
Timeline
About me
CEO Ketchum Austria + Ketchum Global Partner
Education

Universität wien
-Doktorat / ph.d. europarecht / european lawDissertationsthema: Art. 5 EG-Vertrag als Mittel zur effektiven Durchsetzung des Gemeinschaftsrechts / Ph.D. Thesis: Art. 5 EC-Treaty as a means of effective enforcement of EU-Law

Johns hopkins university - paul h. nitze school of advanced international studies (sais) bologna center
-Diploma of advanced international studies european studies, international relations, economic studiesActivities and Societies: ABC: Austrian Alumni Bologna Chapter

Universität wien
-Magister rechtswissenschaftenAuslandssemester 1989 in Paris Völkerrecht und Europarecht an der Université Paris II
Experience

Austrian constitutional court / verfassungsgerichtshof
Jan 1991 - Jul 1993Wissenschaftliche mitarbeiterin / scientific employee
District and regional court feldkirch / bezirks- und landesgericht feldkirch
Jan 1991 - Sept 1991Rechtspraktikantin
European commission, general secretariat
Sept 1994 - Jan 1994Internship
Bank der österreichischen postsparkasse
Jan 1995 - Jan 1998Sales & marketing
Ecc publico public relations & lobbying
Jan 1998 - Jan 2005Senior Consultant
Jan 2000 - Jan 2005Junior Consultant
Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

Bank austria creditanstalt global futures
Apr 1998 - Sept 1998Institutional sales managed futures
Pleon publico public relations & lobbying
Jan 2006 - Aug 2010Managing partner and member of the european boardBesides client consultancy work, in charge of the development of Pleon in CEE: Identifiying appropriate PR-agencies (mostly coming out of the Omnicom / BBDO network) and creating a strong and sustainable affiliate network with and among these operations.

Ketchum austria
Sept 2010 - nowCeo / global partnerLeading and growing Ketchum Publico as Austria´s probably most unconventional communications agency, excelling in creativity, client satisfaction, and employee engagement. Since 2010 proud part of Ketchum, one of the world´s leading communication consultancies.In charge of strategic leadership, operational and financial management, business growth, people development, and consulting key clients such as A1 Telekom, Boehringer Ingelheim, Nespresso, and PwC.
Licenses & Certifications
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Austrian pr quality seal
Öpr österreichisches pr gütezeichenApr 2021 - View certificate

“austrian pr quality seal”, based on the internationally renowned consultancy management standard by icco
Öpr - österreichisches pr gütezeichenJan 2019
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerCCA Grand Prix + 5 x Goldene Venus CCA Creativ Club Austria Sept. 2021 #Wetterberichtigung / #weathercorrectionCampaign for raising diversity in the Germanspeaking media landscape
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerProduct & Services Category Win at the Austrian PR Awards Austrian Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs Nov. 2018 Strategic consulting, positioning and media and influencer relations for the launch of NEOH, Europe’s first sugarfree chocolate bar
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerDigital PR Category Win at the Austrian PR Awards 2017 Austrian Ministry for Economic Affairs Nov. 2017 "Golden Ei" = First Facebook Live Race for our client Trzesniewski (traditional Viennese Sandwich boutique)
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerFour category nominations at the Austrian PR Awards 2017 - Corporate, CSR, Digital, and Product & Service PR Austrian Ministry for Economic Affairs Nov. 2017
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerAustria´s Best PR Agency 2017 medianet Xperts Network Apr. 2017 First rank among Austria´s PR agencies, based on client satsfaction, personal presentation and number and quality of projects
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerCSR Category Win at Austrian PR Awards 2015 Federal Ministry of Economics Nov. 2015 Category Win for our Strategic Communication Consulting, Positioning and Media Relations Work for FLiP - the Financial Life Park at Erste Campus, Austria´s first interactive museum for Financial Literacy.
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerProduct & Service PR Category Win at the Austrian PR Awards 2015 Federal Ministry of Economics Nov. 2015 Category Win for our work for leading Italian deodorant Borotalco with the "Stop the Stink" hotline :-)
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerSABRE Award Category Social Media Campaign The Holmes Group Mai 2014 SABRE Award (EMEA) in the category Social Media Campaign for campaign "Austrian Butchers Versus McDonald‘s – A David Versus Goliath Story in the Digital Age. Client: Austrian Butchers Association. Campaign against a promotion of McDonald´s Austria comparing a Burger with Austria´s cherished favoured sandwich "Wurstsemmel". Teamlead at Ketchum Publico: Senior Consultant Gabriela Sonnleitner.
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerPR-Report Award PR Report Apr. 2014 PR Report Award in the category Low Budget for our social media campaign "Austrian Butchers Versus McDonald‘s – A David Versus Goliath Story in the Digital Age. Client: Austrian Butchers Association. Campaign against a promotion of McDonald´s Austria comparing a Burger with Austria´s cherished favoured sandwich "Wurstsemmel". Teamlead at Ketchum Publico: Senior Consultant Gabriela Sonnleitner.
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerEuropean Excellence Award Communication Director, the Magazine for Corporate Communications and Public Relations in Europe Dez. 2013 European Excellence Award in the category Austria and Switzerland for our social media campaign "Austrian Butchers Versus McDonald‘s – A David Versus Goliath Story in the Digital Age. Client: Austrian Butchers Association. Campaign against a promotion of McDonald´s Austria comparing a Burger with Austria´s cherished favoured sandwich "Wurstsemmel". Teamlead at Ketchum Publico: Senior Consultant Gabriela Sonnleitner.
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerPR-Staatspreis / Austrian PR-Award Category Consumer and Service PR Ministry of Economics Nov. 2013 Austrian PR-Award in the category Consumer and Service PR for our integrated launch campaign of the Audio Brand Ultimate Ears for our client Logitech. Teamlead at Ketchum Publico: Consultant and Digital Expert Doris Steiner
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerPR-Staatspreis / Austrian PR-Award Category Online & Social Media Austrian Ministry of Economics Nov. 2013 Austrian PR-Award in the category Online and Social Media for our social media campaign "Austrian Butchers Versus McDonald‘s – A David Versus Goliath Story in the Digital Age" for our client Austrian Butchers Association against a promotion of McDonald´s Austria comparing a Burger with Austria´s cherished favoured sandwich "Wurstsemmel", Teamlead at Ketchum Publico: Senior Consultant Gabriela Sonnleitner.
- Awarded to Saskia WallnerPR-Staatspreis / Austrian PR Award Category Online & Social Media Ministry of Economics Nov. 2012 Austrian PR Award in the category social media for our campaign "Sony Xperia go Outdoor Challenge" for our client A1 (formerly A1 Telekom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3v5lN4U0bMMore than 1.5 mio views plus soaring sales. Teamlead at Ketchum Publico: Senior Consultant Klaus Kraigher
Languages
- geGerman
- enEnglish
- itItalian
- frFrench
- spSpanish
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