German association welcomes new Managing Director

The German Advertisers Association (OWM) has named Susanne Kunz as Managing Director, effective from March 1. She takes over from Joachim Schuetz who led the association for over 15 years and will retire on March 31.

Susanne is the first woman to hold this position since OWM’s foundation in 1995. She was Senior Director Media for DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) at Procter & Gamble, and held various media roles in the company for nearly 30 years. Prior to her new role, she served as OWM’s Treasurer and an active board member for several years.

“I look forward to bringing my media expertise and experience in my new role as OWM’s managing director”, Susanne said. “Giving weight to the voice of the entire advertising industry in one of the biggest advertising markets in the world is an important and exciting task that I am very much looking forward to.”

For more information, contact OWM.