Isabelle Pilar Coppens

Isabelle Pilar Coppens has a diverse work experience in communications and public affairs. Isabelle Pilar started their career as a trainee at Comité Européen des Assurances in 2001. Isabelle Pilar then worked as a Financial Operations Executive at Euroclear Bank for a brief period in 2004. Later that year, they joined the European Commission as a Translator.

In 2005, Isabelle joined Hill & Knowlton, where they worked as a Consultant in Corporate & Policy Communications. Isabelle Pilar provided strategic communication advice and managed pan-European media relations activities. Isabelle Pilar also worked on implementing Public Policy communication programs for the European Commission Directorate General for Regional Policy.

In 2011, Isabelle joined Ketchum as a Senior Consultant in Corporate Communications. Their responsibilities included policy, public engagement, media relations, and communications at local, EU, and pan-European levels. Their focus areas were sustainability, waste water, resource efficiency, environment, and IT.

Since 2014, Isabelle has been working at Weber Shandwick as the SVP/Director, Corporate Communications & Social Impact. Isabelle Pilar provides strategic communications advice and designs integrated communications strategies to support corporate objectives. Their areas of focus include food and agriculture, IT/Telecoms, and global health. Isabelle Pilar has experience in reputation management, media relations, and crisis communications.

Overall, Isabelle Pilar Coppens has held positions of increasing responsibility and has worked on various high-profile communication projects throughout their career.

Isabelle Pilar Coppens has had a diverse education history. Isabelle Pilar began their education in 1980 at Lycée Charles Lepierre, Lycée français de Lisbonne in Portugal, where they studied until 1985. Isabelle Pilar then moved to Lycée Molière, Lycée français de Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and studied there until 1992. After that, they attended Lycée de Berlaymont in Waterloo, Belgium from 1992 to 1996, though their specific degree and field of study for these two schools are unknown.

In 1996, Isabelle enrolled at Institut Supérieur de Traducteurs et Interprètes, where they pursued a Master's degree in Linguistics & translation with a focus on English and Spanish. Isabelle Pilar completed their studies at this institution in 2001.

Subsequently, Isabelle attended Jagiellonian University from 2001 to 2003, participating in a Polish language program for their degree. Finally, from 2003 to 2005, they pursued a Master's in Business Management with a focus on Finance at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.