Markus lives, breathes and thrives in the retail arena. He provides strategic account leadership on our McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii client, which includes optimizing value strategies and tactics behind each promotional plan, and handling the budget and financial management for the entire account.
Equipped with an MBA, Markus utilizes his expertise to proactively position clients at the forefront of emerging consumer, business and economic trends, enabling them to take full advantage of market changes. Markus’ passion for consumer-driven advertising began when he moved from his hometown of Zurich, Switzerland to Los Angeles to work on heavy hitting accounts including, Body Glove, California Apparel Mart, and Beverly Center.
Locally, he specialized in resort and automotive marketing and was the point man for Kraft Foods. As the President and COO of MVNP, Markus believes in the concept of a “flatter” organization. He describes his agency role as the primary enabler, focusing his efforts on growing the people and future of MVNP. Markus’ agility as a leader is matched by his dexterity with power tools. Armed with Swiss Army Knife-like capabilities and an affinity for precision, he built his eco-friendly, geothermal home in Portland, Oregon.