Berlin, 09.01.2012 ? With effect from 1 February 2013, Thomas Joosten (43) was appointed CEO of ZANOX.de AG in Berlin. He succeeds Philipp Justus (43) who headed the performance marketing company for three years
Thomas Joosten
Joosten is the founder and CEO of the Dutch affiliate marketing network M4N, which zanox acquired in 2011 and merged with its own operations in this market. As country manager following the merger, Joosten successfully managed the combined entities forming zanox into the leading performance marketing network in Belgium and the Netherlands. M4N was founded by Joosten and his brothers in 1999 and became one of the leading Dutch affiliate marketing networks. Before founding M4N, Thomas Joosten had worked as an ICT strategy consultant for ABN Amro, Intel, AT&T and Nielsen among others. Ralph Büchi, chairman of the zanox Supervisory Board and Member of the Executive Board of Axel Springer AG in Germany: ?Thomas Joosten is an inspirational leader and innovator in the performance marketing sphere. We are very pleased to be able to appoint this successful entrepreneur as the new CEO. Along with the other executive board members, we expect him to expand zanox? leading position in Europe and beyond. At the same time, I would like to thank Philipp Justus for his excellent management over the last three years.?
?We welcome Thomas Joosten to his new role at Group level?, said Arndt Groth, CEO of Swiss PubliGroupe AG and deputy chairman of the zanox supervisory board, ?Over the past two years we have come to know him as a true leader of his team. We share with him the will to drive customer-focused innovation, which helps both advertisers and publishers cater for consumers? rapidly changing needs. Choosing a CEO with international roots emphasizes the fact that zanox is a truly European enterprise which is seeking to strengthen its presence in the regions further.?
?I am delighted to take over as CEO from Philipp Justus, under whose leadership the Group gained the European market leadership and laid the foundations for further growth? Thomas Joosten explained about his new role at ZANOX.de AG in Berlin, ?zanox, its team and its shareholders are offering me an entrepreneurial environment in which I can continue to develop the performance marketing business on an international level. My fellow board members and I are greatly looking forward to expanding our platform and services to further devices and sales channels in order to help our customers to better reach their consumers.?
Thomas Joosten
Joosten is the founder and CEO of the Dutch affiliate marketing network M4N, which zanox acquired in 2011 and merged with its own operations in this market. As country manager following the merger, Joosten successfully managed the combined entities forming zanox into the leading performance marketing network in Belgium and the Netherlands. M4N was founded by Joosten and his brothers in 1999 and became one of the leading Dutch affiliate marketing networks. Before founding M4N, Thomas Joosten had worked as an ICT strategy consultant for ABN Amro, Intel, AT&T and Nielsen among others. Ralph Büchi, chairman of the zanox Supervisory Board and Member of the Executive Board of Axel Springer AG in Germany: ?Thomas Joosten is an inspirational leader and innovator in the performance marketing sphere. We are very pleased to be able to appoint this successful entrepreneur as the new CEO. Along with the other executive board members, we expect him to expand zanox? leading position in Europe and beyond. At the same time, I would like to thank Philipp Justus for his excellent management over the last three years.?
?We welcome Thomas Joosten to his new role at Group level?, said Arndt Groth, CEO of Swiss PubliGroupe AG and deputy chairman of the zanox supervisory board, ?Over the past two years we have come to know him as a true leader of his team. We share with him the will to drive customer-focused innovation, which helps both advertisers and publishers cater for consumers? rapidly changing needs. Choosing a CEO with international roots emphasizes the fact that zanox is a truly European enterprise which is seeking to strengthen its presence in the regions further.?
?I am delighted to take over as CEO from Philipp Justus, under whose leadership the Group gained the European market leadership and laid the foundations for further growth? Thomas Joosten explained about his new role at ZANOX.de AG in Berlin, ?zanox, its team and its shareholders are offering me an entrepreneurial environment in which I can continue to develop the performance marketing business on an international level. My fellow board members and I are greatly looking forward to expanding our platform and services to further devices and sales channels in order to help our customers to better reach their consumers.?