Marianne (Mia) Möller is an Associate at TrailRunner International, based in the United Arab Emirates.

Mia has nearly ten years of experience advising sovereign entities, multinational firms, and high-growth businesses across the Middle East on strategic communications, leadership visibility, and reputation management.

Before joining TrailRunner International, Mia spent more than three years at Burson (formerly Hill & Knowlton), where she rose from Account Executive to Senior Account Manager. She led integrated communications campaigns across healthcare, infrastructure, tourism, and space, advising clients including AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, SEHA (Abu Dhabi Health Services Company), Etihad Rail, AD Ports Group, and Careem. She also managed the global launch of Neo Space Group, Saudi Arabia’s national space company backed by the Public Investment Fund.

As part of a two-person team leading KnowledgePlus — a strategic knowledge transfer initiative — Mia supported the execution of a program for the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, before project managing the development and launch of the ADNOC Communications Academy 2.0.

Earlier in her career, Mia worked at Burson-Marsteller, focusing on financial communications and investor relations in the finance, legal, and fintech sectors. She also supported Bloomberg’s New Voices initiative to increase female executive representation in regional business media.

Mia holds a Bachelor of Communications with a double major in public relations and management from Murdoch University. In her free time, Mia enjoys learning new skills, exploring her interest in cars and motorcycles as both an enthusiast and a rider, and is a passionate weightlifter.