CURRICULUM VITAE Bob Strohmenger Frankfurt, Germany Mobile: +49 1578 3926 432 e-mail: bob@strohmenger.org Nationality: German | DoB: 1953 | Status: single, two children PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE May 2012 to now: //Freelance Creative Director/Communication Consultant //Lecturer at IMK (Institute for Marketing and Communication) Wiesbaden April 2011 to April 2012: //Sabbatical July 2007 to March 2011: //International Creative Director: Kastner & Partners Germany - coordination of all Red Bull creative work in Eastern Europe   and Indian Subcontinent - cooperation and supervision of local Partner-Agencies-Teams - liase with local clients directly - creation of new ideas Red Bull worldwide together with local creative teams January 2006 to June 2007: //Creative Director: Leo Burnett Romania - CD on through-the-line Philip Morris business - introduced international creative structures and standards June 2005 to December 2005: //Creative Consultant: Agency/Client //Adjunct Professor: American University Bulgaria (AUBG) September 2004 to May 2005: //Creative Director: Publicis MARC Adv. Sofia - hired to introduce international creative structures and standards - responsible for development and supervision of all Publicis creative services Clients: Renault, HP, Nestle, OMV, Carlsberg, DSK Bank, Devin Mineralwater //Adjunct Professor: American University Bulgaria (AUBG) - faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication - teaching 45 students in two courses on Advertising Introduction/applied Advertising) September 2002 to August 2004: //Creative Consultant: Agency/Client - develop multi-media creative solutions - brief and co-ordinate agency or freelance creative teams - oversee all aspects of production - direct TVC’s: Aktivist Night Life Magazine, Avon cosmetics - liase with clients directly or through account teams - work with local/regional clients: Brok brewery, Graffiti Film, Bauer in Poland, and JTI in Romania. //Miami Ad School Warsaw - lectured 25 students on advertising - oversaw the successful merger between Miami Ad School Warsaw and Hamburg Achievements: - student creative teams won Magdalena, Euroshorts, Young Creatives and Clio awards - won a Euroshorts award for Aktivist Exklusiv and an Avon Breast-Cancer social awareness TVC January 2001 to August 2002: //Exec. Creative Director: Ogilvy & Mather Warsaw - hired to rebuild the creative department after a serious management restructure - managed 6 creative teams, studio and production - oversaw all Ogilvy Group creative services - parted with Ogilvy over management differences on a controversial agency acquisition Clients: Kraft Food, Unilever, Ford, IBM, Commercial Union, Panasonic, Multibank, Glaxo Smithkline, Okocim Karlsberg June 1999 to December 2000: //Creative Director: AmPress Advertising Warsaw - established a creative dept in a local start-up agency- - left when the task was complete - for a greater challenge Clients: Casino Poland, Polish Radio, Polish Telecom, Svoboda office furniture June 1994 to March 1999: //Exec. Creative Director: McCann-Erickson Warsaw - managed Poland’s biggest creative department [42 staff] - launched the Thunder House interactive media unit - contributed to14 new client wins in ‘97/’98 alone including: PZU Insurance, Bank PKO, Plus GSM, Heineken Group, RJR Tabacco and Boots Healthcare Clients: Nestle, Gillette, Unilever, Coca Cola, Heineken Group, Benckiser, Plus GSM, RJR Tabacco, PZU insurance, bank PKO, Boots Healthcare, Opel, Bols Vodka, L'oreal, Coty Cosmetics Achievements: - Coty/Margaret Astor: successful launch of a colour cosmetics range through a locally developed campaign adapted in 12 various global markets - RJR/Camel: created first 3D supersites in Poland with production supervised in Los Angeles - Bols Vodka: created a campaign for Bols Sport Travel which was later adapted for worldwide use May 1993 to May 1994: //Creative Director: Leo Burnett Warsaw - CD on through-the-line Philip Morris business - introduced international creative structures and standards to a young Polish office Clients: Philip Morris, Fiat, Pioneer Mutual Funds, Elbrewery, P&G, New Business Achievements - won WW Leo Agency Of The Year in 1994 - produced the first Polish TV campaign shot with a top UK director, Ian Singles, for Pioneer Mutual Funds July 1991 to April 1993: //Creative Group Head: Leo Burnett Frankfurt - responsible for creative development and supervision of all Philip Morris brands in EMEA January 1984 to June 1991: //Art Director - Senior Art Director: TBWA Frankfurt Clients: Knorr/Maizena, Sopexa, Jade, Barilla, Honda, Bosch, Dannemann, Eckes, Dunlop, Aids social awareness Achievements - produced Germany’s first Aids awareness campaign directed by Helmut Dietl and H.W. Geissendorfer. - designed a logo for this campaign which quickly became 2nd best registered Brand ID after Coca Cola in Germany OTHER: - founding member of the Creative Directors Club of Poland - regular KREATURA jury member EDUCATION: MA in Psychology - University of Wurzburg, Germany. Visual Communications, Fine Arts, Graphic Design and Photography LANGUAGES: German: mother tongue English: fluent Polish: conversational INTERESTS: Experimental photography, Italian/Roman history, "ars vivendi" travel and movies