Head of Communications, Shell Europe Hub
Patrick Kammerer has 20 years of experience in politics and business as an expert in corporate and consumer communications, Public Affairs as well as crisis and issues management. He started as a speechwriter and communications advisor at the headquarters of the Christian Democrats in Germany to then lead their department of interior policy. As Director of International Industry Policy at Reemtsma and later on as the company’s Director of Brand PR he was responsible for driving global communications initiatives. He served as Director of Corporate Communication of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Nike based in the Netherlands after leading communications for Nike in Germany. In 2004, Kammerer joined Shell where he was Director of Corporate Communications and Economic Policy for Germany, Austria and Switzerland before taking on a global assignment in London as Head of Communications for the company’s Retail business. Since 2011, he is responsible for communications across all Shell businesses in the Europe hub. Patrick Kammerer also chairs the Crisis Communications Working Group of the German Public Relations Association.
