Markus D. - Communication Consultant

Dachau, Germany

Experience

Mar 2025 - Present

10 months

Munich, Germany

Hybrid

Global PR Coordinator

Linde Engineering

Development of global PR and press relations
Focus area identification, coordination, alignment

Apr 2024 - Jul 2024

4 months

Germany

Communication Consultant

Infinigate Group

Communicative support for the acquisition of Wavelink (Australia)
Communicational strategy NIS-2

Nov 2023 - Apr 2024

6 months

Germany

Head of CEO Communications

Infinigate Group

Regular monthly internal CEO messages
Strategy external positioning (trade, economic and financial press)
Ghostwriting speeches, keynotes, byline articles
Creation of an AI avatar

May 2022 - Oct 2023

1 year 6 months

Germany

Head of Corporate Communications

Infinigate Group

Development and management of external and internal communications
Development of external and internal communication strategy
Member of IMO, concept/realisation of "Sounding Board" and newsletter
Member of Incident Response Group
Participation in the development and realisation new Corporate Identity
Day One Celebration, Town Hall Meetings, CEO videos
Change communication, organisational development
Pitch and onboarding of international PR agencies
Development and realisation of LinkedIn strategy
Global reporting on the acquisitions, including Bloomberg
Internal information for managers and employees
Intensification of regular reporting, accompanying it-sa
Day One and Town Hall meetings with around 1,000 participants
Constitution of the internal "Sounding Board", a kind of "change agents"
Development of followers on LinkedIn from 2,500 to over 11,500
Development of a group-wide intranet (based on SharePoint) in less than 8 months
Successful crisis communication, member of the incident response group

May 2021 - Jan 2022

9 months

Germany

Senior Manager Internal Communications & Engagement

Universal-Investment

Leading Internal and Leadership Communications
Intranet, newsletters, videos, (virtual) events
Concepts for CSR and ESG
Consulting, strategy, concepts, realization
Sites (Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Ireland) and entities

Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 3 months

Germany

Media Relations & PR Officer

Toogethr Germany

Building up, maintaining and expanding press relations
PR concepts and support for trade fairs (IAA MOBILITY, EXPO REAL)
Establishing a successful YouTube channel (Your Best Resume)

Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

2 years 1 month

Germany

Communications Consultant, PR Consultant

Innovative Marketing Agency and clients (various)

Communication concepts and realization for diverse clients
PR strategy for marketing companies
Media relations for aerospace
Concept development

Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

6 months

Germany

Internal & Change Communication | Media Relations

OSRAM AG

Internal communication of the structural changes
Media relations for the new business unit "Digital"

Sep 2018 - Nov 2018

3 months

Germany

Concept & Text

CANCOM SE

Trade press work for Cancom AHP Enterprise Cloud in hyperconvergent environments for HPE Discover, Madrid

Jan 2018 - Sep 2018

9 months

Germany

Concept, research, text, editorial work

Osram Opto Semiconductors

Trade press work and compendium on visible and invisible light in cars

Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

1 year 4 months

Germany

Senior Media Relations Officer EMEA

LEDVANCE GmbH

Building successful Media Relations (EMEA)
Corporate presentation
Agency management

Nov 2014 - Mar 2017

2 years 5 months

Germany

Senior Media Relations Officer

OSRAM AG

Media relations for the in-house startup Lightify (smart home, IoT)
Supporting the social media channels (Facebook, Twitter)
Press work on the occasion of "Light + Building 2016"
Crisis communication
Agency management
Communicational support to the legal independence of LEDVANCE
Press conference “Light + Building 2016” with more than 30 journalists
Concepts “Mobile Energy Monitoring”, “Edition 1906”, “Lightify”
More than 40 publications “LED streetlighting for Milan” (among others in Turkey, Italy, Germany, UK, etc.)

Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

3 months

Germany

Internal Communications Consultant

Versicherungskammer Bayern

Internal communications consulting for a major insurance company

Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

4 months

Germany

Consultant Concept & Text (Compliance)

IDT Biologika

Communications for product and legal compliance in relation to the corporate strategy.

Mar 2012 - May 2012

3 months

Germany

Project Manager Employer Branding

SGL Carbon AG

Coordinator of four subprojects, project manager for the creative concept
Reporting to board member and steering committee
Agency management, budget responsibility

Dec 2011 - Feb 2012

3 months

Germany

Executive Consultant Customer Communications

European Patent Academy

Consulting for professionalizing customer communications
Preparation, moderation, and wrap-up workshop
Teambuilding

Feb 2011 - May 2011

4 months

Germany

Project Manager Media Relations

European Patent Office

Media and press for the European Inventor Award 2011
Social media
Agency management
More than 250 publications within 4 weeks all across Europe
More than 1,500 follower on Facebook

Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

4 months

Germany

Consultant and Support Issue Management / Crisis Communication

European Patent Office

Strategy development, concept, text, operative support
"Broccoli Case", "Tomato Case", "hES Patents"
Media relations for "Annual Meeting Chinese Patent Office"

Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

4 months

Germany

Senior Consultant and Support Customer Communication

Netcos GmbH

Concepts, text, ghostwriting

Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

6 months

Germany

Consultant and Support Change Communication

Audi AG

Communicational supervision of a wide change process, concerning the company-wide product data management, for approx. 70,000 persons
Consulting, strategy development, concepts, text

Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

3 months

Germany

Senior Consultant and Support

Dick GmbH (now Dictum GmbH)

Consulting, concept, text for "Hand-Forged Japanese Knives"

