FRANKFURT, GERMANY: Edelman has appointed Susanne Marell CEO of Edelman Germany.

She will succeed Cornelia Kunze, who will become vice chair of Edelman Asia-Pacific in Mumbai on October 1. Marell will report to Robert Phillips, president and CEO of Edelman EMEA, and serve as a member of the agency's EMEA executive committee.

She most recently served as VP of corporate brand management at BASF Ludwigshafen. Marell has also worked at Kohtes Klewes, now Ketchum Pleon.