Team

Svenja Maltzahn

Founder and CEO

Svenja leads Sumea's work with founders, executives and companies, shaping what each leader wants to be known for and how they get there. She spent more than a decade in strategic communications, with a background at global PR agencies including Burson, Hill and Knowlton and Consulum. She holds a degree in Arabic and Strategic Communications from King's College London, and was awarded LinkedIn Top Voice by the LinkedIn editorial team in November 2024.

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Romy Abdallah

Senior Editor

Romy leads executive personal brands end to end, from strategy to the words that go out under each leader's name, and makes sure every piece sounds like them. She brings years as an editor and translator in Arab and French media, and editorial work at Roland Berger.

Amina Aktailakova

Executive Positioning Associate

Amina manages leaders' positioning day to day, finding the stories, media moments and awards that build their reputation. As a working journalist, she knows what makes an editor call back.

Josephine Spitzenberger

Strategic Communications Associate

Josephine works alongside our leaders on their positioning, with a focus on executives and companies building their reputation in the UAE. She has positioned executives and companies in real estate, automotive, construction and business transformation.

JiaYing (Judy) Guo

Executive Positioning Associate

Judy builds leaders' positioning through research and writing, and helps clients with an eye on China understand how influence works there. She trained as a journalist and has worked in PR and corporate communications.