Ulrich Bieger

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Worked as a department head and correspondent for the “Neue Rhein Zeitung” and “Die Welt” newspapers and for 15 years at the “Spiegel” news magazine. He spent a number of years as a communications director and spokesman for Salzgitter AG and Bombardier Transportation and since 2014 has been a managing partner of Fasse+Bieger GmbH & Co. KG.

Professional background

2014

Managing director, Fasse + Bieger strategic communication

2007 – 2014

Founder and managing director of the agency network ‘Bieger PR – Strategic, prevention and crisis consulting’ with offices in Hamburg, Berlin and Wuppertal

2002 – 2007

Communications director and spokesman, Bombardier Transportation

2000

Founded Bieger PR

1998 – 2000

Communications director, Salzgitter AG, Salzgitter

1989 – 1998

SPIEGEL regional political correspondent for North Rhine-Westphalia; for one year (1990) also with the special assignment “Establishment of the SPIEGEL Erfurt office”

1984 – 1989

Head of the “News” department at the SPIEGEL, Hamburg

1979 – 1983

Head of the “From around the world” department at “Die Welt” and head of the team of reporters

1974 – 1979

Intern and subsequently reporter for the “Neue Ruhr/Rhein Zeitung” newspaper, Essen

1974

Abitur (German certificate of general qualification for university entrance) / Cologne School for Journalists

Lecturing on crisis communications

University of St. Gallen

“Konrad Adenauer Stiftung” foundation

Mont Cenis Training Academy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Languages

Native German, English (fluent), French (fluent), Italian (basic)

Publications

“Krisen-PR – Krisen erkennen, meistern und vorbeugen”, FAZ-Institut; PR Professional;
“Die Geschichte von Ben & Holga” (Text), ubi-Verlag