Rachel Ritfeld

Vice President of Global Business Development at Bank Of Nevis International Limited
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Saint Kitts and Nevis, KN
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  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency

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Salem Ajmi Meseguer

I am impressed by Rachel’s ability to understand from the very beginning the needs of the publication she is working on and by her thoughtful attention to detail. Working with her is a guarantee of quality and efficiency. I therefore do not hesitate to highly recommend her excellent work.

Mark Lewis

Rachel is a true professional, easy to work with and delivers her creative input with passion and clarity. She's a great team player and works well leading a groups' vision or in support. I would highly recommend her work and would strongly emphasise her ability to deliver excellence, whatever the challenge.

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Experience

    • Vice President of Global Business Development
      • Jul 2022 - Present
    • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Investment Banking
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President Of Business Development
      • Oct 2021 - Present

    • Global Business Development
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      Responsibilities as Global Business Development: - Overseeing the international expansion of BONITS as a leading service provider of St. Kitts & Nevis secondary citizenship and Migration Investment packages - Supporting new clients to identify the investment package right for them – helping them to achieve their global ambitions and secure their legacies - Identifying new markets for business development opportunities - Supporting the development of new impact investment… Show more Responsibilities as Global Business Development: - Overseeing the international expansion of BONITS as a leading service provider of St. Kitts & Nevis secondary citizenship and Migration Investment packages - Supporting new clients to identify the investment package right for them – helping them to achieve their global ambitions and secure their legacies - Identifying new markets for business development opportunities - Supporting the development of new impact investment products - Communicating BONITS’s purpose and mission with external stakeholders - Acting as a brand ambassador for the island of Nevis and its unique lifestyle and business benefits for clients - Optimizing internal workflow - Strategic marketing - Working cross-functionally between sales (both B2C and B2B), business development, client solutions and marketing - Developing and executing video content creation - Exhibit Production

    • Director of Sales and Marketing
      • Mar 2019 - Sep 2020

      - Leading Sales and Marketing strategies. Identifying strategically important initiatives. - 120% sales increase in 7 months - Overseeing Regional Expansion and Negotiations - Setting Strategic Agenda for Events and Marketing - Branding, Product and Business development - Developing and Executing Content creation - Customer Retention and Solutions - Developing Tours and Merchandise - Converting Culture into Commerce with a strong focus on CSR - Leading Sales and Marketing strategies. Identifying strategically important initiatives. - 120% sales increase in 7 months - Overseeing Regional Expansion and Negotiations - Setting Strategic Agenda for Events and Marketing - Branding, Product and Business development - Developing and Executing Content creation - Customer Retention and Solutions - Developing Tours and Merchandise - Converting Culture into Commerce with a strong focus on CSR

    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • International Model, Actress and Presenter
      • Jul 2000 - Dec 2019

      Acting experience included Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation alongside Tom Cruise, The Royals on E! Entertainment TV, Apple Tree Yard for the BBC and more. I also starred in more than 50 commercial TV campaigns throughout my career for many international household brands. Top 5 model and brand ambassador on QVC UK shopping channel for over 7 years, partnered with many brands to boost sales and build brand credibility amongst millions of live viewers/consumers daily. Created social media… Show more Acting experience included Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation alongside Tom Cruise, The Royals on E! Entertainment TV, Apple Tree Yard for the BBC and more. I also starred in more than 50 commercial TV campaigns throughout my career for many international household brands. Top 5 model and brand ambassador on QVC UK shopping channel for over 7 years, partnered with many brands to boost sales and build brand credibility amongst millions of live viewers/consumers daily. Created social media content and marketing strategies to increase sales. Clients included Bobbie Brown make up, Dyson hair tools and Philip Kingsley hair care. Budgeting is crucial in a successful career in entertainment, as is managing client relationships with the 16 agencies that represented me all over Europe with a total of approximately 45 agents whom I communicated with daily to ensure successful growth of my career. The ability to be flexible, multi-talented and diplomatic are important aspects. International presenter and TV personality on MTV, Channel 4, Sky 1, DSTV- South Africa. Hosted live events such as the Angel Film Festival Awards in Monaco, Fashion Fusion Awards in London, and I have been a spokeswoman for charities such as the African Caribbean Leukemia Trust & Breast Cancer Research. Hosted my own radio shows on Solar Radio and BBC1Xtra and appeared as a guest speaker on Chit Chat (Grenada daytime TV talk show), and motivational events such as Inspirational You, I'mPossible & Kids Company Worked closely with my PR agent and developed my marketing passion by producing merchandise for which I led all marketing strategies, budgets, sponsorship and organized promotional tours and events with media partners (radio stations, shopping centers, members clubs, newspapers and TV channels throughout the UK and parts of Europe). Show less Acting experience included Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation alongside Tom Cruise, The Royals on E! Entertainment TV, Apple Tree Yard for the BBC and more. I also starred in more than 50 commercial TV campaigns throughout my career for many international household brands. Top 5 model and brand ambassador on QVC UK shopping channel for over 7 years, partnered with many brands to boost sales and build brand credibility amongst millions of live viewers/consumers daily. Created social media… Show more Acting experience included Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation alongside Tom Cruise, The Royals on E! Entertainment TV, Apple Tree Yard for the BBC and more. I also starred in more than 50 commercial TV campaigns throughout my career for many international household brands. Top 5 model and brand ambassador on QVC UK shopping channel for over 7 years, partnered with many brands to boost sales and build brand credibility amongst millions of live viewers/consumers daily. Created social media content and marketing strategies to increase sales. Clients included Bobbie Brown make up, Dyson hair tools and Philip Kingsley hair care. Budgeting is crucial in a successful career in entertainment, as is managing client relationships with the 16 agencies that represented me all over Europe with a total of approximately 45 agents whom I communicated with daily to ensure successful growth of my career. The ability to be flexible, multi-talented and diplomatic are important aspects. International presenter and TV personality on MTV, Channel 4, Sky 1, DSTV- South Africa. Hosted live events such as the Angel Film Festival Awards in Monaco, Fashion Fusion Awards in London, and I have been a spokeswoman for charities such as the African Caribbean Leukemia Trust & Breast Cancer Research. Hosted my own radio shows on Solar Radio and BBC1Xtra and appeared as a guest speaker on Chit Chat (Grenada daytime TV talk show), and motivational events such as Inspirational You, I'mPossible & Kids Company Worked closely with my PR agent and developed my marketing passion by producing merchandise for which I led all marketing strategies, budgets, sponsorship and organized promotional tours and events with media partners (radio stations, shopping centers, members clubs, newspapers and TV channels throughout the UK and parts of Europe). Show less

