Firefly Communications has appointed Marco Dautel as associate director to strengthen its German agency, based in Munich.

Marco’s area of responsibility will be to enhance strategic client work and to further develop the company’s consulting and service offering, as well as the overall business in Germany. Marco brings 15 years of PR experience to the table, having worked for clients in the technology, mobile, security, consumer electronics and travel industries.

Firefly Group CEO Claire Walker says, “We have a solid client base in Germany and a great team that delivers outstanding results. With Marco onboard, we are further strengthening our proposition. The combination of his and our pan-European experience in the technology and digital services markets will help Firefly Germany grow as it continues to shape the reputations of its existing and future clients.”

Marco joins from German leisure and experience expert, Jochen Schweizer, where he led the public relations efforts of the group and its founder. Before Jochen Schweizer he led the consumer technology teams at Edelman Munich and Bite Communications Germany, where he worked for a wide range of clients such as Microsoft Xbox, HTC, HP, Norton by Symantec and Razer.

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This Autumn has marked some major landmarks in Germany. It’s been two decades since the Berlin Wall fell and the Oktoberfest recently saw its 200th jubilee celebrations just a stone’s throw from the Munich office. Fast approaching its first decade Firefly Germany also recently turned nine.

To celebrate the team took to the Inn River in the form of a white water rafting trip in nearby Austria. Plenty of waves were made and Sascha (left) and Volker (right) held the fort at the front and helped steer the crew to safety. Aside from the adrenalin, the trip certainly encapsulated some of the best of Firefly’s values – Ballsy, Blimey and Smile!