Global PR Team

Irmgard long has been focused squarely on helping U.S. technology companies get the most out of their international PR budgets. Irmgard arrived in the U.S. in 1984 from her native Germany, where she worked in Munich as a marketing communications manager for twelve years. She quickly recognized a need among Silicon Valley high-tech firms for cost-effective PR services and hence founded Globalpress Connection.

Her revolutionary business model has helped hundreds of companies gain recognition and market share overseas. In the years since launching the firm, she has received premier recognition for connecting high-tech companies with targeted media and analysts worldwide.

Irmgard sees herself as the "strategic and executive mind" of the agency. Her management style focuses on providing effective client service by empowering her staff of multilingual professionals, whom she describes as "the backbone" of the business.

With a client-service philosophy that emphasizes long-term commitment to establishing worldwide market presence, Irmgard relishes working with clients whose international PR coordinator responds quickly to requests for information.

Edith joined the Globalpress Connection team in March 2001 after moving from Germany to Silicon Valley. She works on the reverse press tour team with Irmgard Lafrentz, President of Globalpress Connection.

The idea of pursuing her career in the US came from an internship at LogiCad3D, Inc., Fremont, where she learned the "can do" ethic and to enjoy the Californian way of life. At LogiCad3D she was responsible for organizing and coordinating promotional events such as tradeshows, assisted with sales statistics and customer service transactions.

Before moving to the US, Edith worked for the Institute of Hormone and Fertility Research in Hamburg as an Executive Assistant where she was involved in general planning and organization of in-house seminars and new employee orientations. As a Program Coordinator in the German publishing house, RWS Verlag Kommunikationsforum GmbH, she assisted in the design and production of seminar and promotional materials, coordinated activities to plan and direct the development of seminars including correspondence with speakers, seminar participants and conference centers/hotels, meeting schedules, promotion of seminar to prospective participants through direct correspondence and distribution of promotional materials.

Edith brings her organizational talent and a positive attitude to the team. Besides English, she speaks German and Polish fluently.

Helga Devon joined the Globalpress team in 1998 to support the Account team. Her tasks includes preparing press releases in Germany, French, Italian, clip preparation for clients and agencies, editorial research and general support for the AE's.

Her attention to detail and thorough work style lead to the extension of her tasks. They now include travel arrangements for the "Reverse Press Tour Program" as well as handling all aspects of the agency's financials. Helga, a native of Linz, Austria, speaks English, German, as well as a charming Northern Austrian dialect.

Pawan Singh joined the Globalpress team in January 2008 as an intern/Junior PR Associate. She studies Public Relations at San Jose State University and is pursing a degree in PR.  Prior to her internship at Globalpress Connection she worked 2 years for Bank of America. As a teller she learned keeping a positive attitude in a fast paced environment, and the ability to remain accurate, organized, and efficient while dealing with a large volume of transactions. This experience is welcome in the PR event business.
After graduation Pawan plans to pursue a career in international public relations with focus on crisis management.
Pawan brings a desire to learn and strong interpersonal skills to the Globalpress Connection team. She speaks Hindi and Punjabi and lived part of her earlier years in Fiji.