Dentsu appoints its first Chief Commercial Officer for Southeast Europe
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Florian Skala to accelerate local and regional growth through excellence in media and marketing experience.
3 December 2021, Bucharest – Today, dentsu, the global media and digital marketing communications company, announces the strategic senior appointment of Florian Skala to newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer to strengthen its growth and commercial practices in Romania and across Southeast Europe markets.
Reporting to dentsu Southeast Europe CEO Maria Grachnova, Skala will join the regional Executive Team and local management team in Romania. He will use his media trading expertise and leadership to accelerate dentsu’s ongoing growth in Romania and the region through excellent relationships within media partners and extensive experience in commercial positioning.
Skala has two decades of experience leading media and sales functions in Central and Eastern European region. In his most recent role, he has held management positions in Central European Media Enterprises (CME), first as Sales Director at Markiza Group in Slovakia, and then as CEO of bTV Media Group in Bulgaria.
Earlier, he had been in leading positions at the Sales House of RTL Group in Austria for more than ten years. Before joining dentsu, he provided strategic sales consultancy on the Greek media market.
Grachnova said “Southeast Europe has never been more dynamic, and Romania sits at the heart of our ambition of becoming the most integrated network in the region, making us more agile and simpler for our clients to access our world-class capabilities and talents. Having Florian on board, we will accelerate our business’ transformation journey, driving integration across Media and Creative service lines. He will be a leading force on building a strong high-performance culture and growth for our clients’ business.”
On joining dentsu, Florian Skala said, “With its ongoing transformation, dentsu is redefining how agency networks operate and serve clients, and I’m privileged to join dentsu at this time. For me, the agency group is a symbol of creativity, innovation, efficiency, and reliability in marketing communications.
Personally, I embrace the purpose of the company, to be a force for good: driving environmental sustainability, a fair and open society, and a responsible and ethical digital space. I am eager to start working with the team in Romania and across the region and share with them my passion for our clients’ success”.
Skala joined dentsu Southeast Europe on December 1st, 2021.
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Part of dentsu, dentsu international is made up of six leadership brands - Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, Isobar, dentsumcgarrybowen and Merkle - all of which are supported by its specialist divisions and scaled services. Dentsu International helps clients to win, keep and grow their best customers and achieve meaningful progress for their businesses. With best-in-class services and solutions in media, customer experience management (CXM), and creative, dentsu international operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 45,000 dedicated specialists.
In Southeast Europe, dentsu works through its brands Carat, dentsu X, iProspect and Isobar and its specialized divisions for our clients with more than 300 professionals across 10 markets: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, and Romania.