Linde Scheers

Chief Marketing & Growth Officer

LS Consulting & Coaching

I advise businesses of all sizes on:
- marketing/growth/comms strategy
- using AI to make marketing more efficient and effective

I coach:
- professionals who want to grow in their careers
- professionals who feel stuck in their careers and want to make a transition. 

I grow:
my investment portfolio by investing in female-led businesses

CMO, Advisor & Investor

eBay Deutschland

Shared market leadership and P&L responsibility.
Led Marketing and Communications for Germany, eBay's 3rd biggest market globally
Responsible for team of ~50 marketers. 
Transformed team performance and culture from a tactical to a strategic high-performance team driving brand perception, customer acquisition and retention
Unlocked long-term sustainable growth for eBay in Germany.
Member of the eBay Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Council and eBay's German and 
European Leadership teams

Various Companies

CMO, Advisor & Investor - Marketing, Communications, Growth

Responsible for PR, Marketing Communications, Content, Social Media and SEO for N26 globally driving customer acquisition, retention and brand perception & reputation. 
Led a team of 30 employees.

Global Marketing and Communications Director

Google

Led Android's brand and reputation efforts across Europe to drive brand perception and trust of Android in close collaboration with PR, policy and other cross-functional teams. Activities included overseeing large scale media campaigns (print, digital, social), publisher partnerships (Economist, FT, Süddeutsche Zeitung) and events (Web Summit, Mobile World Congress...)

Head of Brand Marketing, Android and Google Play, EMEA

Marketing lead, Android Brand and Reputation, EMEA

Leading product marketing for movies and TV, social media and consumer insights for Google Play across EMEA markets driving product growth and incremental revenue.

Marketing Lead for Movies, Social Media and Insights, Google Play, EMEA

Marketing lead for movies and TV on Google Play across Europe, focussed on driving awareness, consideration and conversion for Google's entertainment hub.

Product Marketing Lead for Movies&TV- Google Play, EMEA

Product marketing for large advertisers and agencies, focus on marketing Google's mobile solutions to drive incremental revenue from large advertisers.

Product Marketing Manager- Google Mobile Ads and Large Advertisers, DACH

Developed the accounts of long-tail advertisers in the Benelux market to
drive incremental revenue, specialized in Google Analytics

Online Media Sales Manager-Google AdWords

Freelance TV Production

As a freelancer linked to several production companies in Asia, I was responsible for pitching concepts for TV shows and documentaries, as well as assisting in script-writing and location scouting.

Freelance Concept Writer and Researcher

BASF

At the BASF Sustainability Centre I managed projects related to the internal and external communication of sustainability topics. Tasks included developing the web presence of the company's sustainability activities, creating a sustainability newsletter, setting up internal work groups on sustainability matters and managing customer enquiries about sustainability issues at BASF.

Sustainability Manager

Friedrich Ebert Foundation

During my time at the regional headquarter in Singapore I managed a portfolio of political and socio-economic projects in Southeast Asia. 
In addition, I also wrote and published articles and working papers on a variety of political and economic topics. Another responsibility was managing the internal (newsletter, internal publications) and external communication (website) for the regional office in Singapore.

Program Manager

I'm a Chief Marketing Officer with close to 20 years of experience in marketing, communications and sales. I'm a holistic "full-stack" marketer with hands-on experience in performance, brand, product marketing, CRM, customer insights, social media, SEO, content & measurement. I also have experience in applying AI to improve marketing efficiency and effectiveness.

I started my career in a non-profit. After finishing my MBA, I joined Google and worked for almost 10 years in various sales and marketing leadership roles. After Google, I led Global Communications for N26, a leading Fintech unicorn based in Berlin. In my most recent role at eBay, I was the CMO for Germany and shared market and P&L responsibilities with the country GM. I was also a member of the company's ESG council.

Originally from Belgium, I've worked in 7 different countries across Europe and Asia. I'm passionate about building purpose-driven businesses and driving sustainable growth through a combination of sales activation and brand investment.

I'm currently advising (marketing/growth/comms), growing my investment portfolio, and working on passion projects in the field of AI, marketing and sustainability.

Managing a team of 19 Professionals in the functions of:

- Paid and Owned Media Strategy and Planning
- CRM & Loyalty
- Connection Planning
- Project Management 

across Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.

Strategy & Planning Manager Region Central Europe

Managing a team of 8 Paid Media Professionals (Full Funnel) across Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.

Media Manager Region Central Europe

Developing and leading the Brand Marketing Media Strategy for Germany.

Head of Media Strategy

Facebook

Leading Media Strategy and Planning for the Family of Apps (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) in Germany and beyond.

Communications Planning Lead

OMD Germany

Clients: Mercedes-Benz, smart and other Business Units of Daimler AG in Germany

Managing Partner

Viessmann

B2C Marketing Strategy and Media Strategy for Viessmann Group and all Group Ventures, especially Digital Marketing and Lead Generation

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