Markus Kirchschlager
Markus Kirchschlager specialises in strategy and communications consulting in change processes with a focus on the further development of established communications structures into corporate media houses, change communications and European affairs. He advises companies such as Lufthansa, E.ON, MTU, Rohde & Schwarz, Heidelberger, NORD/LB and the TRATON Group (MAN, Scania, Volkswagen Truck & Bus).
Markus founds and invests impact-driven – in companies that bring about positive change for our world. He is currently active as an entrepreneur in the areas of transformation, communications, intergenerational leadership, co-working, edtech and hospitality, particularly in the DACH region.
As Managing Director, Markus is responsible for the development of PANTARHEI Advisors in Germany and the expansion of our service portfolio on the German market. As a management consultancy for communications, the team supports companies and organisations through change and advises DAX and MDAX companies, owner-managed medium-sized companies and well-known organisations in particular.
Markus volunteers as a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum, on the European Commission’s Team Europe and on the International Advisory Board of the WU Executive Academy. He set up and scaled the “Europaclubs” network (honoured with the Federal Government’s Europe Award in 2016). He was an honorary board member of the Austrian Federal Youth Representation, the European Youth Parliament and the steering team of MALTESER Integrationshilfe.
Markus regularly gives talks, keynotes and takes part in panel discussions – at universities, for public institutions, organisations and companies. The most frequent topics are: change communications, the transformation of communication, transformation and entrepreneurship.
About
Based in Munich, Markus Kirchschlager is in charge of building PANTARHEI Advisors’ operations in Germany. His work focuses on the crossover between strategy and communications in change processes, and he specializes in reorganising established communication structures by setting up Corporate Media Houses, change communications and European Affairs.
His client list includes Lufthansa, E.ON, MTU, Rohde & Schwarz, Heidelberger, NORD/LB and the TRATON Group (MAN, Scania, Volkswagen Truck & Bus).
Before joining the company, he was the spokesperson for and an advisor to the General Secretary of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. He was responsible for the planning, supervision and execution of communication activities across all common channels. In addition, he spearheaded the introduction of new communication formats and instruments, and the fine-tuning of the existing communication set-up. This primarily involved consulting with the Chamber’s senior management, coupled with the strategic development of the Data Media Centre, a corporate media house/newsroom. In his career to date, he has served as a spokesperson and head of political campaigns, as a consultant in PANTARHEI’s Brussels office, and as a project manager at the European Commission’s Information Centre. Markus has won a number for awards for his work on communication projects, including the Austrian government’s European State Prize and the International Electoral Award presented by the International Electoral Commission.
Markus Kirchschlager is a computer scientist by profession, studied at the Department of Knowledge and Communication Management at the Danube University Krems, and at the Executive Academy of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where he obtained his MBA in finance. He is a graduate of the Global Advancement Programme and of the Centre International de Formation Européenne.
Markus Kirchschlager does voluntary work as a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum and as a member of the European Commission’s Team Europe. He also serves as board member at the youth association of Münchner Kaufmanns-Casino, founded in 1832, and at the Executive Academy of the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Previously, he was a board member at the Austrian National Youth Council, sat in the European Youth Parliament and headed the integration network of the Order of Malta in Austria.
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Media Coverage
Opening cowerk | DesignPalais
Vienna is getting a new innovation and discussion venue at Schwedenplatz.
Salon M: Communications as a central tool for making change successful
Communication is playing an increasingly important role for key industries in Europe.
20 Austrians of tomorrow
The daily newspaper “Heute“ is celebrating its 20th anniversary and has selected 20 influential individuals from the fields of sports, society, arts, culture, science, and business.
Every company will become a media house
Every company will become a media house – interview with the German PR-report
Salon M Lufthansa & Quadriga: Crisis & communications – opportunity or risk?
Crisis communications without a communications crisis
Horizont
The former spokesperson for WKÖ Secretary General Karlheinz Kopf takes over the management of the consultancy’s new Munich office.
PR Report
Markus Schindler, Markus Kirchschlager and Hans-Peter Kleebinder head the new Munich office of the Austrian communications consultancy Pantarhei Corporate Advisors.
PR-Journal Salon M: REWE Group & sonnen
Communications changed more in the past 5 years than in the 20 before
DiePresse.at 30 unter 35
DiePresse Management & Career: Markus Kirchschlager (25), previously spokesperson for the Secretary General of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce Karlheinz Kopf, takes over the management of the new Munich office at Pantarhei Corporate Advisors.