By Kevin McCauley
Edelman has named Susanne Marell chief of its Germany operation (Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich), which is the No. 1 independent firm’s second biggest market in the EMEA region.
The former VP-corporate brand management at BASF Ludwigshafen succeeds Cornelia Kunze, who is exiting for the vice chairman post of Edelman Asia Pacific on Oct. 1.
Marell began her career at Kohtes Klewes, which is now Ketchum Pleon, and has worked at Schering Hoechst, AgrEvo and Cognis, which was acquired by BASF.
She has handled corporate communications including branding, employee engagement, M&As and organizational change.
At Edelman, Marell reports to Robert Phillips, president/CEO of Edelman EMEA. |