Meet the Team
Dr. Sebastian Schwark
CEO
SEC Newgate Germany
He brings more than 20 years of experience across politics, communications and business strategy. Most recently, he was Partner and Senior Vice President at Fleishman Hillard Germany GmbH, where he built and managed the corporate reputation practice focusing on corporate responsibility, as well as issue, crisis and stakeholder management.
His career started in digital start-ups in Hamburg and Berlin, before moving into political advisory in the United States, where he worked for a U.S. Senator in Washington D.C.. Since then, Sebastian has worked for Hill & Knowlton in Berlin and New York, where he led the Global Climate Change practice, and then moved to manage the New York office of Portland. After returning to Germany in 2018, he joined Edelman in Berlin as Managing Director Corporate and Public Affairs, and later APCO worldwide before his time at Fleishman Hillard.
Sebastian has an academic background as a lecturer and researcher in politics, having had stints at Columbia University and Georg-August University in Göttingen. He has written a thesis on transatlantic relations and holds a Ph.D. in political science. He has also held fellowships with The German Marshall Fund of the United States in Washington, DC, and the Global Solutions Initiative in Berlin.
Quirin Wörsching
Director Campaigning
ORCA Affairs GmbH
With over six years at the ORCA Affairs Office in Berlin, Quirin is a seasoned campaign strategist in leading high-impact communication initiatives for institutional and corporate clients. Holding a degree in Media and Media Law and certified as a Communications Manager, he leads the German campaigning team, bringing together concept developers, creatives, digital experts, and consultants who work collaboratively on large-scale digital and 360-degree campaigns.
Quirin has extensive experience managing substantial campaign budgets and overseeing complex client relationships across multiple stakeholder levels. He is regularly entrusted with sensitive communication topics, drawing on his long-standing work with federal and state ministries.
With strong professional connections throughout Berlin and across Germany’s public-sector and media environments, he ensures effective strategic planning and execution of both online and offline campaigns.
Quirin is a native German speaker, fluent in English and has a basic working knowledge of French and Spanish.