Frankfurt/Monheim (November 2, 2023) – Rosenberg Strategic Communications GmbH & Co. KG has won Rainer Westermann as Member of the Advisory Board. Rainer is an experienced advisor and strategist who will support Rosenberg SC in business and client development to further the successful growth of the strategic communications consultancy.
Rosenberg SC like Westermann manage mission critical communications in special situations for a wide variety of clients. Both intend to expand the cooperation to the benefit of clients.
Rainer Westermann, Principal at Westermann Advisors, has a wealth of experience in Germany, Canada and the USA, providing counsel on how to build, improve and protect reputation. He is an experienced entrepreneur, corporate executive and advisor to senior management. Insights he gained as external consultant, in-house decision maker and corporate executive have influenced his unique perspective on using communications to achieve corporate goals. Clients value his hands-on experience, the international perspective and reach, and his ability to quickly grasp their business and its objectives.
As CEO, he restructured and rebuilt Burson-Marsteller Germany from 2001 – 2004. While in Toronto, he built a successful corporate communications and investor relations practice for Fleishman-Hillard Canada. Rainer started his own marketing communications agency in 1987, from which he founded Fleishman-Hillard Germany.
From 2017 to 2022, he served as President of the Crisis Protection Network (now Reputation Advisors International), Zurich. Since 2023, he is a Member of the Board of this exclusive international association of experienced reputation advisors. In 2021, Rainer was elected Chairman of the Board of the Life Sciences Acceleration Alliance, e.V., Munich, a registered non-profit association under German law.
Rainer was global head of communications at Infineon Technologies, a German DAX 30 corporation, with responsibility for the corporate brand, internal and external communications, as well as government relations. He was a Member of the Management Board of LHS Group, a NASDAQ and Neuer Markt traded software company based in the USA. For LHS, he was in charge of investor relations and represented the company towards the global investment community and the media.
Today, Rainer serves on the Advisory Board of the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning and is a lecturer at the TUM School of Management.
Dirk T. Schmitt, Managing Partner, Rosenberg SC: „Rainer is a professional, who has a tremendous wealth of experience as entrepreneur, executive and advisor, on how to build and protect intangible assets. He is a great resource for our clients dealing with special situations.“
Rainer Westermann, Westermann Advisors: „There are many similarities in how Rosenberg SC and I work. We have joint interests that connect us. Among those is our membership in the Reputation Advisors International network. Our expertise is a good fit. I am excited to contribute to the continued successful development of Rosenberg SC.”
About Rosenberg:
Rosenberg Strategic Communications stands with you side-by-side in mission-critical situations. We support companies during significant changes and unforeseen events: initial public offerings (IPOs), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), crises, management changes, general changes, restructuring, start-ups or shareholder changes.
About Westermann Advisors:
Westermann Advisors supports leaders to effectively overcome today’s challenges. We specialize in Crisis Communication, Crisis Prevention, Litigation PR and Executive Communication. As a member of Reputation Advisors International, Rainer Westermann can provide assistance in many locations throughout the world. Individualized strategies are delivered by our experienced advisors who understand their client’s business, mission and goals.
