Louis de Schorlemer
Louis de Schorlemer set up Corporate Diplomat, a consultancy dedicated to managing stakeholder engagement during M&A, in 2017. He serves on the supervisory board of Villeroy & Boch and was on the board of directors of Gault & Millau. Throughout his career, he held senior international communication roles with Sibelco, Cargill and Gallup. Since 2006, he co-chairs the Stakeholder Insights and Analysis Working Group of the European Association of Communication Directors.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are generally understood to bring about an improved market position, an increased corporate footprint or superior product offering.
Before an M&A is completed, shareholders, analysts, employees and...
Managing reputational risk is one of the key responsibilities of corporate communications, a risk intrinsically linked to our stakeholders and the way we deal with them.
An organisational reputation is a fragile asset for any brand. Large...
Measurement and evaluation continue to be the lame duck of the communications profession. We all know that there is a need for control, for show evidence of the work and demonstrate the efforts made in communications in terms of numbers and...