Meet our people
The diversity of our business offers our people a variety of roles in different areas. We would like to introduce you to several of our people and let you take a glimpse into our company and give you an insight view how we work.
Dominik Eichenberger - Marketing Manager
Hello, my name is Dominik Eichenberger. I started to work for DANNEMANN in Switzerland in 2002. My first position was Head of Sales Administration, which is the juncture between the sales force and key account management as well as the departments marketing, purchasing and production. Three years later, I was offered the opportunity to take over responsibility for trade marketing. In this function the main task was to plan all marketing measures at the different point of sales and to implement them sustainably. Since 2008, I am Marketing Manager for Switzerland and I lead a team of 65 staff members (full- and part-time). My main task is to lead, support and motivate my team in order to achieve sustainable communication with our smiling consumers through trade marketing, consumer marketing and very importantly, trough promotion.
Most of all I appreciate the versatility of my task. The range of my activities includes creation of new marketing materials or displays, leading the team as well as planning and budgeting of interdepartmental projects or designing annual plans. The international cooperation within DANNEMANN is becoming increasingly important. This is in my opinion an aspect that speaks as well for DANNEMANN. With DANNEMANN, no year is like the previous one as we always have to take into account new aspects, which we then incorporate in real time into our marketing activities. In addition, it is great fun to work for a consumer product and a strong emotional brand that bring enjoyment to our smiling consumers.
Marcus Strack - National Key Account Manager Petrol Stations
Hello, my name is Marcus Strack. I am married and have one small daughter. I started working for DANNEMANN in 2005. Formerly, I was used to work in corporate groups with all the limitations those structures implicate. From the present point of view the decision to work in a medium-sized, long-term planning company was the most important one in my life.
DANNEMANN allows me to bring in my very own creativity at any time und enables me to take part in reorganizing the structures of our daily business. I also appreciate that the human resources policy does not focus on academic degrees only. As a consequence, I received the chance to develop from a Sales Manager to a National Key Account Manager within two years.
Another thing that I really like, is our hands on mentality, especially in the sales department. I regard this as a crucial requirement for a market leader to act efficiently and to create the market.
Sabine Drache - Quality Control
Hello, my name is Sabine Drache. I am married and have two kids. I am working for DANNEMANN since 1990.
I started working in the overrolling department, where the cigar gets its wrapper. As you might imagine the production of a cigar requires high quality. This is why quality control is so important for us. Since 1998, I am in charge of the quality control for bunches on one hand and fillings on the other. I am responsible to grant our high quality standards by taking samples and analyzing them.
I enjoy being part of a skilled and motivated team and meeting different kinds of challenges each day. I have been working for DANNEMANN for 20 years now, so it has become part of my life. I feel comfortable and safe here and I absolutely identify with our products. And most of all, I appreciate that I have been taken seriously all these years.
Annabelle Szalies - Sales Representative
Hello, my name is Marie-Annabelle Szalies. I started to work for DANNEMANN as an apprentice industrial clerk in 2006. Already at that time I dreamed of a career in our sales department and mentioned this in a brief discussion with my training supervisor. Thanks to DANNEMANN, I received this chance to make first experiences in sales even during my apprenticeship.
Since my final examination in the summer of 2009, I have been working as a sales representative. I am responsible for selling our products, expanding the distribution and of course for the acquisition of new customers.
I really love getting in touch with such a great variety of different people. It is a great challenge to adapt myself to several kinds of characters and to find an optimal way to position our products - with the customer and the consumer in mind.
In summary, I think it was perfect to start the apprenticeship at DANNEMANN. Here I have received all the required support and the opportunity to develop into a direction I favor with all my heart.