Nicole Grünewald

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Nicole Grünewald (2013)

Nicole Marianne Grünewald (born February 1, 1973 in Cologne ) is a German communications scientist and medium-sized entrepreneur. She has been President of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry since the beginning of 2020 .

Life

Grünewald is the daughter of a religion teacher and a corporate lawyer, attended the Archbishop's School of Our Lady in Cologne and studied journalism / communication science , English and German studies as well as sociology and psychology at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster . During her studies, she already had her first job in advertising agencies. In 1998, together with Jörg Lentz, she founded the advertising agency “The Vision Company” in Cologne, which she now runs as the sole managing partner (as of 2020).

Ten years after founding the agency, she completed her doctorate in communications science at the University of Münster in 2008 with a thesis on branding in politics using the example of the SPD .

Grünewald has been volunteering at Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce since 2000, initially with the Wirtschaftsjunioren, then in changing functions. From 2010 to 2015 she was Vice President and initiated the “Women's Business Day” in 2012. She has also been the spokesperson for the SME Network since 2011 and has been a member of the Chamber's General Assembly since 2009. In the 2015 election for President, she lost to Werner Görg in the second ballot .

In the run-up to the election for the 2019 General Assembly, she was a co-initiator of the New Kammer initiative , an alliance of entrepreneurs from the region who campaigned for reforms in the more than 200-year-old institution - the demands included more transparency, faster digitization and a reduction in mandatory contributions For companies. In January 2020 she ran again in the presidential election and was elected by the general assembly as the first female president in the history of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Grünewald has been the City of Cologne's “Economic Ambassador” since 2017. In addition, she is a board member of the Friends and Patrons of Cologne Customs Association and the Leading Women Rhein-Berg.

Awards

Publications

  • Nicole Marianne Grünewald: Don't be afraid of political brands! Evolution and removal of taboos from a social phenomenon . (At the same time dissertation, Münster (Westphalia), 2008) (=  series Communication in Politics and Business . No. 1 ). 1st edition. Vol. 1. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2009, ISBN 978-3-8329-4205-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ IHK Cologne: CV of Dr. Nicole Grünewald. In: www.ihk-koeln.de. IHK Cologne, March 5, 2020, accessed on March 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Ralf Arenz: "A new way for the IHK Cologne"; Nicole Grünewald wins the presidential election against Werner Görg . In: Kölnische Rundschau . No. 24 , January 29, 2020, p. 11 .
  3. ^ IHK Cologne: CV of Dr. Nicole Grünewald. In: www.ihk-koeln.de. Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry, March 5, 2020, accessed on March 5, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c Joachim Frank: Cologne's first address; For Nicole Grünewald, the crossing tower of the cathedral is the most beautiful place in town. The city between Roncalliplatz and Börsenplatz plays a major role in the entrepreneur's life . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . No. 233 . Cologne October 8, 2019, p. 32 .
  5. ↑ agency. In: The Vision Company Advertising Agency GmbH. Accessed February 1, 2020 (German).
  6. ↑ Nicole Marianne Grünewald: Don't be afraid of political brands! Evolution and removal of taboos from a social phenomenon . (At the same time dissertation, Münster (Westphalia), 2008) (=  series Communication in Politics and Business . No. 1 ). 1st edition. Vol. 1. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2009, ISBN 978-3-8329-4205-2 .
  7. ^ IHK Cologne: CV of Dr. Nicole Grünewald. In: www.ihk-koeln.de. IHK Cologne, March 5, 2020, accessed on March 5, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Ralf Arenz: Networking women; 34 women's associations introduce themselves at the Cologne Chamber of Commerce - 500 visitors expected . In: Kölnische Rundschau . September 12, 2012, p. 8 .
  9. ^ IHK Cologne: CV of Dr. Nicole Grünewald. In: www.ihk-koeln.de. IHK Cologne, March 5, 2020, accessed on March 5, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Ralf Arenz: First goal: reconciliation . In: Kölnische Rundschau . Ralf Arenz. Cologne January 30, 2020, p. 3 .
  11. ↑ Robert Baumanns: "NewKammer" initiative This is how companies want to stir up the Cologne Chamber of Commerce. In: www.express.de. DuMont Media Group, September 13, 2019, accessed March 5, 2020 .
  12. ^ Corinna Schulz: New initiative for the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce; A business alliance would like to lower mandatory contributions after the election to the general assembly . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . No. 214 . Cologne September 14, 2019, p. 13 .
  13. ^ Corinna Schulz: OB appoints new ambassador . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . No. 107 . Cologne May 9, 2017, p. 27 .
  14. ^ IHK Cologne: CV of Dr. Nicole Grünewald. In: www.ihk-koeln.de. IHK Cologne, March 5, 2020, accessed on March 5, 2020 .
  15. ^ The Vision Company (ed.): Visions . No. 1 . Cologne 2016, p. 1 ( online at the-vision-company.de [PDF]).
  16. ↑ Cologne women honored as role models . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . Cologne October 31, 2014, p. 29 .
personal data
SURNAME Grünewald, Nicole
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grünewald, Nicole Marianne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur and IHK president in Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH 1st February 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne