- Risk, crisis and mitigations

Strategic Crisis Management - That Works in the Real World

You don’t rise to the occasion. You fall back on your training.

Marquard Consulting – Crisis Management Advisory Built on Regulation, Leadership & Real-World Experience

At Marquard Consulting, we equip organisations to manage crises with clarity, structure, and control—from the moment a receptionist answers a suspicious call to the moment the board signs off on a public response.

Led by Jens Marquard Sørensen, we deliver crisis management strategies that are rooted in international regulation and tested in the field. Jens has helped shape global conventions at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), advised multinationals through global crises, and trained everyone from operational officers to executive leadership.

We Understand Crisis—from Policy Room to Control Room

Jens has decades of cross-sector experience managing crises in both regulated environments and volatile regions, including:

  • Participating in IMO negotiations to shape safety conventions like STCW

  • Designing global crisis governance systems for Fortune 500 companies

  • Managing operations during piracy threats, cyber incidents, evacuations, and geopolitical disruptions

  • Training naval and merchant marine officers in high-stress leadership

  • Advising organisations subject to ISM Code, GDPR, AML, and other compliance regimes

This blend of policy insight and operational know-how allows us to create crisis management frameworks that are:

  • Compliant with national and international regulations

  • Credible in front of auditors, regulators, and insurers

  • Practical for real-world deployment under pressure

From Receptionist to Chairman—Everyone Plays a Role

Too many organisations build crisis plans for the boardroom only. At Marquard Consulting, we train and prepare your entire organisation:

  • Receptionists, who are often the first line of detection

  • Mid-level managers, who coordinate and contain the crisis

  • Operational personnel, who act under pressure with limited resources

  • Executives, who lead the public and strategic response

  • Board members, who are ultimately accountable

We deliver role-specific training, playbooks, and simulations that ensure everyone knows:

  • What to do

  • When to do it

  • And how to coordinate across the organisation

Our Services Include:

  • Custom-designed Crisis Management Frameworks

  • End-to-end scenario planning and simulation exercises

  • Regulatory-aligned Crisis Response Plans

  • Multi-level training and leadership coaching

  • Post-crisis audit support and lessons-learned workshops

  • Compliance alignment with STCW, ISM, EU directives, GDPR, AML, ESG, and more