Who we are
The management
Jörg Forthmann
Managing Partner
- MSc in Industrial Engineering
- Journalistic training
- Freelance journalist, e.g., for Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper
- PR consultant in Hamburg
- Press and PR officer (corporate, brand and crisis communication), Nestlé Deutschland AG
- Head of Corporate Communications, Mummert Consulting AG
- Founding of Faktenkontor in 2003
- Commercial Director of Faktenkontor PR agency
Roland Heintze
Managing Partner
- MSc in Political Science
- Journalistic training
- Scientific assistant for budget and SME sector questions to a member of a German state parliament
- Freelance journalist, e.g., for „Die Welt“ and „Financial Times Deutschland“
- Press spokesman of Mummert Consulting AG
- Founding of Faktenkontor in 2003
- Sales Director of Faktenkontor PR agency,
Jasmin Chantal Gergel
Assistant to the Managing Partners
- MA in Romance Language Studies, subsidiary qualification in Economics
- MA in International Management
- Work experience in marketing and PR at Pflanzen Kölle GmbH & Co. KG, Theater Heilbronn and Booking.de
- Assistant to the Managing Partners of Faktenkontor
Ricardo Gerber
Assistant to the Managing Partners
- IT Training
- Commercial training
- Training as management assistant in office communication at HypoVereinsbank AG
- Management assistant in office communication at Caceis Bank Germany GmbH
- Assistant to the Executive office at Faktenkontor
The Rhine-Main Office
Dr. Mathias Oldhaver
Head of the Rhine-Main office
- MA in Political Science
- PhD in Communication Science
- Master of Business Administration
- PR consultant (DAPR)
- Freelance journalist, e.g., for „Die Welt“ and „Financial Times Deutschland“
- Consultant to Hamburg’s Senator for Construction
- Press spokesman of Delta Lloyd Deutschland AG
- Head of Corporate Communications at DBV-Winterthur Versicherungen
- Head of the Rhine-Main office of Faktenkontor
Consulting
Research Factory
Carola Klaus
Research Factory
- MA in Arabian Studies, Economics and Political Sciences
- Scientific information specialist
- Information specialist at Mummert Consulting AG
- Specialist for professional market research and thematic research at Faktenkontor
- Head of Research Factory
Susanne Vogt
Research Factory
- MA in Library Studies
- Press documentation assistant at NDR
- Documentation specialist at Faktenkontor
Doris Hachmeister
Research Factory
- MA in French and American Studies, MA in Library Studies
- Librarian at Landesbibliothek Hannover and Staatsbibliothek Hamburg
- PR consultant at Knowledge Network GmbH, Hamburg
- Documentation specialist at Faktenkontor
Survey Factory
Kathrin Schwickert
Survey Factory
- MSc in Applied Cultural Sciences (emphasis: communication, media and public relations, business management)
- PR advisor to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK)
- Specialist for survey planning and realisation at Faktenkontor
- Head of Survey Factory
Lisa Dust
Survey Factory
- MSc in Business Studies and Economics
- Research assistant at the Institute for Abstract Economics (HSU)
- Freelancer for HWWA
- Freelancer for HWWI
- Specialist for market research and analysis at Faktenkontor
Tanja Holzwarth
Survey Factory
- Degree in Business Administration (specialized in marketing and environmental management)
- Trend Research GmbH: Project manager
- AOL Bertelsmann Online GmbH & Co. KG: Market research manager
- ARIS Umfrageforschung GmbH: Project manager
- Faktenkontor: Market research analyst
News Factory
Carsten Heer
News Factory
- Fully qualified lawyer (bar exam)
- Business journalist at Bloomberg LP in London
(managing editor)
- Political and business journalist at EuroNews in Lyon
(managing editor)
- Legal adviser at Lufthansa in Bremen
- Head of Newsroom
Nils Ritter
News Factory
- Qualified insurance salesman
- MSc in Business Studies (emphasis: business studies and journalism)
- PR advisor to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK)
- Freelance journalist in the IT and insurance sectors
- Editor at Faktenkontor
Claudia Thöring
News Factory
- MSc in Economics
- Editor at NDR radio
- Editor at Handelsblatt-Verlag
- Freelance journalist for WDR TV and WDR-Online
- Editor at Faktenkontor
Lorenz Dziadek
News Factory
- Master of Business Administration (emphasis: industrial management, public economics)
- PR advisor to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK)
- Freelancer for Corporate Communications, Philips GmbH
- Student trainee at Axel Springer Verlag
- Editor at Faktenkontor
Simone Nebelsieck
News Factory
- MA in Communication Science, German studies and Psychology
- Freelancer at ZEIT Campus online and LexisNexis Deutschland
- Editor at Faktenkontor
Cornelia Heider-Winter
News Factory
- MA in Journalism and Communication Studies and Law
- Student trainee at NDR, public:news, HAMBURG on air, Oldie 95
- Editor at HEY + HOFFMANN Verlag
- Editor at Faktenkontor
Arne Stuhr
News Factory
- Diploma of business administration
- Trainee at Deutsche Bank
- Volunteer at Gabler Verlag (Bertelsmann)
- Business editor at Axel Springer Verlag
- Online editorial director manager magazin (Spiegel Verlag)
- Editor at Faktenkontor
Marketing
Tanja Bolduan
Marketing
- MA in Costume Design
- Marketing assistant at Steria Mummert Consulting AG (event management)
- Freelancer (artistic projects)
- Marketing assistant at Faktenkontor
Accounts and Administration
Heike Schellin
Accounts and Administration
- Commercial training
- Accounts receivable clerk at Bijou Brigitte
- Financial accounts clerk at Christoph Kroschke Gruppe
- Financial accounts clerk at Rosenhof Seniorenwohnanlage
- Sole charge of accounts and administration at Faktenkontor
