Leadership Team

Our Leadership Team in EMEA

Jeremy Galbraith
CEO Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)

Office: Brussels
Phone: +32 2 743 6635
Fax: +32 2 733 6611
E-mail: jeremy.galbraith@bm.com

Jeremy Galbraith is the CEO of the Burson-Marsteller Europe, Middle East and Africa region and a member of Burson-Marsteller's Global Leadership Team. He was previously the CEO of Burson-Marsteller in Brussels from 2000 to 2007 having first joined Burson-Marsteller in 1995 to head up the UK Public Affairs Practice. Prior to this he had been Deputy Managing Director of Market Access, a leading Westminster political consultancy and a Director of its sister company in Brussels. He began his career working in the House of Commons for a senior Conservative member of the Trade and Industry Select Committee.

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Roman Geiser
COO, EMEA

Office: Zurich
Phone: +41 44 455 84 00
Fax: +41 44 455 84 01
E-mail: roman.geiser@bm.com

Roman Geiser was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Burson-Marsteller EMEA on 22 October 2009. Before taking on this role he was responsible for Burson-Marsteller’s Swiss operations and Managing Director for Affiliates & Acquisitions in EMEA. Roman remains in charge of the Swiss operations until a new CEO Switzerland is appointed.

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Howard Clayden
CFO EMEA

Office: London
Phone: +44 20 7300 6336
Fax: +44 20 7242 1520
E-mail: howard.clayden@bm.com

Howard Clayden was appointed CFO EMEA on 1 September 2009. He previously held the position of European Financial Controller since joining Burson-Marsteller in June 1999. In his new role, he has responsibility for the financial management of the region, including planning, forecasting and analysis and for maintaining a strong internal control environment across the 12 markets reporting to him.

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Paul Herrick
Managing Director, Human Resources, EMEA

Office: Madrid
Phone: +34 913 846 700/50
Fax: +34 91 766 5995
E-mail: paul.herrick@bm.com

Paul Herrick is Managing Director, Human Resources for EMEA, with responsibility for the HR function across the European markets.

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Katarina Wallin Bureau
Managing Director, Strategy, EMEA

Office: Brussels
Phone: +32 2 7436608
Fax: +32 2 7336611
E-mail: katarina.wallinbureau@bm.com

Katarina Wallin Bureau is Managing Director and responsible for strategy for the EMEA region. She also focuses on international and European government and media relations. She has significant experience in leading pan-European campaigns.

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Sunil John
CEO Asda'a Burson-Marsteller

Office: Dubai
Phone: + 971 4 3344550
Fax: + 971 4 3344556
E-mail: s.john@asdaa.com

Sunil John is the Managing Director of 11 ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller offices and 10 affiliates in the Middle East. Through his experience as a former journalist and strategic PR consultant, Sunil has shaped ASDA’A/Burson-Marsteller into the benchmark of public relations consultancy in the region.

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Robert Mack
CEO Brussels

Office: Brussels
Phone: +32 2 743 6609
Fax: +32 2 733 6611
E-mail: robert.mack@bm.com

Robert Mack is the CEO of Burson-Marsteller Brussels since September 2007. Previously, he was Managing Director of the EU government relations division of Burson-Marsteller and a member of the Brussels Management team.

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Maria Sennels
CEO Denmark
EMEA Practice Leader Change & Organisational Performance

Office: Copenhagen
Phone: +45 33 32 7878
Fax: +45 33 32 78 79
E-mail: maria.sennels@bm.com

Maria Sennels is the CEO of Burson-Marsteller Denmark and leads the European Change & Organisational Communications Practice.

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Philippe Pailliart
CEO France

Office: Paris
Phone: +33 1 41 86 76 84
Fax: +33 1 48 25 43 37
E-mail: philippe.pailliart@bm.com

Philippe Pailliart is CEO of Burson-Marsteller France. He has over 17 years of experience in communications. From 1983 to 1993 he worked for different French Ministers as adviser and Chief of Cabinet. In 1993, he joined the media industry as an editor for the leading French economic and business magazine “Le Nouvel Economiste”.

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Karl-Heinz Heuser
CEO Germany

Office: Frankfurt
Phone: +49 69 238 09 29
Fax: +49 69 238 09 33
E-mail: karl-heinz.heuser@bm.com

Karl-Heinz Heuser was appointed CEO of Germany in January 2005. Karl-Heinz is one of Germany’s most experienced and respected PR and communications professionals and joined Burson-Marsteller from Weber-Shandwick, where he was CEO of their German operations.

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Eric Gerritsen
CEO Italy
EMEA Practice Leader Corporate Communications/Corporate Responsibility

Office: Milan/Rome
Phone: + 39 02 721 43570
Fax: + 39 02 878 960
E-mail: eric.gerritsen@bm.com

Eric Gerritsen has been the CEO of Burson-Marsteller Italy since 1999. He also leads the European Corporate Communications Practice. Eric has held various senior positions within Burson-Marsteller, including the Marketing Practice Chair role for Europe, based in London.

