Katharina Contu
Manager Global Corporate Communication at DMG MORI Global Marketing GmbH
Communication across borders
Katharina Contu joined DMG MORI in 2020. After completing her master's degree in International Public Relations at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, she joined the company as assistant to the Director of global marketing. “DMG MORI stands for an open corporate culture that encourages personal initiative and facilitates dialogue across national borders – this inspired me from the very beginning.”
As Manager Global Corporate Communication, she has been responsible for internal and external corporate communication since 2023. Together with her team, she handles media relations, communication concepts, intranet editorial work, change management and sports marketing. The working environment in Global Marketing is characterised by internationality, teamwork and the common goal of making a difference.
“As a machine tool manufacturer, we are at the forefront of technology and innovation, but we are also the driving force behind projects and initiatives that you might not expect in the sector of mechanical engineering. Be it in sports marketing, the promotion of young talent or culture," says Katharina Contu, describing the company. In addition to its involvement in offshore sailing with the DMG MORI Sailing Team and its own sailing academy to promote young talent in Lorient, France, DMG MORI also supports a Japanese orchestra of talented young artists.
Corporate communication never stands still: customer needs and societal expectations change, communication strategies are adapted and the nature of communication shifts. In a globalised world, companies are linked to different cultural, linguistic and technological environments. "This is what makes working in the field so exciting," says Katharina Contu. And it is also what makes working at DMG MORI so exciting.