Jonathan Webster

Owner/Founder @Sea2Asia

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Senior B2B corporate communications and marketing executive with over twenty-five years of global corporate, agency and NGO experience in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Extensive leadership experience in defense, aerospace, technology, marine, transportation, logistics, sustainability, environment, oceans, and fisheries. Strengths include building and managing globally dispersed high performing teams; leading in a multicultural global organization; and managing all facets of B2B corporate communications including stakeholder engagement, reputation management, internal, external, executive and crisis communications. Highly entrepreneurial: has started, managed and grown multiple small business ventures.

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Work Background

Sea2AsiaOwner

Aug. 2020United States - Singapore - Philippines - Vietnam - TaiwanSea2Asia connects sustainable seafood harvesters and processors in North America with the high-end F&B, hospitality and retail industry in Asia. We specialize in frozen, live, fresh and value added seafood; particularly lobster, crab, scallops, oysters, clams, and a wide variety of fin fish from the East and West Coast.

PLEZ Cafés & Good KarmaPartner, Board Member

Feb. 2018Budapest, HungaryPLEZ Cafes is an expanding fast casual food brand providing healthy, nutritious fresh food on the go. https://www.instagram.com/plezcafes/ Good Karma is a growing healthy fast casual food brand serving Indian inspired food and wisdom to a new generation of adventurous and conscious consumers. We act responsibly in all that we do and believe that true wealth and success is not only about generating a financial profit but also about leaving our corner of the world in a better condition than when we found it. https://www.instagram.com/good_karma_kitchen/ -- https://goodkarma.hu/

Blue CommunicationsConsultant - North America

Nov. 2017Washington D.C. Metro AreaBLUE is the leading global PR and communications consultancy for the shipping and marine, and energy and offshore industries. BLUE is headquartered in the UK with a representative office in Hong Kong, and a global network spanning Asia and North America.

Council FirePrincipal Consultant

Sep. 2017Washington D.C. Metro AreaCouncil Fire is a global management consultancy that helps purpose-driven organizations thrive by creating lasting economic, social and environmental value. We listen to, collaborate with, and empower our clients to develop and implement customized strategies informed by insightful data-driven analysis, innovative and effective stakeholder engagement, creative and powerful communications that drive fast action, and a system of continuous learning and adaptation to sustain organizational success.

Environmental Defense FundSenior Director, Global Communications, Oceans Program

Jan. 2016 - Sep. 2017As a member of the Oceans Management Team, led all international and domestic marketing communications activity in support of program goals to end overfishing by creating lasting systems for sustainable fisheries management.

Rolls-RoyceVice President Marketing & Communications, Americas - Marine

May. 2013 - Sep. 2015Washington, DCEstablished and led the marketing communications function in support of Marine’s business growth in North and South America. This included ownership and accountability for the management of all corporate communications activity including internal communications, media relations, issues management, social media, thought leadership, executive counsel, and community engagement; as well as all marketing activity encompassing events and exhibitions, conferences, advertising and customer communications.

Rolls-RoyceGlobal Head of Communications - Marine

Apr. 2009 - May. 2013SingaporeAs the global head of communications for the Marine business of Rolls-Royce, was responsible for the development, management and implementation of the business unit’s internal and external communications activities. This included supporting 7,000 employees across 35 countries in Europe, South America, North America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, while also developing and driving all external communications, media relations, thought leadership and environmental communications activity globally.

Rolls-RoyceHead of Communications - Asia Pacific

Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2011SingaporeLed all aspects of corporate communications in support of Rolls-Royce, Plc., civil aerospace, defense aerospace, energy, naval and commercial marine business priorities across the Asia Pacific region (principally Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore)

DHL Asia PacificDirector, Corporate Communications / Internal Communications

Apr. 2006 - Dec. 2008SingaporeLed DHL’s group-wide internal communications programs to over 50,000 employees in support of all business units across Asia Pacific. Also managed the Asia Pacific corporate communications and public relations activities for DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Exel Supply Chain.

MSLGROUPRegional Account Director

Feb. 2005 - Mar. 2006SingaporeOpened MSL's first Asia Pacific office outside of China to serve a growing pool of global and regional clients with significant Singapore and Southeast Asia PR needs.

Ogilvy Public Relations WorldwideAssociate Director

Jun. 2001 - Feb. 2005SingaporeLed the agency’s consumer marketing practice while profitably expanding a regional portfolio of blue-chip clients including DuPont, BP, Nestlé, Pfizer, ASEAN and Jetstar Asia, and multiple pro bono projects in support of social and environmental causes. Managed a team of consultants and associates, and worked closely with other business unit leaders to grow the company’s position as the most highly regarded and awarded brand stewardship consultancy in Singapore.