PIA Media

PIA Media hires Robin Jansen as Chief Growth Officer

PIA Media has appointed Robin Jansen as its new Chief Growth Officer following a management buyout completed in late April that left Axel Schönau and Sebastian Sommerer as managing partners. Jansen brings about 15 years of experience from international media networks, most recently serving as Chief Client Officer Media for Dentsu in the DACH region and previously spending nearly a decade at Publicis-group agencies (notably Spark Foundry) and WPP agencies. PIA Media says it is focusing on three growth areas — The Modern Journey, Data, AI & agentic technologies (marketed via its floak brand), and Brand, Strategy, Content & Creation (via Nordpol) — and operates from Hamburg plus Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Belgrade.

PIA Group Appoints Christian Sellmann as New CEO

PIA Group has named Christian Sellmann as its new Chief Executive Officer, with the management team handing over leadership on August 15. Sellmann joins from Handelsblatt Media Group to lead more than 1,000 digital professionals. He succeeds Christian Tiedemann, who has departed to become CEO of MAI Group in March. Sellmann’s background spans law, consulting, and media, including roles at Hengeler Mueller, The Boston Consulting Group, Education Gateway, and Handelsblatt Media Group where he held several leadership positions such as Chief Sales Officer and head of subsidiaries and research initiatives. The PIA Group, formed in 2014 by Equistone Partners Europe, consolidated Bluesummit, Delasocial, Dymatrix, Econda, and Performance Media into the Performance Interactive Alliance, and has grown to be one of the largest digital agency groups in the DACH region. Equistone partner Marc Arens described Sellmann as a seasoned business leader capable of driving digital innovation at the company.

Jobs of the Week: Balance Work and Life

The article discusses National Workaholics Day in the United States as a reminder to achieve a healthy work-life balance, noting that balance is personal and should be enabled by flexible work models. It cites Germany's position in Remote's Life-Work-Index (ranked 4th in Europe) and ongoing debates around a 42-hour work week. The piece promotes modern, flexible work forms and transparent company policies to attract and retain employees, while recognizing that compensation, vacation, and appreciation remain important. It then showcases a Europe-wide roundup of current job openings in marketing and adtech, including roles such as Marketing Manager – Vertriebsmarketing / B2B, Project Manager Digitalisierung / E-Commerce, Brand Manager HABA, Team Lead – Paid Social Media, and Junior Marketing Manager. The article also mentions AZUBIYO and Absolventa as job boards and invites employers to post vacancies via contact person Niels.