Karen Kahn

“Karen is a dynamic, innovative communications leader who has built and cultivated world-class global communications organizations. She has served as the trusted advisor and lead communications counsel to the boards and C-level executives of many top global companies. She has deep expertise in crisis management, corporate social responsibility and in managing complex corporate and organizational shifts, as well as engineering rock-solid communications strategies around key business drivers, such as earnings calls, revenue growth initiatives, product launches, acquisitions and leadership changes. She is an acute corporate strategist with an emphasis on brand reputation management. Her focus areas include accelerating sales, building new communities of influence and providing expert leadership across marketing, customer programs, public relations and industry analyst relations. She leads with clarity, confidence and decisiveness to deliver measurable results. She is an incredibly strong people manager and visionary leader, incorporating integrity, respect, trust, credibility, a strong work ethic and positive team spirit across the fabric of the organization. She encourages innovation, challenges the norms, inspires hard work and motivates with clear strategic guidance. As a direct manager, she was always open minded, responsive, fair, engaging and served as a model mentor. I would jump at the chance to work for her again.”

“I watched Karen grow as a professional and a leader of Global Communications. She was extremely adept at working closely with senior executives and CEOs to come to agreement and deliver on communications goals and expectations while establishing clear expectations for agencies, and help manage and increase Sun's brand and product reputation. Operationally, her laser focus on saving Sun on overhead, building internal standards and processes, and increasing efficiencies was exemplary. Balancing all that while motivating and mobilizing staff/keeping morale up is humbling. I highly recommend her to be trusted to lead any mission-critical organization.”

“Karen is an outstanding supervisor and a leader that inspires you to challenge yourself and strive to perform to your top potential. As a supervisor, Karen coached me in navigating the complex network of a Fortune 200 organization and succeeding on a best-in-class marketing team. As a leader, I was fortunate to watch Karen in action as she successfully managed a team of 60+ employees across six team functions and continually pushed the envelope to identify the next "big thing" that would achieve Sun's communication objectives. Karen is consistently ahead of the curve with regards to communication trends and marketing best practices. Being exposed to this type of visionary thinking and impactful leadership showed me how a great leader and supervisor operates.”

“Karen has been an inspiring and dynamic leader for several years at Sun, and I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to report to her in 2008. She encourages strategic and innovative thinking in her staff and is one of the most effective motivators I've ever worked for. The camaraderie she has built amongst her direct staff and larger team is the envy of other teams in our organization. I share with her directs a deep appreciation for her encouragement, guidance and trust. We are given just the right combination of autonomy and feedback, which drives all of us to perform at the highest levels. I would be delighted to work for Karen again, she has been an ideal manager and mentor. It is a great pleasure to be a part of her team.”

“Karen's one of the smartest managers I have ever worked with--she is a master at organizing and motivating teams, as well as communicating complex technology solutions simply and eloquently. I highly recommend her.”