Ketchum Pleon is an international consulting firm with European roots that creates and implements strategies for private and public sector organizations around the world.
With deep understanding of business, politics and communications, Ketchum Pleon is uniquely placed to devise compelling solutions that deliver measurable and tangible results.
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Dirk Popp is a Partner and CEO of Ketchum Pleon Germany, which employs more than 350 communication professionals across seven offices.
Popp joined the agency more than 15 years ago. He established the consultancy’s Issues & Crisis practice in Germany. Popp was named head of the Dresden office in 1997 and added responsibility for the Düsseldorf office in 2009. Under his leadership, Düsseldorf quickly became one of the firm’s most successful offices.
In 2010, Popp was named a partner of the global firm and appointed speaker of the Ketchum Pleon Germany Executive Board, helping to oversee the management of Ketchum Pleon Germany’s operations, including strategic planning, client development and new business.
Christiane Schulz
Partner and Managing Director, Berlin
As Partner and Managing Director for Ketchum Pleon Berlin, Christiane Schulz maintains responsibility for the office’s operational needs and also serves as consultant for corporate and political communication for clients including Deutsche Bahn, Mars, Wrigley, GfK Verein and Informationszentrum Mobilfunk. Christiane also serves on the four-member Ketchum Pleon Germany Executive Board.
Christiane was formerly based in Düsseldorf, where she served as Business Director and European Practice Group Leader for Pleon Kohtes Klewes’ consumer goods practice. Christiane joined the agency in 1998 as Consultant.
Prior to joining Kohtes & Klewes, Christiane spent four years at L-Bank (Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg). Christiane earned her graduate degree in economics from the University of Hannover. Currently. She is in the process of writing a book, The Fortune Cookie Method (orell füssli), about creating effective workshops and meetings.
Dr. Horst Wettlaufer
Chief Financial Officer, Germany
