Rüdiger Assion is a renowned expert in financial communications with traditional roots as a trained business-journalist. He joined the Edelman-team in 2019 spearheading the German and European (G/A/CH) financial and capital market communications based out of Frankfurt and Cologne, Germany.
Prior to his ten-year tenure at the helm of Deutsche Börse AG as their Global Head of Group Communications he has held management and advisory positions in brand communications and positioning at major global companies such as General Motors, Volkswagen and BMW. Just before joining Edelman, he was a member of the executive board of the Swiss derivatives bank Leonteq AG in Zurich, where he was responsible for communications, investor relations and internal consulting. Leonteq AG significantly improved its market value under his communicative leadership.
With his 25+ years of experience in corporate, financial and capital market communications, M & A, turnaround programs and experience with sensitive stakeholders such as employee representatives and regulators, Rüdiger is certainly one of the best communication consultants in the financial industry. He has a proven record of success, knows the capital markets as well as the derivatives industry, has participated in IPOs and company takeovers as well as the associated regulatory processes and has extensive experience in large corporations and their working methods across industries.