Daniel Smith

Pressesprecher

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

• More than 20 years of experience with business journalism and financial communications for listed companies in Germany and Austria. • A network of contacts within the business and industry media in Germany and Austria, as well as numerous advertising and branding agencies. • Accomplished presenter, public speaker and media trainer for top management. • Exceptional writing and editing skills for press releases, corporate speeches and briefing material for interviews and public affairs meetings. • Strong focus on quarterly earnings, billion-USD-sized M&A transactions, litigation issues, social media, product launches, investment projects and change management initiatives. • Experience in setting up media monitoring services at a global level. • Responsible for organizing annual press conferences, quarterly earnings calls, as well as annual and quarterly reports. • Coordinating the strategic business communications and financial PR messaging with colleagues worldwide and visiting them on a regular basis in the USA, Brazil, China, Mexico, India and Singapore.

Experience

  • Senior Consultant at b2g bettertogether group
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Head of International Media Relations at OMV
    Aug 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr

  • ABB (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of ABB Media Relations
      Oct 2019 - Aug 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Head of Financial Media Relations
      Nov 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr

  • Head of Group Communications at Constantia Flexibles
    Sep 2014 - Oct 2018 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Head of Financial and Business Communications at LANXESS AG at LANXESS
    Jan 2009 - Aug 2014 · 5 yrs 8 mos