Fabian Gradolph

Current

PR & Communication Manager at Huawei Technologies Spain

Past

Communications and PR Specialist at IBM
Editor in chief at Dirigentes Asociados S.A.
Editor / Journalist at Global de Prensa S.A.

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Education

Escuela de Periodismo UAM-El País
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
IE (Instituto de Empresa)

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Connections

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Industry

Telecommunications

Fabian Gradolph’s Summary

More than 15 years experience in journalism and corporate communications. Higly skilled in writing (press releases, media pitches, by-lined articles, backgrounders, etc), planning and execution of PR and communication activities. Management of PR agencies, events organization, public affairs, Government relations. Social media specialist.

Fabian Gradolph’s Specialties:

Media relations, employee communications, executive communications, speech writing, blogging and new media.

Fabian Gradolph’s Experience

PR & Communication Manager

Huawei Technologies Spain

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

PR & Communication manager for Huawei in Spain.Reporting to the CEO of Huawei Spain and to the EU marketing team, the responsibilities are external and internal communications at Huawei Spain. This includes the design and implementación of the communication plan for Huawei Spain; media and analysts relations; executive communications; creation of press releases; media pitches, by-line articles, backgrounders and other documents for external and internal use; management of local communications agency; coordination of global and European projects (i.e. global PR activities of Huawei at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2009); events organization; management of branding materials; development of the local website; public affairs and Government relations.
Communications and PR Specialist

IBM

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 1999 — February 2008 (8 years 10 months)

Working at the IBM Spain Communications Department, my role is the development and execution of communication plans; writing and editing of by-lined articles, press releases, backgrounders, media pitches, executive speeches and other documents; translation of corporate documents, organization of press conferences; briefing and consulting for IBM executives; response to media requests; etc. I have a particular focus on corporate issues and the development of new media as personal and corporate communication channels.
Editor in chief

Dirigentes Asociados S.A.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

June 1998 — May 1999 (1 year )

Editor of the business magazines Dirigentes and Nuestros Negocios. My role included the development of new editorial projects.
Editor / Journalist

Global de Prensa S.A.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

December 1993 — June 1998 (4 years 7 months)

Editor: (1995 - 1998) My role was to write and edit articles, including the coordination of translators and other providers and the supervision of the production of business advertising supplements published in the following media: WirtschaftsWoche (Germany), Frankfurter Rundschau (Germany), Die Woche (Germany), US News & World Report (USA), Daily News (USA), Le Nouvel Economiste (France), Le Nouvel Observateur (France). I also participated in marketing analysis and studies for advertising sales. My role included the development the first web page of the company and web version of the supplements.
Journalist: (1993 - 1995) My role was to interview business managers, ministers, heads of state and other relevant personalities in several countries for the production of business advertising supplements published in the above mentioned media. The work was conducted in Poland, The Philippines, Croatia, India, Canada, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Nigeria, Brazil and Venezuela.

Fabian Gradolph’s Education

Escuela de Periodismo UAM-El País

Master , Journalism , 1992 — 1992
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

1985 — 1990
IE (Instituto de Empresa)

The Marketing Plan (online program) 2007

Additional Information

Fabian Gradolph’s Groups:

The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
ThoseinMedia
Spanish Connection
Buscar y Ofrecer Trabajo en España - UTILIZAR LOS 4 SUBGRUPOS
Public Relations and Communications Professionals
Huawei
Dircom - Asociación de Directivos de Comunicación
COMUNICACIÓN DE CRISIS +1600 miembros
Asociación Española de Responsables de Comunidades Online
Pressnet: Periodistas, Periodismo y Medios de Comunicación en Internet
SIMO Network
IDC Research Spain
TRABAJA EN COMUNICACIÓN