Directors

Christiane Atassi is a Director of the company. She focuses on systematic planning and management of complex change and renewal processes. In addition, she is responsible for the Design division as Director of the Design Studio. 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.

Julika Benz is a Director with our Transformation team of experts. She consults companies on complex change processes as well as in strategy develop­ment and communi­cations. Her main focus is on the inter­faces between strategy, HR and communi­cations.

Julika studied business administration and has many years of experience in designing strategy and communi­cations processes in corporate environ­ments. Before moving to Deekeling Arndt/AMO, she worked for ten years at the world's largest logistics company.

Miriam Bienert-Kukiolka is a Director with Team Reputation. In her consulting work, she focuses on developing communi­cations strategies as well as positioning companies at the inter­face between govern­ment, industry and society.

Miriam studied Political Science at Munich’s Ludwig-Maximilian University as well as at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Before becoming a consultant she worked at an economic research company and a private foundation, among other things. She has comprehen­sive expertise in the areas of stake­holder dialogue, study projects as well as sus­tain­ability communi­cations.

Jörg Kohnen-May is a Director. 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.

Jeanette Meier is a Director with our Trans­formation team of experts. For seven years now, she has been advising companies on complex change and trans­formation processes. The main focus of her work is on developing and implementing corporate visions and values as well as designing manage­ment communi­cations and measures to mobilise and involve employees.

Jeanette holds an M.Sc. in Communications Studies from the University of Twente, where she majored in Marketing Communication and Consumer Behaviour. Before becoming a consultant she worked in marketing and market research.

Daniela Münster is a Director with our Capital Market team of experts at our Frankfurt offices. 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.

Stephanie Verena Prager is a Director at the Frankfurt office. She advises clients on trans­action and trans­formation processes. Some of the areas she focuses on are capital market communications as well as strategic corporate communications and management positioning.

Stephanie holds an M.Sc. in Management, with a focus on Strategic & Organizational Change from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel. Before coming to communications consulting, she worked for around six years in international management consulting companies in the areas of strategic trans­action manage­ment and organisational develop­ment as well as supply chain management and real estate.