Christine Girandola

Director, Business Development at Financial Times

Christine Girandola has been working in the insurance and financial industry for over 10 years. Christine started their career at A.M. Best in June 2007 as Senior Client Management and Business Development-Advertising. In this role, they worked with B2B marketing teams and client leaders to maximize AM Best's advertising engagement platforms and secure marketing and brand success for their clients.

In September 2022, Christine left A.M. Best to take on the role of Director of Sales, Money Media at Financial Times. In this role, they are responsible for selling and consulting with global advertising agencies, marketing teams, and decision makers who need to specifically target and secure specific audience demographics. Christine travels 20% per year for face-to-face presentations as well as global insurance industry conferences across the US, Bermuda, and Cayman market.

Christine is constantly looking for new markets to grow revenue streams and keep up with client trends. Christine also works closely with inner-functions of AM Best news, marketing, audience development and sales support teams to communicate trends for development. As an employee of AM Best, Christine upholds and ensures the strict adherence of AM Best's values - making their a valuable asset to the company.

Christine Girandola has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Rider University, a Bachelor of Arts - BA from The College of New Jersey, and is a 500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and Registered Yoga Teacher from Birchwood Center, Inc. Christine also has certification from LinkedIn in Becoming Head of Sales: Developing Your Playbook, Selling to Executives, and Unconscious Bias.

Their manager is Jon Slade, Chief Commercial Officer. Christine Girandola works with and Fred Thompson - Director of Sales, JobBlast.

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  • Director of Sales, Money Media

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