Ian Yolles
VP Brand Communications, Nau

Ian has extensive executive level leadership experience building and stewarding some of the world’s most influential and profitable brands that have defined and differentiated themselves based on their strong sense of social and environmental purpose.

As VP Brand Communications at Nau, Ian manages the full spectrum of communications that defines the Nau brand. He works to establish awareness of the company’s values, building the deep and lasting relationships with customers, which is at the core of Nau’s new way of doing business.

Most recently, Ian worked as a Senior Consultant with Dialogos, a world leader and pioneer in the theory and practice of dialogue, organizational learning, collective leadership, and fostering approaches to responsible capitalism and sustainability.

Over the years, Ian has merged his passion for the outdoors with his interest in environmental and social responsibility in entrepreneurial business contexts by providing strategic direction, leadership, inspiration and management in the creation and implementation of integrated marketing strategies at companies such as Patagonia, Nike, and The Body Shop.

Ian’s passion for the outdoors informed his early career direction with the Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School. Under his leadership, Ian transformed a fledgling start-up operation into a respected, high profile, financially stable organization that serves diverse communities.

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