Klaus Treichel

Corporate Communications Consultant | Interim Manager | Digitalization | Sustainability | Communications Ethics | Transformation

Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Experienced communications professional and founder of his communications consultancy. Longstanding management experience in corporate communications as Interim Manager and in an international, listed group in the electrical and automation industry. - Comprehensive experience in the international alignment of communications strategy and stakeholder engagement - Experienced in crisis communication - Focus on digital communication projects, adept at marketing automation - Highly entrepreneurial mind-set and hands-on mentality - Close and trusting collaboration with executive bodies, strong belief in quality and leading by example, team player, integrator

Experience

  • Head of Communications and Marketing at BKW Infra Services
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Founder at Klaus Treichel Communications Consultancy
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    - Strategic communications, media relations, stakeholder management - Special expertise in change processes, data-driven/digital communications, crisis communications, sustainability, CSR - Project examples: Strategic communications during M&A project, repositioning of an organization in the field of sustainability, content development and 360 degree communications of an innovation festival, crisis communication for a renowned cultural institution - Member of the steering committee of the AG CommTech

  • Head of Communications and Brand (ad interim) at MVV Energie AG
    Jan 2025 - Aug 2025 · 8 mos

    Interim leadership position to bridge a vacancy

  • Head of Communications (ad interim) at DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.
    Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 · 5 mos

    Interim leadership position to bridge a vacancy: - Leading a 10 person communications team, reporting line to the CEO - Internal and external positioning of the organization, evolution of the brand - Gradual introduction of data-based communications - Communicative support of the continuous change of the organization and the increasing importance of standardization

  • Head of Global Corporate Communications (ad interim) at MBCC Group
    Feb 2023 - Jun 2023 · 5 mos

    Interim leadership position to help preparing and communicating the MBCC Group's acquisition by Sika. - Media relations and digital communications to position a new champion for innovation and sustainability in the chemical construction business - Internal communications to keep some 6,000 employees up to date - Brand management to switch to new the brand