Gila Birk, a Master’s student at Brunel Business School, London, is the first international intern to join the Leasing Foundation.

Birk studied communications management at Universität Osnabrück, Germany, founded and ran her own communications and event management company, has worked with global PR agency Edelman and with Media Consulta GmbH for the European Commission, and in corporate communications for Volkswagen. She has also been part of the organising team for Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.

Birk will be working with the foundation on a number of projects including our Annual Conference and Women in Leasing.