Directors

Christiane Atassi is a Director of the company. She focuses on systematic planning and management of complex change and renewal processes. As an experienced project manager, she has headed up national and international projects, managed campaigns and supported and successfully implemented regional transformation projects.

Christiane has been working as a consultant for 20 years and has extensive expertise in large-scale projects. She majored in sociology, politics and media studies at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf.

Jörg Kohnen-May is a Director at the Corporate & Public Affairs division. He focuses on developing communications strategies, content and agenda-setting programmes to position companies and their top management with relevant stakeholders.

Jörg studied English and German literature at the RWTH Aachen, and also gained a Certificate of Advanced Studies in “Curating” at the Zurich University of Arts. Before joining Deekeling Arndt/AMO, he worked for 15 years in other communications consulting firms. He brings with him experience in corporate communications, sustainability/CSR communications as well as risk and reputation management.

Dr Sebastian Marx is a director of the company. He advises on transformation processes and the positioning of companies, brands and people. His consulting activities range from strategy development, to conceptualising and implementing content and dialogue formats, right through to communications in crisis situations.

He holds a PhD in German and has extensive experience as well as a wealth of industry knowledge based on many years of working in the agency and corporate sphere, among other things as spokesperson of an energy corporation.

Daniela Münster is a director at the Capital Market Communications and Financial Relations division. She focuses on advising national and international clients in all matters of stakeholder communications, in particular with regard to transactions such as M&As or IPOs as well as in subsequent investor relations activities. In addition, she advises companies in special situations, for example in the area of shareholder activism.

Daniela studied English and history in Freiburg and Dundee, in Scotland. After a PR internship and sub­sequent role in PR consulting, she moved to investor relations and capital market communications, supporting a number of medium and large-scale enterprises, both in their mandatory communications and in transactions. Previously she worked for a US non-profit organisation.