Forward-looking communications –effective and to the point.

Mirko Wollrab is a founding partner of Corecoms. He has many years of experience in communications as a manager, consultant and correspondent as well as leadership experience in building teams and restructuring. He has excellent access to decision-makers in investment banking, private equity, restructuring, insolvency and law firms. Before founding Corecoms, Mirko had been Head of Communications, Marketing and Research at Hamburg Commercial Bank AG (HCOB) since 2013.

Prior to that, he set up the Frankfurt office of communications consultancy CNC in 2005 and managed it from 2007 as an equity partner with a focus on transactions and special situations (restructurings/insolvencies). Prior to this, Mirko worked for almost nine years as a journalist for international news agencies in Frankfurt am Main, and since 2002 as Reuters Chief Correspondent for the German financial sector, specialising in investment banking and central banks, M&A and IPOs. He gained journalistic experience at numerous other media outlets. Mirko studied economics and business administration in Kiel and Hamburg.

Johannes Förster is a founding partner of Corecoms and has extensive consulting and management experience. His focus has been on supporting strategy, transformation and restructuring projects as a consultant, project leader and manager. Before founding Corecoms, Johannes supported management teams as a consultant in an international post-merger integration project.

Prior to this, he held various positions in the COO divisions of UBS and Deutsche Bank for over 10 years, where he and his teams drove forward projects to improve performance and efficiency and to implement regulatory requirements. Johannes Förster is a Scrum Master and Project Management Professional (PMI) and has completed training in systemic organisational consulting, among other things. He studied economics in Witten/Herdecke and philosophy at the Gregorian University in Rome.

Philip Sagioglou has many years of experience on the corporate side – including as head of communications and spokesperson – and as a journalist in print, TV and digital newsrooms. He has been a partner at Corecoms since September 2023. Previously, Philip worked for the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, which is responsible for the organisation and marketing of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, where he continuously developed corporate communications in various management roles between 2017 and 2023. Most recently, as SVP/Director, he was responsible for global internal and external communications and was part of the sports and media company’s management team. Philip was also part of the DFL core team for coronavirus crisis management.

Prior to this, Philip worked for many years as a journalist – including for WDR and ARD, Die Welt and Welt am Sonntag as well as the Kölner Stadt Anzeiger, where he completed an editorial traineeship. Philip Sagioglou has also worked as a writer and reporter for other media outlets. While working, he completed a sports management degree. In 2015, the renowned Medium Magazin ranked Philip among the “Top 30 under 30” in German journalism.