Kirsten Best-Werbunat

Kirsten Best-Werbunat serves as the Director of Brand & Communications at Engel & Völkers since June 2024, overseeing global brand management, corporate communications, and the in-house publishing operations, including the lifestyle magazine "GG." Additionally, Kirsten is the Managing Director of GG Verlag. Prior roles include Managing Director at FGS Global, where experience as a McKinsey alumna and former journalist was gained, and Manager of Media Relations at McKinsey & Company from 2001 to 2022. Early career experience encompasses roles at Welt, dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH, and Berliner Zeitung. Kirsten holds a Magister in History, Politics, and Psychology from Freie Universität Berlin, School of Oriental and African Studies London, and Universität GHS Siegen, and completed secondary education at Ernst-Barlach-Gymnasium Castrop-Rauxel.