Gerald Leitner Email & Phone Number

STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, in particular corporate identity programmes, corporate mission statements, image studies, quantitative and qualitative target group analyses, integrated communication concepts and individual PR measures.CONSULTANCY, especially in goal formulation, corporate positioning, communications management, communications consultancy, media relations, sponsoring, public affairs, employer branding.OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION, quality and success control; contact initiation and ongoing contact maintenance with dialogue groups; content management and social media support; editing and preparation of specialist information; development and maintenance of press, image and sound archives; creation of content for print and online media; coordination of all partners involved in public relations projects; press conferences and press briefings.

As Secretary General I was responsible for the executive management of the foundation.Stichting IFLA Global Libraries (SIGL) is an independent public benefit foundation established in 2016. The objective of the foundation, which is exclusively charitable and educational, is to empower libraries to improve people's lives and support growth of sustainable societies.

The Hague, Nl

As Chief Executive Officer I was responsible for the strategic and operational direction and the financial management of IFLA.The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. IFLA is an independent, international, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, with members in more than 150 countries.The Headquarters is located in The Hague, Netherlands. IFLA is operating with Regional Offices In Buenos Aires, Pretoria and Singapore.

The objects of Stichting IFLA Foundation (SIF) are to promote the international support, cooperation, exchange of information, education, research and development within the scope of the library and information service in general, as well as to protect, preserve and document written and printed cultural heritage, and all that is in connection with the above in the broadest sense of the word.

Wien, At

Vienna, At

The Hague, South Holland, Nl

During my two terms as president of the umbrella organisation for European library institutions, I chaired the executive board and other key committees with teams which had very different nationalities, languages and negotiating cultures. I held full responsibility for negotiations with top representatives from the EU, on both political and EU civil servant levels and for discussions with all of EBLIDA’s most important contacts with publishing houses, artists, collective management societies and other organizations.

Mag. Phil, Literature And History

Librarian, Library And Information Science