Marcus Brans advises clients from the industrial and technology sectors, private equity, family offices and professional services. He will focus on advising clients on M&A, restructuring, transformation, crisis and financial communications as well as C-level consulting, CommTech and litigation PR.

Prior to entering the field of consulting, Marcus Brans spent over 25 years in various management and consulting roles. Most recently, he established and managed an in-house communications consultancy for Triton Funds and its portfolio companies. Prior to that, he was responsible for global communications, strategy and marketing for the automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler as Senior Vice President. His broad international experience in corporate, capital market and strategic communications is complemented by his experiences at Linklaters, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling.

Marcus Brans studied management and politics at the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich and holds an MBA from the Universities of Minnesota and Vienna.

Vanessa Haumberger, Managing Partner, advises clients on public affairs and government relations at EU, federal, and state level from our Munich and Brussels offices. Her focus is on regulatory issues including sustainability and ESG, as well as strategic communications in special situations.

As a public affairs and networking expert, she contributes extensive experience from the aviation, transportation and logistics industries. Before joining GAULY, she worked for Munich Airport for almost 20 years in successive functions, most recently as Head of Policy and Region and Deputy Head of Communications.

Vanessa Haumberger grew up in Brussels. She studied business administration at ISM Dortmund, and holds an MBA from the University of Seekirchen (Austria).