conVISUAL's Management Team

Markus Hüßmann is the Director of Mobile Marketing & Mobile Internet for conVISUAL AG. As CMO, he is responsible for continuing development in the areas of mobile marketing and mobile internet. Previously, Mr. Hüßmann was Marketing Director at the freenet Group and mobilcom-debitel. As a member of the strategy team, the 37-year old worked on the merger of the telecommunications providers, mobilcom and debitel and thus on the restructuring of the service provider landscape. Prior to that, Mr. Hüßmann was in various leadership positions at mobilcom, specializing in business intelligence, business development and marketing. This graduate social scientist has been involved since the 1990s with marketing-related subjects in “Fast Moving Consumer Goods” (FMCG) and the services sector, for both the B2C and B2B segments.

Claas Voigt is COO of conVISUAL AG. As COO he is responsible for the areas of finance, IT, law, human resources and purchasing. Previously Claas Voigt was at Parship, germany's leading online dating agency, where he was responsible for the product and innovation management as well as the development of the mobile business. Earlier, the industrial engineer worked at freenet AG for eleven years, where he was leading the dsl business and the internet portal services.

Dirk Valbert is responsible for the areas of finance, audit, personnel and administration for
conVISUAL AG. From 1998 until joining conVISUAL AG in 2000, he worked as a Senior Consultant on international telecommunications projects for THERON Business Consulting GmbH. Previously, he worked at D2 Mannesmann (today Vodafone D2) where he led the strategic planning and expansion of the investment auditing processes. From 1998 on, he was responsible for the evaluation of core projects such as GPRS and UMTS as Head of CapEx Controlling. Mr. Valbert ended his business management studies with a graduate business degree (equivalent to MBA) in 1994 in Toronto, Canada and Essen, Germany.

Claus Darnstädt is the Marketing Director and cofounder of conVISUAL AG. He is responsible for international product development, product strategy and marketing communication. Before founding conVISUAL AG in October 2000, he had already been Marketing Manager, Product Manager, and Accounts Manager in the telecommunications industry for five years. He worked for, among others, the Maternal Group in Dortmund, Talkline in Elmshorn and 1&1 in Montabaur. Mr. Darnstädt received his degree in economics at the University of Hannover.

Mathias Kossmann is responsible, as Director of Business Development, for strategic and operative account management. Among his assignments is the expansion of project business in addition to strategic and conceptual customer consulting. Prior to joining conVISUAL, he worked as Account Director for Saatchi&Saatchi. During his long employment in digital communications for different advertising agencies, he was responsible for large accounts such as Toyota, Mercedes Benz and German Telekom, among others.