Aug 2005 - Jul 2006

1 year

Germany

Consultant Change and Internal Communication

DaimlerChrysler AG

Consulting Improving Cooperation
Analysis of the communication behavior
Preparation, moderation, and evaluation of employee attitude survey

Mar 2005 - Jul 2007

2 years 5 months

Germany

Head of Corporate Communications

Tech Data Germany

Spokesperson for Tech Data Germany
Adapting global communications to Germany
Increasing media contacts (technical and business press)
External communications Tech Data Europe, Central Region
External communications Azlan D, A, CH
Crisis communication, issue management
Arrangement and conducting of press conferences and interviews
Marketing-Communication for special campaigns
Re-launch of customer magazine
Project Manager Vendor Communications
Project Manager Enhancing Internal Communications
Agency management, budget responsibility
Maintaining the intranet, employee meetings, kick-offs
In-house exhibitions, trade shows
Spokesperson for Brightstar Europe (2007)
Quadruplicating the number of journalists at press conferences
Increasing press clippings (print and online) significantly
Effective crisis communication
Revival of the customer magazine
Successful kick-offs and employee meetings
Implementation of Meeting Cascade (internal communications)

Jun 2004 - Oct 2004

5 months

Germany

Head of Corporate Communications

Nassauische Heimstätte

Spokesperson
Reorganization of external communications
Agency management, budget responsibility
Project Manager trade shows
Project member Employees Summer Festival
Strategy development, concepts, texts

Sep 2003 - May 2004

9 months

Germany

Project Manager and Consultant E-Learning

Linde Gas

Development and realization of diverse e-learning tools
Agency management
Consultant internal communications
Strategy development, concept, text

Oct 2002 - Jun 2003

9 months

Germany

Internet Project Manager, Intranet Project Manager

Siemens Mobile Acceleration

Re-launch Internet
Setup Intranet
Press relations

May 2002 - Sep 2002

5 months

Germany

Senior Consultant and Support Corporate Communications

Walter Bau

Annual Press Briefing 2002
Annual report 2002
Project management

Oct 2001 - Jul 2002

10 months

Germany

Head of Media Relations 728, Editor in Chief

Fairchild Dornier

Global press relations and public relations for the 728 family
Increasing media contacts (special & business press)
Project management for the rollout
Developing and editor in chief customer magazine (English)
Managing Editor
Increasing reports in business and technical press significantly
International press conference for the rollout: more than 70 journalists

May 1998 - Aug 2001

3 years 4 months

Germany

Head of Internal Communications

MTU Aero Engines

Setup team Internal Communications (global)
Team leading: 4 permanently employed, up to 6 freelancers
Employees magazine (re-launch, setup editorial team)
Special issues employees magazine
Senior management information
Setup and implementation intranet
Implementation business TV
Corporate mission
Jubilee exposition 30 Years of MTU
Projects of the corporate group (DaimlerChrysler)
Trade shows (ILA, Le Bourget, Farnborough)
Employee attitude survey
Extension test facility
Ghostwriter for Bodo Uebber, Manfred Bischoff, Rainer Hertrich
Employees magazine is from ‘99 on opinion leader of the company
Intranet: more than 30,000 page views per day after only 9 months
Coverage business TV: over 5% after 6 months
Participation in unsolicited employees’ survey more than 75%
Successful support to the introduction of SAP R/3

Aug 1992 - Sep 1997

5 years 2 months

Germany

Managing Partner, Senior PR Consultant

Audio Partners

New client acquisition and client servicing
Strategies, concepts, texts for PR radio features
Production, pitching, documenting
Selected clients: FIAT, Ehapa Verlag, Deutsche Bundespost Postdienst, Citibank, Deutsche Bundespost Postbank, Verband Freier Heilpraktiker, Karstadt
Greater than 6.1 million day range for a feature of the Post
Over 60 broadcasts for a serial presented by Karstadt

Aug 1991 - Sep 1992

1 year 2 months

Germany

PR Consultant

Schlenker PR

Acquiring new clients and winning them over
Developing strategies, concepts, and writing scripts for PR radio features
Production, pitching, and documentation
Selected clients: Delacre, DEVK, Procter & Gamble, Aktion Sorgenkind (now Aktion Mensch), Europcar Interrent, Volksfürsorge

Aug 1989 - Mar 1991

1 year 8 months

Germany

Local journalist, reporter, scriptwriter, producer

Antenne 1 Stuttgart, Radio 7

Reporting daily news
Hosting radio shows
Producing jingles and promos
Creating concepts, writing scripts, and producing radio commercials

Summary

I have a long history in communication consulting, building and managing both internal and external communication strategies for global firms across various industries, ranging from technology and aerospace to finance and media. My work covers media relations, crisis management, change communication and corporate identity, consistently increasing audience engagement and reaching international markets.

I focus on creating clear and effective messages that resonate with all stakeholders. With practice in ghostwriting, thought leadership, and developing digital strategies, I remain committed to delivering communication solutions that drive success and boost brand presence.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

May 1994 - Jul 1997

LMU, Munich

University diploma in journalism · Journalism, communication science, politics, sociology, social psychology · Munich, Germany

Nov 1987 - Jul 1989

Otto-Friedrich-University, Bamberg

Business administration · Bamberg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Practitioner Positive Psychology

Inntal Institut

Scrum Master

TÜV Süd Academy

NLP-Trainer

DVNLP

NLP-Trainer

Deutscher NLP Coaching Verband

NLP-Trainer

INLPTA

NLP-Trainer

CNLPA

Professional Coach

ECA

Professional Coach

Alexander-Training

NLP-Practitioner

INLPTA

NLP-Master-Practitioner

Alexander-Training

NLP-Practitioner

Alexander-Training

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