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Marianne Heiss
Non-Executive Director
Marianne Heiss is an expert in finance, accounting, auditing, international management, brand building and ESG with extensive international experience and a long on-going track record of sustainable and efficient strategic leadership.
Marianne spent the last 27 years in various European management positions at BBDO Worldwide, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of BBDO Group Germany from 2019 to 2023. Prior to her appointment as CEO in 2019, she played a key role in the success of BBDO Group Germany as Chief Financial Officer from 2013 to 2019. Before Marianne moved to Germany she was European Finance Director, responsible for 35 offices in 18 European countries.
Marianne was the first woman to lead BBDO Group Germany, which was founded in 1956, in the German market. The BBDO Group unites numerous leading agency brands, including consultancy, digital and design agencies in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. She was also a member of BBDO's international board in New York and represented all BBDO agencies worldwide on the global Environmental Sustainability Core Team of Omnicom Inc. based in New York. Marianne served as Vice President of the German GWA from 2015 to 2017.
Born in Austria, Marianne studied Business Accounting and Management in Wiener Neustadt and spent her early years in finance. Since 2018, she has been a member of the supervisory boards of Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Porsche SE. At Porsche SE, she is also the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) expert on the Supervisory Board and at Volkswagen AG, she is also a member of the Audit Committee. Since June 2023, she has also been a member of the supervisory board of Flix SE and head of the Audit Committee.