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Andre Howell
Consultant, Leadership Research Institute
Location: North Stonington, CT United States
Joined: Dec 13th, 2008

About (request update)

Andre Howell is a consultant with expertise in organizational development and implementation of marketing programs, multicultural marketing strategies and executive diversity staffing. For over twenty years he has worked with senior management at Fortune 100 companies primarily in the area of establishing multicultural marketing programs and the identification of consumer loyalty programs aimed at retaining the most profitable customer segments. His multicultural expertise includes the successful appointment and hiring of over 500 insurance agents and agencies in 26 states, and the publication of the highly acclaimed Hispanic Consumer Marketing guide which was recognized by the Association of Marketing and Communications Association (Marcom Award) as the best collateral for understanding the buying habits of the Hispanic insurance consumer.

Andre has served clients in the insurance, financial services, non profit and media industries.

Prior to his consulting work, Andre spent over 25 years in Insurance and Financial Services, working for Allstate Insurance, MetLife and the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. where he held various management and executive positions in HR, Corporate Relations, Marketing and Claims.

Andre received his B.S. degree in Marketing and Economics from The King�s College, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. and graduate studies in Public Administration at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

He has received awards for his community service from The King�s College, the National Urban League, The 100 Black Men of America and the Who�s Who of America.

My Interview Question

What has your corporate experience taught you

Current Whereabouts:

I'm currently a consultant (contract basis) for corporations helping them to improve their overall efficiency in marketing, staffing and diversity

Life & Professional Aspirations:

Increase my involvement in communities through helping to improve the quality of public education. I am also an advocate of empowering those disenfranchised citizens

Education (request update)

High School: John F. Kennedy in Willingboro, NJ class of 1974

Activities & Accomplishments:

Wresting, Vice President of Student Government

Best Memories:

Achieving perfect attendance

Experience

I currently work with Leadership Research Institute as Consultant
I have 25 years of experience working in the Insurance industry.

Senior Consultant | Leadership Research Institute
From January 2008 to Current • 18 year(s)
Designed internal interview processes and executive searches for non-profit organizations, completed diversity recruiting and retention strategies.

Director, Executive Diversity Staffing | Hartford Financial Services Group
From January 2006 to January 2008 • 2 year(s)
Designed and executed recruiting strategy for executive diverse recruiting, increased overall diversity hiring by 5%.

Director Emerging Markets | Hartford Financial Services Group
From January 2005 to January 2006 • 1 year(s)
Developed pilot strategy for 5 markets including agent appointment strategy and implemented multicultural customer contact strategies.

Assistant Vice President, Corporate Marketing | MetLife Auto and Home
From January 2001 to January 2005 • 4 year(s)
Directed corporate marketing consumer acquisition and retention, supervised team of six project managers and administered $8 million marketing budget.

Senior Director, Marketing | MetLife Auto and Home
From January 2000 to January 2001 • 1 year(s)
Managed marketing operations, developed new programs, and oversaw $8 million marketing budget.

Director, Corporate Relations-Relationship Marketing | Allstate Insurance Company
From January 1994 to January 2000 • 6 year(s)
Designed and oversaw targeted marketing initiatives in urban and minority consumer segments, managed $4.5 million marketing budget.

Industry Relations Manager (Public Affairs) | Allstate Insurance Company
From January 1990 to January 1994 • 4 year(s)
Oversaw political action programs and enhanced company performance through political and industry action.

Human Resources Division Manager | Allstate Insurance Company
From January 1988 to January 1990 • 2 year(s)
Managed personnel administration for 600 employees across Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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	I look forward to developing a relationship with HBCU schools to share my extensive experience in corporate America, and perhaps help to prepare graduating students with insights that will assist them with their career aspirations in an extremely competitive atmosphere. Tagged by Andre Howell on 12/13/2008

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