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Press Release No. 07/2017 Silke Ernst Named New Head of Communications at IG Metall

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1 March 2017 1 March 2017

Frankfurt am Main – Silke Ernst (51) has been IG Metall’s new Head of Communications since March 1. In her new role, she is responsible for the internal and external communications of the IG Metall Executive Board and heads the Communications, Press, and Media division. Previously, she headed communications for the General Works Council of Daimler AG. She succeeds Sabine Blum-Geenen, who most recently served as interim head of the division in addition to her role as head of the First Chairman’s office. Silke Ernst reports to IG Metall First Chairman Jörg Hofmann.

Silke Ernst was born in Karlsruhe in 1965. A graduate in public administration, she studied in Konstanz and Marburg and began her professional career in union education. After a stint with the Porsche General Works Council, Ernst joined Daimler AG in 1996. She initially oversaw communications for the works council at the Sindelfingen site before taking over as head of internal and external communications for the Daimler General Works Council in 2014.

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