Simon Thun

Simon has over 14 years of consulting experience in the areas of marketing, brand, and business strategy - for both B2B and B2C clients. He has worked with senior management teams at international blue-chip clients (e.g. Allianz, Bertelsmann, BMW, eBay, General Motors, Metro, Siemens, Vattenfall, Volkswagen) in countries across Europe, the U.S., and China, as well as for top players in Germany (e.g. Commerzbank, Deutsche Telekom, Postbank). As Chief Strategy Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi Germany, Simon is driving the development "from a briefing agency to a coaching agency". He is responsible for all strategic engagements of the agency, including the development of brand & communication strategies and all account planning work, as well as new business. Simon has published various articles on marketing and strategic partnership topics and has contributed to several books in these areas, e.g. the German edition of “Brand Relevance” by David Aaker and "B2B Brand Management" by Philip Kotler & Waldemar Pförtsch. Since 2013 he is a member of the jury for the German Association of Communications Agencies' B2B brand management award "GWA Profi".