About us

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Alexandra Gehring, PR Account Manager, holds a degree in Business Communication from the University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration and supplemented her education with a guest semester at the University of Lisbon. Throughout her dual studies, she garnered marketing insights at a Swiss start-up, subsequently transitioning to a role as a consultant at an advertising agency.

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.

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.

Alina Meletta, Senior Consultant, has been part of Communicators' finance team 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 worked as a PR Assistant and Junior Project Manager at two agencies in Zurich.

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.

Simone Schmid, consultant, studied political science at the University of Zurich. She specialized in democracy, development and international relations. Most recently, she worked in the communications department of a renowned, nationally active non-profit organization in Zurich. Simone has been with Communicators since 2024.

Stefanie Thai, Account Manager, is completing her Master's degree in Strategic Communication and Management and Social Sciences at the University of Zurich. During her bachelor's degree, she was an assistant at the university and also worked for four years at a web agency. She has been part of Communicators' finance team since 2023.  

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.

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.