Lia (Papadopoulou) Roth

Communication Lead

Gauting, Germany

Experience

Apr 2024 - Present
1 year 4 months
Berlin, Germany

Communication Lead

P&G Alumni

  • for the P&G Alumni Global Conference in Berlin 2025
Mar 2024 - Present
1 year 5 months

Participant Attraction & Mentoring

"Bring Women Back to Work"

Aug 2023 - Aug 2023
1 month

Change Management

Habmann Upgrading Academy

Feb 2023 - Apr 2023
3 months
Munich, Germany

Manager Transformation & Change

rpc – The Retail Performance Company

  • Design Thinking workshop moderation
  • Storytelling training
  • Development of a recruiting strategy with HR
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
5 months

Participant in the "Bring Women Back to Work" Reskilling program

Salesforce

  • on the topic of Customer Relationship Management
Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
10 months
Munich, Germany

Community Manager (minijob)

amiga – Career Center for Internationals of the City of Munich

Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
4 months

Project and Sustainability Management

Habmann

Jan 2011 - Dec 2021
10 years
Munich, Germany

Parental Leave, Personal Development & Volunteer Work

  • Care and upbringing of two children, Chief Operations Manager of the Roth family, sparring partner for my husband in his corporate career development and his transition to entrepreneurship
  • NLP training according to DVNLP (2017 Practitioner, 2020 Master)
  • Resilience and communication training (Seminarzentrum Grafrath)
  • Volunteer work:
  • Driver for "Meals on Wheels" of the Protestant Diakonie Association
  • Participation in and follow-up of citizen workshops of the municipality of Planegg on the topics of "Mobility" and "Environment"
  • Parent council member and school path helper, Jan-Amos Comenius Children’s House & Primary School in Munich
Sep 2005 - Dec 2011
6 years 4 months
Munich, Germany

Owner and Marketing & Communications Consultant

Lia Roth Marketing & Communications Consulting

  • Ambassador for the Profiplaza career portal in the Munich area: press event for the launch; recruitment of highly qualified women for flexible work models; acquisition of suitable employers
  • Repositioning and renaming of a data center including development of a concept for internal communication in collaboration with Keylens Consulting
  • Establishment of the "Trade Communication" interface between brand communication and sales at Telefónica O2
  • Conducting positioning workshops for various start-ups (Dealunited, ConVivo) and the Munich Community Foundation
  • Network marketing partner for Lifeplus nutritional supplements
Oct 2004 - Jul 2005
10 months
Eschborn, Germany

Marketing Head Retail & Food Service Germany

McCain GmbH

  • Revenue and profit responsibility; management of 8 FTE
  • Development of the annual marketing plan including goals, strategies and activities for retail and food service
  • Umbrella brand campaign to communicate the global positioning
  • Creation of a Tracking & Reporting factbook (marketing KPIs)
  • Process standardization and identification of best practices in the Marketing and Innovation Management team
Dec 2002 - Sep 2004
1 year 10 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Marketing Manager International Spirits Germany

Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine (ADD)

  • Revenue and profit responsibility for various spirits; management of 2–4 FTE
  • Development of the long-term brand strategy and annual marketing plan for Ballantine’s whisky in retail and gastronomy
  • Design and analysis of a consumer segmentation study
Sep 1996 - Oct 2002
6 years 2 months
Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany

Brand Manager

Procter & Gamble

  • Wick cough drops Germany (09/96–08/98):

  • TV spot development

  • Conceptualization and implementation of sales promotion programs, consumer samplings and an pharmacy-exclusive children’s program

  • Portfolio rationalization to reduce costs

  • Market analyses

  • Ellen Betrix Cosmetics Germany (09/98–12/99):

  • Rebranding from Ellen Betrix – The Care Company to Max Factor – Make-up of Make-up Artists

  • Collaboration with Madonna’s makeup artist Sarah Monzani

  • Launch of a premium lipstick range including TV spot development, media planning, PR, sales promotion materials

  • Campus recruiting at Reutlingen University

  • Laura Biagiotti Parfums Global (01/00–10/02):

  • Revenue and profit responsibility and management of 2 FTE

  • Development of TV & print and sales promotion materials for the new fragrance “Emotion”

  • Events for distribution partners and press

  • Negotiation of a cooperation with “Romantik Hotels” in Germany

  • Trainer of the workshop “Maximizing Creative and Logical Thinking”

Summary

  • As a business economist and long-standing marketing manager and consultant, I particularly stand out with the following competencies:
  • Communication clear, inspiring, persuasive
  • Planning forward-looking, entrepreneurial, efficient
  • Problem solving solution-oriented, flexible, creative
  • Positioning/branding, Design Thinking, classic and agile project management, change management, sustainability management, NLP Master, Salesforce CRM, PowerPoint/Canva
  • Networking committed, connecting, cooperative
  • Empathy human-centered, intercultural, open-minded
  • Team spirit reliable, loyal, integral
  • Enabler inspiring, proactive, decisive
  • Life long learner eager to learn, adaptable, courageous

Languages

German
Native
Greek
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Oct 1994 - Jun 1996

European School of Business (ESB) Reutlingen

Diplom-Betriebswirtin (FH) · Business Administration · Reutlingen, Germany

Oct 1992 - Jun 1994

CESEM Reims

Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Européennes de Management · Reims, France

Stiftsgymnasium Sindelfingen

Abitur · Sindelfingen, Germany · 1.4

Certifications & licenses

NLP Master

DVNLP

NLP Practitioner

DVNLP