Simon Thun

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ABOUT SIMON THUN

Simon is Interbrand’s Global Chief Client Officer as well as the Regional CEO for Central & Eastern Europe.In his global role, he is responsible for ensuring strong relationships and joint growth with top clients, leading Interbrand’s global community of Client Leads, and driving a superior & consistent client experience. With this perspective, he played a key role in driving the transformation from an office-based business structure to a client-centric global business setup. As Regional CEO, Simon is responsible for leading strategic development and growth of Interbrand in this region.Simon has more than 25 years of consulting experience in the areas of marketing, brand, and business strategy - for B2B, B2C and B2B2C clients. He has worked with executive teams at international blue-chip clients as well as \"hidden champions\" in markets across Europe and Africa, as well as in the US, Brasil, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey, Russia, India, Singapore, South Korea, China, Japan, and Australia.Before joining Interbrand, Simon served as the Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi Germany. Prior to that, Simon was an Associate Partner at the international strategic brand and marketing consultancy Prophet and Managing Director of Prophet’s office in Germany. He joined Prophet through the acquisition of Noshokaty, Döring & Thun in 2011, which Simon had co-founded in 2005 as a management consulting boutique. Simon initially started his career at BBDO Consulting (now Batten & Company).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. Simon holds a German Diploma in Business Administration & Marketing Communication from Pforzheim University and is an Alumnus of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (\"Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes\").Simon is married and father of a daughter and a son, with whom he shares their passion for field hockey.