About us

Communicators is one of Switzerland’s leading full-service agencies.



We combine financial independence with a liberal worldview. Our responsibility towards the State, society at large and the environment plays a key role in everything we do. Thanks to our experience, strategic know-how, expertise in a wide range of disciplines and broad network of relationships, we add tangible value for clients and business partners.


We abide by international codes of conduct in PR as well as that of the Swiss Society of Public Affairs (SSPA).


Communicators is wholly owned by its managing partners.

Team

Partner
Martin Arnold
Martin Arnold
Partner
« Getting to grips with complex situations quickly and communicating them clearly is my passion.  »
Martin Arnold
Partner
Martin Arnold, Partner, has extensive public affairs experience in the fields of real estate, construction and infrastructure, location management, healthcare, and association management. Another of his specialisms is strategic and communication consulting in complex IT projects and digital communication. Having spent many years as the chief executive of an industry association and held various political functions in Zurich, Martin has a broad network of contacts in political, business and education circles.
Account Manager
Donja Bernet
Donja Bernet
Account Manager
« Communication adds meaning to information.  » Donja Bernet
Donja Bernet
Account Manager
Donja Bernet, Account Manager, is completing her Master of Arts in International Affairs and Governance at the University of St. Gallen. During her studies, she always attached importance to gaining practical experience and worked, among others, as a content creator in the newsroom of a large company in Zurich. She joined Communicators' finance team in 2023. 
Partner
Maurice Desiderato
Maurice Desiderato
Partner
« You don’t win trust, you earn it, and you have to earn it afresh every single day.  »
Maurice Desiderato
Partner
Maurice Desiderato, Partner, specialises in public affairs, corporate communication and campaigning. After just over ten years in communication at Winterthur Insurance and Migros, he joined Communicators in 2009. He studied in parallel with his job to complete a degree in history, ethnology and religious studies at the universities of Zurich and Aix-en-Provence and later studied business administration.
Head of Administration
Claudia Dudek
Claudia Dudek
Head of Administration
« What is impossible for the individual may be achieved by the many.  » Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
Claudia Dudek
Head of Administration
Claudia Dudek, Head of Administration, has a commercial diploma and has worked in various positions at Post CH Ltd. She has been supporting the Communicators team since April 2018.
Consultant
Nadja Fitz
Nadja Fitz
Consultant
« We are stronger when we listen, and smarter when we share.  » Rania Al-Abdullah
Nadja Fitz
Consultant
Nadja Fitz, Consultant, has studied Communication Science & Media Research and History at the University of Zurich for her Master’s degree. She has gained professional experience at the Municipality of Winterthur, the GZO Wetzikon and in another communication agency. Nadja is with Communicators since 2022.
Consultant
Prisca Gregori-Lack
Prisca Gregori-Lack
Consultant
« All communication has to be understood to be successful.  »
Prisca Gregori-Lack
Consultant
Prisca Gregori-Lack, Consultant, studied communication at the University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich in parallel with her job and subsequently completed a Master’s in writing and corporate publishing at the Graubünden University of Applied Sciences in Chur. During her studies, she worked as a Marketing Assistant at a media agency. Prisca spent several years working in communication management at an association before joining Communicators, where she works with association administrators, chiefly in the real estate and location management industries.
Senior Consultant
Remo Linggi
Remo Linggi
Senior Consultant
« If you’re not in the game, you can’t hit a home run.  » David Hasselhoff
Remo Linggi
Senior Consultant
Remo Linggi, Senior Consultant, studied political science and ethnology at the University of Lucerne. During his studies, he worked in communication and relationship management at a start-up for almost three years. He then completed an internship with the World Trade Organization in Geneva and has been responsible for various mandates in public affairs, campaigning and corporate communication since March 2015.
Partner
Peter Manhart
Peter Manhart
Partner
« Attention is a scarce commodity. Communicating with a target group in a goal-oriented and appropriate way is now more important than ever.  »
Peter Manhart
Partner
Peter Manhart, Partner, has more than 15 years’ experience in business and financial journalism. He has written for the specialist publications Finanz und Wirtschaft and Bilanz. Peter gained management experience as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the investment magazine Stocks and Department Head at Handelszeitung. He has also managed corporate publishing projects for the publisher Ringier Axel Springer and worked as an Investment Writer at UBS.
Partner
Annette Matzke
Annette Matzke
Partner
« We always overestimate the changes that will take place in the next two years and underestimate the changes that will take place in the next ten years.  » Bill Gates
Annette Matzke
Partner
Annette Matzke was as „Diplom-Kauffrau“ and PR consultant (BAW) most recently responsible for corporate communications in Continental Europe at Fidelity International. She started her career at UniCredit Group (HVB) in internal communications and marketing. Then, she worked as a PR consultant for leading financial PR agencies for about ten years. During this time, she looked after national and international financial companies such as asset managers, hedge funds, private equity houses and insurance companies. Her current focus lies on investor relations and the digital transformation of corporate communications.
Consultant
Alina Meletta
Alina Meletta
Consultant
« Open and transparent communication is the cornerstone for continuous success.  »
Alina Meletta
Consultant
Alina Meletta, PR Consultant, works for the finance team of Communicators since 2020. She studied Media and Communication Sciences at the University of Zurich and completed her Master of Science in Corporate Communication at the Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano. During her studies, she always showed great emphasis on gaining practical experience and worked as a PR Assistant and Junior Project Manager at two agencies in Zurich.
Copywriter
Pamela Schefer
Pamela Schefer
Copywriter
« A good dish needs the right seasoning, and a good story needs the right words.  »
Pamela Schefer
Copywriter
Pamela Schefer, PR Copywriter, studied journalism and organisational communication at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). After graduating, she became a Media Relations Editor at Swiss Radio DRS and Media Relations Project Manager at Swiss Radio and Television SRF. She then took a break to raise two children while working as a freelance journalist. Pamela has been supporting the Public Affairs team at Communicators since January 2015.

Advisors

Advisor
Robert E. Gubler
Robert E. Gubler
Advisor
« Long-term thinking and forward planning bring the best results in the short term as well.  »
Robert E. Gubler
Advisor
Robert E. Gubler, Advisor, has worked in communication for over 30 years. He has a wide range of experience in public affairs, marketing, crisis communication, association management and location marketing. Thanks to the various functions he has held in Swiss and particularly Zurich-based business organisations and foundations as well as in real estate and location management, he has a broad, nationwide network of contacts in political, business and education circles.
Advisor
Urs Wasserfallen
Urs Wasserfallen
Advisor
« Working successfully in the background.  »
Urs Wasserfallen
Advisor
Urs Wasserfallen, Advisor, has devoted his career primarily to politics. He was a radio, TV and print journalist and a pioneer in local radio, for example as Chief Correspondent of Radio Z. He now specialises in public affairs and corporate communication and has a 20-year record of success in managing referendum campaigns for clients such as economiesuisse, the SME and business federation KGV Zürich, and the City and Canton of Zurich Real Estate Owners’ Association. His main area of expertise is recycling.