Prime Communications strengthens consulting

The Zurich-based communications agency Prime Communications is expanding its growing Marketing Communications division with the appointment of Patrick Knaus (36). Knaus leads an interdisciplinary consulting team with a focus on advertising and marketing communications and will join the overall consulting management team in January 2007. Most recently, he was a member of the management team at Advertising, Art & Ideas, where his responsibilities included managing the consultancy and strategic planning. Previously, Knaus worked as a consultant for the agencies Catapult, Euro RSCG, Bosch and Butz as well as Wirz Werbeberatung. Prime Communications currently employs 30 specialists in public relations, advertising, brand identity, corporate publishing and online communications. Its client portfolio includes mandates from around 30 companies, some of which are internationally established.