    • Multimedia Journalist
      • Jan 2017 - Sep 2019

      - Writing lifestyle and travel articles within the luxury sector with a combined readership of approximately 750.000 across 4 regular (some weekly, some monthly) publications. - Identifying Luxury Travel Trends - Analyzing Global Trends in Luxury Travel and Lifestyle - Working closely with Tourism Authorities and Ministries of Tourism to achieve their desired goals for driving Tourism to their destinations - Social Media Management - Developing, Producing and Executing Video… Show more - Writing lifestyle and travel articles within the luxury sector with a combined readership of approximately 750.000 across 4 regular (some weekly, some monthly) publications. - Identifying Luxury Travel Trends - Analyzing Global Trends in Luxury Travel and Lifestyle - Working closely with Tourism Authorities and Ministries of Tourism to achieve their desired goals for driving Tourism to their destinations - Social Media Management - Developing, Producing and Executing Video Content Generation Show less - Writing lifestyle and travel articles within the luxury sector with a combined readership of approximately 750.000 across 4 regular (some weekly, some monthly) publications. - Identifying Luxury Travel Trends - Analyzing Global Trends in Luxury Travel and Lifestyle - Working closely with Tourism Authorities and Ministries of Tourism to achieve their desired goals for driving Tourism to their destinations - Social Media Management - Developing, Producing and Executing Video… Show more - Writing lifestyle and travel articles within the luxury sector with a combined readership of approximately 750.000 across 4 regular (some weekly, some monthly) publications. - Identifying Luxury Travel Trends - Analyzing Global Trends in Luxury Travel and Lifestyle - Working closely with Tourism Authorities and Ministries of Tourism to achieve their desired goals for driving Tourism to their destinations - Social Media Management - Developing, Producing and Executing Video Content Generation Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Luxury lifestyle correspondent
      • Aug 2017 - Dec 2018
    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Luxury Travel and Lifestyle Expert
      • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
    • Spain
    • Advertising Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Content Creator
      • Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

      Inbound Cycle (Spain) is the marketing agency who headhunted me for their client, an ultra-luxury porcelain company, for a 6-month project to create the framework for their blog and write the content. Some responsibilities included: - Creating high-end interior design blog posts - Driving more traffic to their website using SEO - Analyzing luxury interior design trends - Partnering the client's products with other ultra high-end brands, through styling suggestions in order to… Show more Inbound Cycle (Spain) is the marketing agency who headhunted me for their client, an ultra-luxury porcelain company, for a 6-month project to create the framework for their blog and write the content. Some responsibilities included: - Creating high-end interior design blog posts - Driving more traffic to their website using SEO - Analyzing luxury interior design trends - Partnering the client's products with other ultra high-end brands, through styling suggestions in order to refresh their image and give the products a more modern appeal within luxury interior design - Writing an E-Book on lighting designs and trends in lighting, which included sources images to support the styling tips within lighting design for interiors - Writing copy for newsletter mail outs Show less Inbound Cycle (Spain) is the marketing agency who headhunted me for their client, an ultra-luxury porcelain company, for a 6-month project to create the framework for their blog and write the content. Some responsibilities included: - Creating high-end interior design blog posts - Driving more traffic to their website using SEO - Analyzing luxury interior design trends - Partnering the client's products with other ultra high-end brands, through styling suggestions in order to… Show more Inbound Cycle (Spain) is the marketing agency who headhunted me for their client, an ultra-luxury porcelain company, for a 6-month project to create the framework for their blog and write the content. Some responsibilities included: - Creating high-end interior design blog posts - Driving more traffic to their website using SEO - Analyzing luxury interior design trends - Partnering the client's products with other ultra high-end brands, through styling suggestions in order to refresh their image and give the products a more modern appeal within luxury interior design - Writing an E-Book on lighting designs and trends in lighting, which included sources images to support the styling tips within lighting design for interiors - Writing copy for newsletter mail outs Show less

    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dutch to English Translator
      • Dec 2010 - Dec 2015

      - Providing transcripts for Subtitling in English for Dutch spoken Documentaries - Marketing Translations (Dutch to English only) - Interpretations (Dutch to English) - Providing transcripts for Subtitling in English for Dutch spoken Documentaries - Marketing Translations (Dutch to English only) - Interpretations (Dutch to English)

Education

  • University of Cumbria
    Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, General
    2020 -
  • University of Sussex
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Social Anthropology
    2001 - 2004
  • Koninklijk Atheneum Etterbeek in Belgium
    Secondary school
    1995 - 2001

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