Markus N. Beeko (born 1967 in Cologne) is a German human rights activist and Secretary General of the German section of Amnesty International.
Education
Having studied marketing, organization and traffic safety at University of Cologne from 1988 to 1994, Beeko completed his education with a Master degree in Business Administration; he then worked for the advertising agency LINTAS for five years and from 2000 to 2004, at Prognos AG, an economic research and consulting company in Europe, where he was in charge of corporate communications.
Career
From 2004, Beeko headed the campaign and communications department of the German section of Amnesty International, and was also a member of Institute for Global Communications at Amnesty International's secretariat in London.
On September 1, 2016, Beeko took the office of the German section of Amnesty International, succeeding Selmin Çalışkan.
References
- European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (n.d.). "General Secretary Amnesty International Germany Markus N. Beeko". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Markus Beeko wird Deutschland-Chef". taz (in German). 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- "Markus Beeko" (in German). 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- de:Quadriga Hochschule Berlin (n.d.). "Markus N. Beeko". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- Board of Trustees
External links
- Markus Beeko übernimmt Amt des Generalsekretärs von Amnesty International in Deutschland, Pressemitteilung von Amnesty International vom 28. Juli 2016