Focus topics
- Positioning of executives and high-profile individuals
- Crisis communication and litigation PR
- Communications support for IPOs and M&A transactions
- Other special situations in capital market communication
Experience
Martin Meier-Pfister is a co-founder of IRF and initiated the MBO from the Wirz Group in 2002. He has many years of experience in demanding advisory and communications mandates. These include corporate crises and litigation PR, as well as more than thirty IPOs and public takeover offers (M&A). Before founding IRF, Martin Meier-Pfister worked for ten years as a consultant at leading Swiss PR consulting firms.
He is the author of various books. In 2025, he published the book “Scandals & Crises - Reputation and Communication Strategies for Leaders” with NZZ Libro. He is also the author of the Investor Relations Handbook of SIX Swiss Exchange, published in 2018, and co-editor of the book “Success Factor Investor Relations? Financial Communication in Switzerland”, published by NZZ in 2003. He is a regular guest lecturer at the University of St. Gallen.
In his free time, Martin Meier-Pfister is in his element on the lake - in a rowing boat - or in the mountains - in hiking boots or on skis.
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
Education
Martin Meier-Pfister holds a master’s degree in economics and sociology from the University of St. Gallen (lic. oec. HSG).
