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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. Hans-Holger graduated with a Doctorate in Law from the University of Bochum in Germany. He is co-chairman of CTC Media and is also a member of the Board of the International Emmy Association in New York and EM.Sport Media AG. 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 joined the Group in 1997 and has served as Head of the Group’s Pay-TV operations and as President of Viasat Broadcasting.
Shareholding in MTG: 3,400 Class B shares
Warrants: 39,528
Stock options: 104,768
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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 and joined MTG in 1999 as a management trainee. Before MTG, Mathias worked for Unilever Sweden.
Shareholding in MTG: 1,000 Class B shares
Warrants: 12,673
Stock options: 47,786
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Anders Nilsson
Chief Operating Officer & CEO MTG Online
Born 1967, Anders was appointed COO of MTG and CEO of MTG’s Online business area with effect from January 2008. Since October 2008, he is also Head of Free-TV Bulgaria, and since February 2009, he is additionally Head of Free-TV in the Baltic region. Anders had worked at MTG Radio since 1992 when he became President of the Group’s radio operations in 1997. He was appointed President of MTG’s former business area Publishing in 2000. Between 2003 and 2007 he served as CEO MTG Sweden.
Shareholding in MTG: 1,000 Class B shares
Warrants: 4,000
Stock options: 24,000
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Manfred Aronsson
Head of MTG Sweden
Born 1964, Manfred was appointed Head of Free & Pay-TV and Radio in Sweden, with effect from January 2008. During 2008 he was also head of Free-TV in the Baltic region. He started his career in broadcasting in 1993 as a management trainee within MTG and was head of marketing of TV3 when he left in 1995. Thereafter Manfred worked as head of sales for Kanal 5 in Sweden and became CEO in 1999. When he resigned in June 2007, after 12 years within SBS, he was Executive Chairman of Kanal 5 and Canal Plus. Manfred graduated with a Master’s degree from Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden.
Shareholding in MTG: 3,000 Class B shares
Warrants: 0
Stock options: 0
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Hein Espen Hattestad
CEO MTG Norway
Born 1963, Hein Espen was appointed CEO of P4 Radio Hele Norge ASA in 1999. He worked there until he joined MTG Norway as Chief Operating Officer in 2001. Prior to 1999, he was Vice President of The Bates Group Norway, which was part of the Cordiant advertising and marketing services group. Hein Espen has been responsible for Broadcasting operations in Norway since 2003.
Shareholding in MTG: 1,446 Class B shares
Warrants: 14,042
Stock options: 44,652
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Jørgen Madsen
CEO MTG Denmark
Born 1966, Jørgen 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. He was also President of the New Media business area between 2000 and 2001. Jørgen has been responsible for the TV operations in Denmark since 2003. He also became Chairman of the Board of TV Prima in the Czech Republic in January 2008.
Shareholding in MTG: 3,400 Class B shares
Warrants: 4,285
Stock options: 25,710
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Irina Gofman
CEO MTG Russia & CIS
Born 1970, Irina was appointed CEO MTG Russia & CIS with effect from July 2008. She 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. Irina has most recently served as Managing Partner (Media) at ESN Group, a direct investment and management company. She is a member of the Board of CTC Media. She has a Ph.D. in Philology from Moscow State University and obtained an MBA from Babson College in the United States.
Shareholding in MTG: 1,000 Class B shares
Warrants: 0
Stock options: 0
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Laurence Miall-d’Août
CEO Free-TV Emerging Markets
Born 1974, Laurence was appointed CEO Free-TV Emerging Markets with effect from January 2008. She 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 comprises both the cable channel business in 20 countries and the Viasat DTH satellite pay-TV platform. In 2007 she was also appointed CEO of the Free-TV Balkan operations. Prior to MTG, Laurence served five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers and obtained an MBA from INSEAD in France.
Shareholding in MTG: 1,000 Class B shares
Warrants: 2,614
Stock options: 10,084
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Ulrik Bengtsson
CEO Pay-TV Emerging Markets
Born 1972, Ulrik was appointed CEO of Pay-TV Emerging Markets with effect from January 2008. He joined MTG as CEO of Viasat Sweden in 2004. Ulrik started his career at IBM as a trainee and later advanced to Key Account Manager. He moved on to Telenor Mobile where he acted as Director of Sales, and was part in building up the djuice business in Sweden and became deputy to the CEO of Telenor Mobile Sweden and Business Area Manager for Telenor Nordic Mobile. Ulrik graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Dalhousie University in Canada.
Shareholding in MTG: 2,000 Class B shares
Warrants: 2,100
Stock options: 7,000
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Petra Colleen
Head of Administration
Born 1975, Petra was appointed Head of Administration in August 2005. Previously, when based in London, she served as Product Manager for the Eastern European markets, assuming responsibility for the pay-TV channels and the Viasat platform in the Baltic region. Petra joined MTG in 2002 as a management trainee.
Shareholding in MTG: 1,000 Class B shares
Warrants: 2,214
Stock options: 9,284
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