle accounts. She began her career in Paris with Reed Business before joining TLC Marketing in London.    She has worked with local, regional, and global clients across cultures, giving her a truly international footprint and a unique point of view. Her work has been credited over a dozen times at Cannes Lions, including with a PR Gold Lion, a Glass, and a Titanium Grand Prix, as well as other specialist awards such as PR Week Global Awards.