Leslie Velasco Valdés
External Communications Consultant
Leslie is a Journalist with a Licentiate Degree in Social Communications obtained from the Finis Terrae University and a Diploma in Marketing from the University of Chile.
A significant part of her professional career has been in the area of external communications. First at “Larraín y Olivos” an agency where she worked with brand names of several industries such as Nova, Elite, Velarde Hermanos, Nine West, Hush Puppies, and Intervalores, among others. Subsequently, she concentrated in advising the Ferouch and New Man brand names.
From 2005 to 2006 she joined the communications area of the State Railroad Company (EFE).
In May 2007, she joined Hill & Knowlton Captiva, where she is part of the team advising the Chilean Construction Chamber (CChC) and Nestlé.
At CChC she has focused on media management, press relationships and strengthening the trade union’s social network. On the other hand, at Nestlé, he mission has been centered in collaborating in the performance of the Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Department and in their relations with the press and various company stakeholders.