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Kees Boef
CEO Netherlands

Office: Amsterdam
Phone: +31 20 5795954
Fax: +31 20 5795998
Email: Kees.Boef@bm.com

Kees Boef is the CEO of Burson-Marsteller Amsterdam. Previously he was the Group Director Public Affairs at TNT, the global postal and express group, where he was responsible for national and European lobbying with strategic and media communications. His latest project entailed working together with TNT CEO Peter Bakker to develop a government-commissioned report on reform of the Dutch Labor market.

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Sigurd Grytten
CEO Burson-Marsteller Oslo

Office: Oslo
Phone: +47 23 16 45 00
Fax: +47 407 74 760
Email address: sigurd.grytten@bm.com

Sigurd Grytten joined Burson-Marsteller in 2003. He is CEO of Burson-Marsteller Oslo.
Sigurd works on Public Affairs, PR and reputation management in Norway and Europe. His expertise is within political analysis, strategy development, political branding and European integration (EU).

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Carmen Valera
CEO Spain

Office: Madrid
Phone: +34 91 384 6710
Fax: +34 91 766 5995
E-mail: carmen.valera@bm.com

Carmen Valera was appointed CEO of Burson-Marsteller Spain in September 2003. She has previously held different positions of responsibility inside the company, including being in charge of the Executive Management of New Business and Client Service.

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Petra von Rohr
CEO Sweden

Office: Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 440 12 00
E-mail: Petra.vonRohr@bm.com

Petra von Rohr joined Burson-Marsteller in April 2009 as CEO of the company’s Swedish operation. She was previously the CEO of Remium, the leading investment bank focusing on small cap companies in Sweden. Prior to this Petra had been CEO of the PR-agency Patriksson Communication and the advertising agency Graceland Sthlm, where she grew both businesses and counted a large number of leading Swedish and international companies as her clients.

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Urs Rellstab
CEO Switzerland

Office: Zurich
Phone: +41 44 455 84 20
Fax: +41 44 455 84 01
Email: urs.rellstab@bm.com

Dr. Urs Rellstab joined Burson-Marsteller in 2010. Previously, he was Deputy Director at economiesuisse - the largest umbrella organisation representing Swiss business - with overall responsibility for communications, public relations and economic policy consulting.

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Matt Carter
CEO United Kingdom

Office: London
Phone: +44 207 300 6169
Fax: +44 207 300 6149
E-mail: matt.carter@bm.com

Matt Carter is the Chief Executive Officer of Burson-Marsteller UK.
Matt Carter joins Burson-Marsteller from communications and research firm Penn Schoen and Berland Associates where he has been Managing Director since 2006. Together with Joel Levy, Matt co-founded the EMEA office of Penn Schoen and Berland Associates at the beginning of 2006 as the first non-US office of the firm, turning it into one of the fastest growing WPP companies world-wide in recent years and working with a wide range of leading companies across Europe.

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Anders Bylund
EMEA Practice Leader Crisis Communications

Office: Stockholm
Phone: +46 8 440 12 11
Fax: +46 8 440 12 01
E-mail: anders.bylund@bm.com

Anders Bylund is the CEO of Burson-Marsteller Sweden and works as a strategic adviser in the field of corporate communications, crisis communications, change management, internal communications, media relations and issues management.

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Daniel Jörg
EMEA Practice Leader Digital

Office: Zürich
Phone:+41313567362
E-mail: Daniel.Joerg@bm.com

Daniel Jörg is the EMEA Digital Practice Leader. He also leads the Swiss Cross Media Practice which has grown significantly since he joined Burson-Marsteller in 2008.

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Toula Stoffel
EMEA Practice Leader Healthcare

Office: Berne
Tel.: +41 (0)31 356 73 00
Email: Toula.Stoffel@bm.com

Before joining Burson-Marsteller, Toula was Vice President & Scientific Director at Sudler & Hennessey in New York. In this position, Toula functioned as theSenior Medical Strategist for the areas of Oncology, Neurology and Metabolics in product launch, marketing, medical and clinical trial communications. She was the Senior Medical Strategist in Oncology for the U.S and European markets and led all Oncology publications. In addition, she functioned as an expert in the pharma regulatory environment.

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Lawrie McLaren
EMEA Practice Leader Public Affairs

Office: Brussels
Phone: +32 2 743 6648
Fax: +32 2 789 67 00
E-mail: lawrie.mclaren@bm.com

Lawrie McLaren joined Robinson Linton Associates (now incorporated into Burson-Marsteller Brussels) after serving as assistant to the Policy Adviser to the Director-General for Environment at the European Commission.

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Dennis Landsbert-Noon
EMEA Practice Leader Media

Office: Brussels
Phone: +32 2 743 6622
Fax: +32 2 789 67 00
E-mail: dennis.landsbertnoon@bm.com

Dennis Landsbert-Noon, former Publisher of European Voice, joined Burson-Marsteller Brussels as a Managing Director in April 2007. Dennis leads Burson-Marsteller's European media network and – with digital and online media increasingly influencing European policymaking – the Brussels office’s digital communication practice.

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Chris Cartwright
EMEA Practice Leader Technology

Office: London
Phone: +44 207 300 6463
E-mail: chris.cartwright@bm.com

Chris Cartwright is managing director and chair of the Corporate, Issues and Technology practice at Burson Marsteller in London. He runs the HP, SAP, Amey and Kimberly Clark accounts in London.

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