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Paul Wilke has worked in the communications industry since 1996. Paul began their career as the Head of Advertising & Promotions for Sountex Hearing Systems division of Siemens, where they were responsible for all advertising and public relations for Siemens' first franchise subsidiary. Paul then moved to Baldwin Boyle Group in 1998, where they served as a Senior Consultant providing strategic communications and public relations counsel for several multinational corporations and government statutory boards. In 2000, they were seconded for two years as Communications Manager for Asia/Middle East Region for APL and APL Logistics. In 2004, Wilke joined Visa Inc. as the VP/Director, Global Corporate Relations, where they were responsible for global external communications with a focus on travel/tourism, cross-border and e-commerce. Paul then moved to Splunk in 2011 as the Director of Public Relations, leading communications around one of the most successful IPOs of 2012. In 2017, Wilke became an Advisor for The SUNx Program and in 2019 they joined Visit Vallejo, CA as a Board Member. In 2020, Wilke co-founded Walking Duck, a news platform and video production company. Paul currently serves as the CEO of Upright Position Communications, specializing in strategic public relations counsel.

Paul Wilke graduated from Syracuse University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism.