Soutus Sonya

Sonya SOUTUS is a Senior Managing Director at Teneo Strategies with 30 years of working experience in leading communications, public affairs, government relations, brand communications, M&A communications, investor relations and corporate social responsibility strategies for multinational corporations. Before joining Teneo, she was SVP and Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer for The Nature’s Bounty Company, which was owned by The Carlyle Group. Immediately prior to her tenure at Nature’s Bounty, Ms. Soutus was SVP, Public Affairs and Communications for Coca-Cola North America. There, she led corporate communications for the business unit, as well as brand communications, government relations, community relations, corporate social responsibility and corporate giving. During her 20-year career with The Coca-Cola Company, Ms. Soutus worked globally, managing critical issues in countries around the world. Before joining The Coca-Cola Company, Ms. Soutus was Group Director with Burson-Marsteller in Ukraine, where she led public education programs for USAID and later helped establish the agency’s first commercial office in the country.