Executive Management

Hans-Holger Albrecht

President & Chief Executive Officer

Born 1963

Hans-Holger became COO of MTG in May 2000 and was appointed as President and CEO in August 2000. He joined the Group in 1997 and has served as Head of the Group’s Pay-TV operations and as President of Viasat Broadcasting. Hans-Holger is co-chairman of CTC Media, chairman of CDON Group AB (the internet retailing group that was demerged from MTG in December 2010 and listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm), and is also a member of the Board of Directors of Millicom International Cellular S.A. since May 2010, and of the Board of the International Emmy Association in New York. Prior to joining MTG, he worked for Daimler-Benz and with the Luxembourg based CLT media group for five years, where he was responsible for all television activities and development in Germany and Eastern Europe. Hans-Holger graduated with a Doctorate in Law from the University of Bochum in Germany.

Shareholding in MTG: registered shareholding
Stock options: 0

Mathias Hermansson

Chief Financial Officer

Born 1972

Mathias was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of MTG in March 2006, prior to which he served as Group Financial Controller between 2001 and 2006 and held various financial positions at Viasat Broadcasting, MTG Radio and Internet Retailing. Mathias also served as Finance Director at former subsidiary Metro International S.A.’s North American operations. He joined MTG in 1999 as a management trainee. Before MTG, Mathias worked for Unilever Sweden. He is a member of the Board of CTC Media.

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Stock options: 0

Anders Nilsson

Executive Vice President of Central European Broadcasting

Born 1967

Anders was appointed as EVP of Central European Broadcasting, with responsibility for MTG’s free-TV operations in the Baltics, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovenia, and the Group’s pay-TV channels in the Baltics, in October 2011. Anders joined MTG Radio in 1992 and became President of the Group’s radio operations in 1997. He was appointed President of MTG’s former business area Publishing in 2000, was Chief Operating Officer of MTG between 2000 and 2003 and served as Head of MTG Sweden between 2003 and 2007. Anders was appointed as Group COO in 2008 and was CEO of MTG’s Online business area between 2008 and 2010.

Shareholding in MTG: registered shareholding
Stock options: 24,000

Jørgen Madsen

Executive Vice President of Nordic Broadcasting

Born 1966

Jørgen was appointed as Executive Vice President of Nordic Broadcasting with responsibility for all of the Group’s Nordic free-TV, pay-TV and radio operations in October 2011. Previously, Jørgen had been CEO of MTG Denmark since 2002 and was also responsible for Viasat Broadcasting's sports operations.  Separately, Jørgen became Chairman of the Board of TV Prima in the Czech Republic in January 2008. He has worked in the Group since 1994, serving as Head of Sponsorship for TV3, Head of Viasat Sport in Denmark and, subsequently, Head of Viasat Sport for the whole Scandinavian region.

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Stock options: 0

Irina Gofman

Executive Vice President of Russian & CIS Broadcasting

Born 1970

Irina was appointed as Executive Vice President of Russian & CIS Broadcasting and the central and east European pay-TV channels business in October 2011. Irina has been CEO of MTG Russia & CIS since July 2008 and assumed responsibility for the Group’s emerging markets mini-pay channel business and satellite pay-TV platform in Ukraine from May 2011. Irina was CEO of Rambler Media Group, one of the leading Russian internet media and services groups between 2004 and 2007. During her time at Rambler Media, Irina led the company’s successful IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Irina previously worked for MTG between 2002 and 2004 as Chief Operating Officer of the Russian TV network DTV, where she was also instrumental in the launch of Viasat Broadcasting’s wholesale pay-TV business in Russia. Prior to returning to MTG, Irina served as Managing Partner (Media) at ESN Group, a direct investment and management company. She is a member of the Board of CTC Media. Irina has a Ph.D. in Philology from Moscow State University and obtained an MBA from Babson College in the United States.

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Martin Lewerth

Executive Vice President of Pay-TV and Technology

Born 1973

Martin was appointed Executive Vice President of Pay-TV and Technology in October 2011. Martin was appointed Chief of Staff of Pay-TV in 2010 and Chief Technology Officer in 2007. Martin joined MTG in 2001 as CEO of Viasat Satellite Services. Martin was Viasat’s Chief Technology Officer between 2005 and 2007. Prior to joining MTG, Martin worked at management consultancy firm Applied Value. Martin graduated with a Masters of Science degree from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.

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Laurence Miall-d’Août

Executive Vice President

Born 1974

Laurence was appointed as Executive Vice President in October 2011. Laurence was previously Chief of Staff of Free-TV from March 2010 having been CEO of Free-TV Emerging Markets since January 2008. Laurence joined MTG in 2002 as Executive Assistant to the President. She launched Viasat’s pay-TV operations in Eastern Europe in 2003 and became head of the business area, which comprised both the cable channel business in 20 countries and the Viasat DTH satellite pay-TV platform in the Baltics. Laurence was appointed CEO of the Free-TV Balkan operations in 2007. Before joining MTG, Laurence spent five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers and obtained an MBA from INSEAD in France.

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Patrick Svensk

Executive Vice President of Content

Born 1966

Patrick was appointed as Executive Vice President of Content in October 2011. Patrick joined the Group in September 2011 as Vice President of Content MTG and Chairman of the Modern Studios business area. Patrick originally joined MTG as a management trainee at TV3 Sweden in 1991 and was Managing Director of Kinnevik Media International (one of the early companies within Kinnevik’s Media division that later became MTG) until 1994. After a short stint in advertising, as Managing Director of one of Sweden’s leading agencies Hallstedt & Hvid, Patrick returned to broadcasting in 1995 when he took on the role of Managing Director and CEO of SBS’s Kanal 5. He left SBS in 1999. In 2000, Patrick was CEO of SkyVentures (until 2002) and a member of the Board of the television production company MTV Produktion. He later became President and CEO when MTV Produktion was rebranded as Zodiak Television (publ) in 2003. After Zodiak Television was acquired by De Agostini in 2008, Patrick was made Executive Vice President M&A and Business Development of the newly named Zodiak Media Group, a position he held until leaving the company at the end of 2010. Patrick graduated with an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.

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Marc Zagar

Executive Vice President of Finance

Born 1965

Marc was appointed as EVP of Finance in October 2011. Marc joined MTG in 2001 as Business Area Controller of Viasat Broadcasting. Marc was appointed as Chief Operating Officer for MTG’s Broadcasting businesses in March 2006. Prior to joining MTG, Marc worked for over 10 years in various financial management positions within Vivendi Universal’s book publishing business in the UK and France. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree from CESEM Business School in Reims, France and has a Master's degree from Université Dauphine in Paris.

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Petra Colleen

Executive Vice President of Administration

Born 1975

Petra was appointed as Executive Vice President of Administration in October 2011, having served as Head of Administration since 2005. Petra oversees MTG’s Corporate Responsibility, Modern Responsibility, and Modern Services (primarily Human Resources, training and development) areas. Petra previously worked as Product Manager for Viasat’s pay-TV operations in Eastern Europe, which comprised both the cable channel business in 20 countries and the Viasat DTH satellite pay-TV platform in the Baltics. Petra joined MTG in 2002 as a management trainee.

Shareholding in MTG: registered shareholding
Stock options: 0