21 INSIGHT | Prysmian Group Around the World THE VALUES Anna Wright joined Prysmian Group in January 2022 as VP of Marketing & Communications. Her background as a former news anchor gave her first-hand experience in finding an important story and telling it in an engaging way. She is looking forward to telling Prysmian Group’s stories about sustainability and innovation across all aspects of its marketing and communication. North America Howwould you define your career path? I started in television news, where you change jobs every few years to move up in the TV markets. I started at the NBC station in a very small town in Nebraska and moved to the ABC station in Springfield, Missouri, which was just a few hours from St. Louis where I grew up. After Springfield, I came to Cincinnati to anchor the local CBS Station’s morning show. I left news in 2009 during the Great Recession and moved into corporate positions. I worked at Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson’s medical device manufacturer, moved to a position at a large law firm, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, and then landed at Northern Kentucky University. Each move, I kept my journalist’s spirit alive by learning new things, meeting different people, and sharing their stories. What do sustainability and innovation mean to you? I embrace both, even before I first heard those terms. My parents instilled those values by reminding me and my siblings to leave the world a better place no matter what we are doing. The innovation piece means finding new ways to do things and trying different things. It was really fulfilling to move to a company like Prysmian that also embraces these values. When you hear the word STEM, what pops into your mind? A focused learning on key subjects. I wish STEM programs were around when I was growing up because I always liked math and science. I loved chemistry and had considered it as a career before I opted for journalism. I remember when we had to use models to find our answers in Physics class and loved it. There weren’t STEM box kits with activities 30 years ago. But I wouldn’t change anything because I love where I am today.
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