Christian Prior

Christian Prior has a diverse work experience in the field of corporate and consumer communications. Christian has held various roles in different companies throughout their career.

From 2014 to present, they have been working at Weber Shandwick as the Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Employee Engagement and Change Management. In this role, they lead the Corporate Communications team and is responsible for employee engagement and change management for international clients. Christian also advises clients on corporate communications strategy and reputation management.

Prior to their current role, they worked as the Vice President, Corporate and Consumer Communications at Weber Shandwick from 2019 to 2021. In this position, they advised clients from various sectors and implemented cross-market and multi-stakeholder programs. Christian was also involved in digital and social media engagement and monitoring policy agendas.

Prior to joining Weber Shandwick, Christian worked at FTI Consulting Belgium as an Associate Director, Strategic Communications from 2010 to 2013. Their responsibilities included advising international businesses and organizations on corporate and policy-driven communications. Christian also played a role in setting up digital and social media capabilities for the company's Brussels office.

Christian also has experience as a Communications Consultant at FAKTOR 3 AG from 2004 to 2010. In this role, they developed communication strategies and implemented integrated communication measures for clients in the consumer electronics, renewable energy, and FinTech industries. Christian also organized press conferences and events at international trade shows.

Their early career experience includes working as an Assistant at fischerAppelt Kommunikation from 2001 to 2004, where they provided support on corporate and consumer communications projects and assisted in internal and external communication tasks.

Throughout their career, Christian has received several honors and awards for their outstanding work in the field of corporate communications.

Christian Prior obtained a Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner certification from Prosci in December 2020. As for their education history, they attended the University of Hamburg from 2001 to 2004, where they studied German and Italian language and literature as well as Philosophy. Prior also attended the Università degli Studi di Trieste from 2000 to 2001, where they focused on German language and literature and Philosophy. Prior's education began at The Philipp University of Marburg from 1998 to 2000, where they studied German language and literature, Philosophy, and Media studies. No specific degrees were mentioned for any of these educational experiences.