Lia (Papadopoulou) R.

Communication Lead

Gauting, Germany

Experience

Apr 2024 - Present
1 year 5 months
Berlin, Germany

Communication Lead

P&G Alumni

  • for the P&G Alumni Global Conference in Berlin 2025
Mar 2024 - Present
1 year 6 months

Participant Attraction & Mentoring

„Bring Women Back to Work“

Aug 2023 - Aug 2023
1 month

Change Management

Habmann Aufstiegsakademie

Feb 2023 - Apr 2023
3 months
Munich, Germany

Transformation & Change Manager

rpc – The Retail Performance Company

  • Design Thinking workshop moderation
  • Storytelling training sessions
  • Development of 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 (mini-job)

amiga – Career Center for Internationals of the City of Munich

Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
4 months

Project and Sustainability Management

Habmann

Jan 2012 - Dec 2021
10 years
Munich, Germany

Parental Leave, Personal Development & Volunteer Work

  • Care and upbringing of two children, Chief Operations Manager for the Roth family, sparring partner to my husband in his corporate career development and his move into entrepreneurship
  • NLP training with DVNLP (2017 Practitioner, 2020 Master)
  • Resilience and communication training (Seminarzentrum Grafrath)
  • Volunteer roles:
  • Driver for 'Meals on Wheels' for the Protestant Diaconia Association
  • Participation and follow-up in citizen workshops of the municipality of Planegg on the topics 'mobility' and 'environment'
  • Parent council member and school crossing 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 job portal in the Munich area: press event for publicity; attracting highly qualified women for flexible work models; acquiring suitable employers
  • Repositioning and renaming of a data center including the development of an internal communication concept in collaboration with Keylens management consultancy
  • Establishment of the 'Trade Communication' interface between brand communication and sales at Telefónica O2
  • Conducting positioning workshops for various startups (Dealunited, ConVivo) and the Munich Civic Foundation
  • Network marketing partner for Lifeplus dietary supplements
Oct 2004 - Jul 2005
10 months
Eschborn, Germany

Head of Marketing Retail & Food Service Germany

McCain GmbH

  • Responsibility for revenue and profit; leading a team of 8 employees
  • Development of the annual marketing plan including goals, strategies, and activities for the grocery retail and food service sectors
  • 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; leading 2-4 team members
  • Creation of the long-term brand strategy and annual marketing plan for Ballantine’s whisky in retail and hospitality
  • 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

  • Conception and implementation of sales promotion programs, consumer samplings, and a pharmacy-exclusive children's program

  • Assortment rationalization for cost savings

  • Market analyses

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

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

  • Partnership with Madonna’s makeup artist Sarah Monzani

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

  • Campus recruiting at Reutlingen University

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

  • Revenue and profit responsibility and management of 2 employees

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

  • Events for distribution partners and press

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

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

Summary

  • As a business economist and long-time marketing manager and consultant, I particularly stand out for the following skills:
  • Communication: clear, inspiring, persuasive
  • Planning: forward-looking, entrepreneurial, efficient
  • Problem solving: solution-oriented, flexible, creative
  • Positioning/Branding, Design Thinking, traditional and agile project management, Change Management, Sustainability Management, NLP Master, Salesforce CRM, PowerPoint/Canva
  • Networking: dependable, connecting, cooperative
  • Empathy: human-centered, intercultural, open-minded
  • Team spirit: reliable, loyal, with integrity
  • Enabler: inspiring, hands-on, 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

Diploma in Business Administration (FH) · Business Administration · Reutlingen, Germany

Oct 1992 - Jun 1994

CESEM Reims

European Advanced Diploma in Management · Reims, France

Stiftsgymnasium Sindelfingen

German high school diploma (Abitur) · Sindelfingen, Germany · 1.4

Certifications & licenses

NLP Master

DVNLP

NLP Practitioner

DVNLP

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