Karin Charles

Karin Charles is the President and Owner of Crucible Metal Solutions, a company based in Menasha, Wisconsin, United States.1 Her career at Crucible Metal Solutions has progressed over the years:

Career at Crucible Metal Solutions

• President & Owner: May 2020 - Present (3 years 10 months)
• Vice President & Owner: March 2015 - April 2020 (5 years 2 months)

Responsibilities and Achievements

As the co-owner and operator of Crucible Metal Solutions, Karin Charles has been responsible for:

• Overseeing business activities related to branding, public relations, events, and online presence
• Providing strategic sales support focused on lead generation, customer engagement, and business development
• Creating partnerships in the Fox Valley (Wisconsin) area to help drive business and job growth locally1

Previous Experience

Before her role at Crucible Metal Solutions, Karin Charles held several positions in the marketing and technology sectors:

• Senior Marketing Manager at HERE, a Nokia Company
• Corporate Marketing Manager at HERE, a Nokia Company
• Marketing Representative at Parus Interactive (April 2005 - October 2006)1

During her time at Nokia/NAVTEQ, she accomplished various notable achievements, including:

• Coordinating the selection of NAVTEQ's first public relations agency for Latin America
• Managing public relations activities for Latin America
• Developing articles, presentations, and press releases that gained coverage in top-tier publications in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico
• Successfully co-hosting PR events with major companies like LG, Samsung, Nokia, Garmin, BMW, and others
• Developing the Destination: Navigation co-marketing program for customers
• Organizing in-store marketing campaigns that resulted in double-digit growth of the GPS category for prominent retailers1

Karin Charles has demonstrated a strong background in marketing, public relations, and business development throughout her career, which has ultimately led to her current leadership role at Crucible Metal Solutions.