Team

Expertise

• Strategic communications and reputation advisor for international companies, executives and organizations
• Expertise in crisis communication, transformation processes and leadership positioning
• Strong background across FMCG, media, retail, healthcare, public affairs and sustainability
• Extensive experience in corporate storytelling, stakeholder engagement and executive communications
• International leadership experience in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and global markets
• Founder of merlin & friends, a strategic consultancy network focused on trust, transformation and impact

Experience

• Founder and Managing Director of merlin & friends, Hamburg, Germany: strategic communications consultancy for companies, executives and public figures
• Former Managing Director, Communications and Sustainable Business DACH, UK/IR, Nordics and Italy, and Director Global Media Relations at Unilever: responsible for corporate communications, sustainability and stakeholder relations
• Former EVP Communications at ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Munich, Germany
• Former Director Company Communication and member of the Executive Committee at Action, Netherlands
• Former Partner at fischerAppelt: advising leading companies on transformation and reputation management
• Journalist and filmmaker for Reuters TV, CNN, BBC, CBS and Spiegel TV
• Lecturer for media economics, communication and intercultural management at universities and academies
• Advisor to organizations and institutions in crisis communication, fake news and AI-related communication challenges

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Economics, studies in London and Grenoble
• International academic background with focus on economics, media and communication
• Continuous executive experience in leadership, transformation and strategic communications
• International Baccalaureate (IB) at International School Vienna, Austria

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