María Elena Retamal Contreras
About María Elena Retamal Contreras
María Elena Retamal Contreras is a Communications Manager with extensive experience in corporate communications, having worked at DP World, Hospital de Niños Roberto del Río, and ARCADIS, among others. She holds multiple degrees in communication and marketing from various Chilean universities.
Work at DP World
María Elena Retamal Contreras currently serves as Communications Manager at DP World, a position she has held since 2024. In this role, she has developed and designed internal campaigns and social media content. She coordinates with global and regional communication teams to ensure alignment across various initiatives. Additionally, she manages crisis communication strategies and oversees press management. María Elena ensures the correct use of the corporate logo and identity and collaborates closely with communication, design, and audiovisual agencies to produce materials.
Previous Experience in Communications
Prior to her current role, María Elena worked in various communications positions. She was the Coordinadora de Comunicaciones Corporativas at DP World from 2022 to 2024. Before that, she served as Periodista en Comunicaciones y RRPP at Hospital de Niños Roberto del Río from 2015 to 2018. She also held roles at ARCADIS, including Encargada de Comunicaciones y Marketing for three months in 2022, and as Especialista en comunicaciones from 2019 to 2022. Her experience includes working at Viña Santa Ema as Jefa de Comunicaciones y Marketing and at TVN as Periodista.
Education and Expertise
María Elena has a solid educational background in communications and marketing. She studied at Universidad de Concepción, earning a degree in Comunicación Estratégica from 2003 to 2007. She furthered her studies at Universidad del Desarrollo, obtaining a Magister en Comunicación Aplicada with a focus on Engagement Marketing from 2009 to 2011. In addition, she completed a Diplomado en Comunicación Estratégica at the same university in 2011 and a Diplomado in Dirección y gestión de comunicación, marketing y publicidad at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2022.
Career Development in Communications
María Elena's career in communications began in 2008 when she worked as a Periodista at TVN. She transitioned to various roles in the communications field, including her position as Coordinadora Ventas Nacional at Viña Morandé S.A. from 2008 to 2011. She gained significant experience at ARCADIS, where she worked as Analista de Comunicaciones from 2018 to 2019 and as Encargada de Comunicaciones y Marketing for a brief period in 2022. Her diverse roles have equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of communication strategies and marketing.