Alexandra Clements
Senior Vice President
Alexa Clements provides strategic communications counsel with the goal of maintaining confidence in the business during times of change or transformation, including M&A, activism and financial restructurings. She has helped her clients navigate challenging obstacles such as media leaks, employee and community pushback, regulatory constraints and shareholder opposition. Her extensive transaction experience spans both public and private markets, from hyperlocal to global organizations. She also helps strategically raise corporate/executive profiles, including ahead of the IPO process.
Whether companies face a shareholder proposal pushing for change or a balance sheet that requires a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, she prioritizes a stakeholder campaign mindset to ensure the company maintains its relationships and stakeholder trust in the business. She also helps companies strengthen and align internal functions to better prepare for potential crises and difficult media or social media situations.
Representative Experience
• Jennie Stuart Health on its combination with Deaconess Health
• Dril-Quip’s merger with Innovex Downhole Solutions and related shareholder opposition
• McGrath’s announced merger and subsequent break up with WillScot
• WisdomTree on shareholder activism defense and investor relations
• West Marine on its financial restructuring
• A utility on crisis management, media relations and ongoing strategic communications support
• Facilitating a series of crisis simulations to prepare companies for physical disasters, social media crises, challenging transactions and cyber breaches
Education
• University of Lugano, Switzerland, M.S. in Corporate Communications
• Franklin University Switzerland, B.A. in Communications and Media Studies
Memberships and Affiliations
• NIRI Houston, President
• Avenue, Executive Board Member
• Lawndale Arts and Performance Center, Board Member