Professional experience and career objectives: 20 years experience in IT and a Marketing and Public Relations Manager with hands-on mentality. A specialist of all marketing tactics and communication vehicles to brand companies in Western and Eastern Europe. This spans public/press relations as well as channel marketing, BtoB and BtoC Marketing including all tactics - direct marketing, event management and advertising. Leader of remote, multi cultural teams and budgets with a high passion to success.
Skills and areas of expertise: Staffing & Resources Utilisation, hiring and retaining high potentials in Western and Eastern Europe. Multi-currency, headcount and campaign planning, budgeting & controlling. Leadership of multi-cultural, remote teams. Development of press relations, public relations and networking in CEE.
Managing the company Wilde Kollektionen which sells extraordinary gifts around wild plants and wild herbs: Starting from wall watches in tomato soup style, or wild onion shoppers, or handmade fur soaps for dog and horse, up to seed gift sets for garden or balcony.
Former Employment
Sr. Marketing Manager EMEA
BMC Software
(Computer Science, Internet) - Austria
Responsible for headcount and budget planning of the marketing dept in EMEA, execution and reporting of all direct and indirect (channel) marketing campaigns in the EMEA territory with 10 direct reports.
Press and Communications Manager
Oracle
(Computer Science, Internet) - Austria
september 1989 - august 1999 (9 years 11 months)
Responsible for planning, execution and reporting of all Public Relations Programs incl. Press Relations, Sponsoring & Promotion Programs for students, public social programs in Austria.
Education
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Austria
, september 1987 - july 1989
Akad.geprüfter Werbefachmann, Lehrgang für Werbung und Verkauf
About me
Interests:
Interested in arts and design. Loves sailing, wine tasting and vacations with the family.