«Successful lobbying is when everybody beliefs to have won in the end.»
ABOUT US
We are an owner-managed public affairs agency which operates primarily in Switzerland and Germany. Our strengths lie in conceptual skills, an excellent network and the stringent implementation of the individual strategy for each client.
Aaron Agnolazza (Public Affairs Consultant) is a lawyer and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. He has several years of experience in public affairs and communications, both on the consulting side and in various roles in multinational companies. Most recently, he managed the external engagement of a multinational company at group level for 29 countries. In addition to his work as a public affairs consultant at Paxedra AG, Aaron Agnolazza gives media training courses as part of his military service in the command for leadership and communication education of the Swiss Armed Forces.
Gilgia Bugno (Junior Public Affairs Consultant) completed her commercial training at Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland, where she gained her first professional experience in the field of public affairs. In addition, she gained insights into European policy discussions and strategic campaign work during an internship at economiesuisse. In addition to her work for Paxedra AG, Gilgia is studying business administration at the University of St. Gallen. At the university, she is also involved in a student consultancy, where she acts as vice president and project manager.
Lea Bünter (Junior Public Affairs Consultant) holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from the University of St. Gallen. In her Bachelor’s thesis, she wrote about “Digital Diplomacy”. After graduation, she first completed an internship in Brussels and another in the public affairs department of Nestlé Switzerland. In addition to her work as a Public Affairs Consultant at Paxedra AG, she is studying European Global Studies at the University of Basel.
Jan Burdinski (Senior Public Affairs Consultant) studied political science in Marburg and Potsdam and is a chartered industrial clerk (Industriekaufmann IHK Berlin). He primarily advises international clients on political affairs in Brussels and Berlin since more than twenty years. Jan served on boards of think tanks and tech companies and supported political parties and NGOs in their strategy development. His industry focus is on the automotive industry, the energy transformation and industrial policy. He has previously served as the Executive Representative of the Hyundai Motor Group in Brussels, in charge of policy developments in the EU, the UK, Norway and Turkey. Prior to that he worked as the head of the Berlin office and special envoy for Turkey for General Motors Europe.
Mariam Fall (Junior Public Affairs Consultant) holds a Master of Arts in Journalism with a focus on innovation and management from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. During her studies, she completed an internship at a leading American television station based in Washington DC, where she studied journalism and new media at the American University. She has several years of experience in public relations and in trade fair and event management, most recently for an international European organization.
Dr. Sebastian Frehner (Senior Public Affairs Consultant) holds a PhD in law. He has many years of experience in business consulting for SMEs as well as multinational companies. He was also a member of the board of directors of a large Swiss bank for ten years and president of a medium-sized pension fund for six years. Frehner was also a member of the Swiss National Council from 2010 - 2019 and as such a member of the Committee for Social Security and Health and the Finance Committee. He has in-depth knowledge of the legislative process in the health, finance and pension sectors and a broad network in politics, with authorities and the business community. He teaches Public Affairs at the Private University of Applied Sciences PHW Bern. Sebastian Frehner is also socially committed, including as a member of the Business Advisory Board of Swisspeace.
Dr. Jürg G. Schütz (Senior Consultant) holds a doctorate in law (Ph.D. Berne) and an LL.M. from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is admitted to the bar. He also has a degree in architecture (dipl. Arch HTL/FH, which is a qualifying B.Sc. equivalent) and is trained as a mediator and commercial mediator. He has many years of experience as a practicing attorney-at-law and as an architect. Besides, he serves as the president of a federal valuation commission (federal special administrative court). Dr Jürg G. Schütz advises our clients in particular with legal issues related to real estate developments and projects, including building application procedures.
Daniel Wingeier (Communications Specialist) is a qualified communications planner and has almost 40 years of experience in the communications industry. At the beginning, he worked as a consultant for various agencies. Later he founded his own communications agency.
