Director, Consumer Industries SectorChicago, Illinois, United States

Director, Consumer Industries Sector

Brunswick Group, a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues, is seeking a director in Chicago with expertise in counseling consumer companies and business leaders on a wide range of high-stakes issues to join its consumer industries sector (CIG) team. In addition to client-facing responsibilities, the CIG Director will play an important role in the marketing and internal leadership of the sector team, one of the largest at the firm. Directors along with partners serve as firm leaders and play a critical role in driving client work and the overall success of the firm.

Brunswick is a widely recognized industry leader. For nearly four decades, Brunswick has consistently ranked at the top of our industry's league tables for M&A communications on a country, regional, and global basis. Over the last five years, the firm has advised on more than 1,000 M&A transactions totaling $2 trillion in value. In 2024, Brunswick ranked the #1 global M&A communications advisor, advising on 295 transactions valued at $583B. We were also awarded the Band 1 ranking by Chambers and Partners for Crisis & Risk Management for four consecutive years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Our Chicago office serves as the global hub for our consumer industries sector, working with clients in retail, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and hospitality, and is one of the fastest growing offices in our network. Founded in 2017, the office has grown from four to 40 professionals and the home office for some of our highest profile client work in the region.

Responsibilities May Include But Are Not Limited To :

Client Contribution & Handling

• Deliver strategic advice to consumer industries clients, drawing on specialist communications expertise and depth of professional advisory experience
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of the clients' business and strategic communications issues spanning financial situations, crisis, litigation, and / or transformation
• Monitor level of account profitability and intervene as necessary

Communication Skills

Business Development

Teams

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

The Americas

In the U.S., we have offices in Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In Brazil, we have an office in Sao Paulo. We advise clients on, among other things, domestic and cross border M&A, IPOs, activism, capital markets and investor relations, public and regulatory affairs, geopolitical issues, litigation, crisis, cyber, employee engagement, digital, opinion research and on broader reputation campaigns.

Colleagues in the U.S. are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and consist of in-depth industry and sector experts from banking, law, accounting, politics, government, journalism and the media, consulting and elsewhere. Our U.S. CEO is Nik Deogun.

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a "one-firm firm" with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.

Brunswick is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.