The PR agency Straub & Linardatos was founded by Ion Linardatos and Rüdiger Straub in Hamburg in 2004. The range of services it offers includes the development of communication strategies, press relations and publicity for national brands and companies, as well as the development and realisation of media-focused events and powerful advertising campaigns.

Ion Linardatos

The "brands advocate" at Straub & Linardatos. He is a brands specialist, having spent his life working out communication strategies for many major brands (WEST and Alice, for example). Before founding S&L he held a position on the executive board of Bönig & Yamaoka, Hamburg.

Rüdiger Straub

The "media advocate" at Straub & Linardatos – he studied Journalism, and then spent many years with the Axel Springer publishing group, including roles as editorial designer and deputy editor in chief at BILD (under Claus Larass), later becoming a publishing company manager for the BILD Group.