Dr. Marcus von Harlessem is Head of Consulting at InterRed,  a leading provider of web-based publishing solutions for publishing houses, media and industry. The company specialises in developing multi-channel publishing concepts aimed at optimally supporting the vision, mission and strategy of its customers. In the last 20 years, Marcus von Harlessem worked in various areas, ranging from database modelling to content management systems, up to desktop publishing. Most recently he was responsible for the introduction of the InterRed editorial systemat BILD, Europe's largest daily newspaper, and BILD am Sonntag, Germany's largest weekly newspaper.
Marcus von Harlessem was born in 1968 in Germany. He holds a degree in computer science from Siegen University. In the course of his academic career, he has published books on database technology, worked as a  journalist specialising in IT and carried out first CMS projects at customer operations.