Pleon
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Pleon is a Europe
based Public Relations and communications consultancy. It is part of the Brodeur Pleon Worldwide network and a subsidiary
of BBDO Worldwide
. Pleon belongs to the Omnicom Group. Pleon is headquartered in Düsseldorf
, Germany
.
Europe, one of the world's biggest advertising groups. BBDO
is part of the NYSE-listed company Omnicom Group Incorporated; hence Pleon through BBDO
is part of Omnicom.
Pleon employs 1.200 employees in 33 branded and 10 associated offices in 26 EMEA (European, Middle East and African) countries.
Functional Practice Leaders at Pleon:
Industry Practice Leaders at Pleon:
Pleon's Healthcare and Public Affairs
practise employs the former federal minister respectively minister of state Andrea Fischer
and Detlev Samland.
The international industry journal "The Holmes Report" elected Pleon to be "Best German PR-Agency 2005" and "European Communications Consultancy 2007" and it is recently named “Best Public Relations Agency” in The 2008 International Business Awards / Stevie Award.
Beyond that Pleon won various Awards over the past years:
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
based Public Relations and communications consultancy. It is part of the Brodeur Pleon Worldwide network and a subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of BBDO Worldwide
BBDO
BBDO is a worldwide advertising agency network, with its headquarters in New York City. The agency began in 1891 with George Batten's Batten Company, and later in 1928, through a merger of BDO and Batten Co. the agency became BBDO...
. Pleon belongs to the Omnicom Group. Pleon is headquartered in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Overview
The majority of Pleon's offices are located in EMEA. Pleon was formed from the merger of two companies within the Omnicom group, ECC Kohtes Klewes and Brodeur Worldwide in 2004. Pleon is majority-owned by BBDOBBDO
BBDO is a worldwide advertising agency network, with its headquarters in New York City. The agency began in 1891 with George Batten's Batten Company, and later in 1928, through a merger of BDO and Batten Co. the agency became BBDO...
Europe, one of the world's biggest advertising groups. BBDO
BBDO
BBDO is a worldwide advertising agency network, with its headquarters in New York City. The agency began in 1891 with George Batten's Batten Company, and later in 1928, through a merger of BDO and Batten Co. the agency became BBDO...
is part of the NYSE-listed company Omnicom Group Incorporated; hence Pleon through BBDO
BBDO
BBDO is a worldwide advertising agency network, with its headquarters in New York City. The agency began in 1891 with George Batten's Batten Company, and later in 1928, through a merger of BDO and Batten Co. the agency became BBDO...
is part of Omnicom.
Pleon employs 1.200 employees in 33 branded and 10 associated offices in 26 EMEA (European, Middle East and African) countries.
Executives and Senior Partners
Current CEO(s) of Pleon:- Timo Sieg (CEO Europe)
Functional Practice Leaders at Pleon:
- Ralf Langen, Change & Transformation
- Arthur van Buitenen, Corporate Social Responsibility
- Juergen Herres, Financial Communications
- Dr. Percy Smend, Marketing
- Peter Lochbihler, Public Affairs
Industry Practice Leaders at Pleon:
- Andreas Christophe, Automotive
- Saskia Dejonghe, Consumer
- Alfred Jansen, Finance
- Jim Wouda, Government
- Andrea Fischer, Healthcare
- Mark de Wolf, Technology
- Rene Mono, Energy
Pleon's Healthcare and Public Affairs
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
practise employs the former federal minister respectively minister of state Andrea Fischer
Andrea Fischer
Andrea Fischer was a member of the German Bundestag for the German Green Party and from 1998 until 2001 Federal Minister for Health...
and Detlev Samland.
Awards
In 2006 Pleon received the Gold Award for "PR-Agency of the Year" from PR Report.The international industry journal "The Holmes Report" elected Pleon to be "Best German PR-Agency 2005" and "European Communications Consultancy 2007" and it is recently named “Best Public Relations Agency” in The 2008 International Business Awards / Stevie Award.
Beyond that Pleon won various Awards over the past years:
- ARC Awards
- Astrid AwardAstrid AwardThe MerComm Inc. Astrid Awards is a group of six categories of awards founded by MerComm Inc. in 1987 in order to encourage higher standards of quality in the communication arts and sciences internationally...
s - COMPRIX
- European Excellence Awards
- EVA AWARDS
- Magellan Awards
- MERCURY AWARDS
- Politics Award
- PR Awards
- PR REPORT Award
- SABRE Award/The Holmes Group
- STEVIE Award / The 2008 International Business Awards
- THE GERMAN PR PRIZE
- World MediaFestival
- World Wide Web Health Awards