BRANDY OBVINTSEVA
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Brandy has spent over 20 years as a brand strategist and communications professional. In her corporate management roles, she directed public relations, change management, brand strategy and product promotions for leading industry organizations including Texaco, Nalco Energy Services and CGGVeritas. In 2008, recognizing the need for collaboration across all sectors of the industry, she launched Energy People Connect, the industry’s first wholly integrated social network and web 2.0 consultancy firm.
Brandy has served on the development committee of the UN’s International Year of Planet Earth and as the Energy Chair for the American Marketing Association, Houston Chapter. She is a sought after executive coach that has addressed large audiences on a variety of topics including generational issues in the global energy industry, change management, global brand strategy, talent management, leadership development, business etiquette, professional networking and social media.
A fourth-generation Houstonian, she continues to reside in the Energy Capital with her husband, a native Russian drilling consultant. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of St. Thomas.