Press release -
ProSieben Chief Digital Officer joins MTGx as deputy CEO
MTGx, the digital accelerator of leading
international entertainment group Modern Times Group, today announced that Arnd
Benninghoff joins the company as deputy CEO MTGx and CEO MTGx Ventures,
starting November 1st.
MTGx has grown rapidly since it was launched in June 2013 and now has 200 full time employees. MTGx is built on three pillars - Viaplay, Play and Ventures. Arnd will join MTGx as deputy CEO of MTGx and CEO of MTGx Ventures.
The MTGx mission is to accelerate MTG’s transformation from a traditional media house to a digital powerhouse. Arnd will manage and build the MTGx portfolio of new digital businesses. The focus will be to explore new entertainment verticals and transactional services where MTG has growth potential, such as music and gaming. He will also play a driving role in growing MTGx's video centric businesses on YouTube.
Arnd has been Chief Digital Officer for Digital & Adjacent at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. At ProSieben, Arnd has been responsible for the development of the digital business, focusing on strategic growth topics with a particular focus on video, mobile, and gaming. Furthermore, he has served as Managing Director of Seven Ventures, the Venture arm of the Group.
Arnd has also been CEO of Holtzbrinck eLAB, the incubator of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and also founded and built seven companies.
¨I am delighted to have Arnd join MTGx. He is one of the top talents in Europe in our field. I look forward to working closely together with Arnd as my second-in-command at MTGx and together grow our business with new and complementary ventures.” says Rikard Steiber CEO MTGx and Chief Digital Officer MTG.
“A year ago I made a presentation at the first MTGx offsite and I have been impressed with their achievements since then. Today, I am excited to take a leading role in the team and in shaping the future of entertainment” says Arnd Benninghoff, deputy CEO MTGx and CEO Ventures.
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MTGx is the digital accelerator of Modern Times Group, and is focused on leveraging MTG’s digital assets and industry leading content portfolio, to create and deliver world class entertainment experiences. MTGx is committed to increasing the development speed of MTG’s digital entertainment services across the world, and provides centralised digital skills and platforms to all of MTG’s businesses. MTGx also works closely with innovation and startup communities around the world, to find and develop the entertainment services and products that will drive entertainment in the future.
