Axel is much more than just a first-rate communications professional. He can do magic.

With Axel’s input, we have taken our Conference to a new level. His good commercial sense and rich experience in the corporate world helped deliver an event that was interesting, relevant, and compelling to our audiences. And Axel’s proven communications expertise has now made the SEADEVCON a household name.

I worked with Axel for four years, and during that time I came to appreciate that there was no place where he feared to tread, no media event he wasn’t prepared to speak at, and no hostility he wasn’t willing to confront. Axel is a great ally to have alongside you in a fox-hole.

In all those tough media interviews Axel succeeds not just because he is the ultimate practitioner and has ‘an honest face’. He is the face of integrity.

His knowledge is outstanding.

In over 30 years of practice, Axel is one of the top ten Communications professionals I have come across worldwide – but he is the only one truly to operate in three languages. He is also fun to work with.

Axel is a professional of excellent capabilities in his field who keeps sight of the overall business objectives. His analytical and strategic skills, combined with a gift for written and oral communications, make him a leader. In addition, he maintains his calm even under difficult circumstances and delivers results regardless of external pressures.

Dr. Gietz is an exceptional communications leader. He developed a new, consistent approach to communicating with DHL staff worldwide. He is also a consummate media professional. Most remarkable were his exemplary performances in times of adversity, when Dr. Gietz proved to have sterling qualities as a crisis manager, thereby not only protecting, but actually enhancing the reputation of the Company under the most of difficult circumstances.

I had the pleasure of working side by side with Axel for a number of years on issues of critical importance to our company. Most if not all of these issues were very time sensitive, very public and required that we involve multiple areas of expertise and executive management. If ever someone could deliver against the expectation that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste, it’s Axel.