Observed Signal · Jan 7, 2026 · Appointment · Source: ExchangeWire · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Audion Expands DACH Presence with Ina Börner Appointment
Audion, a European digital audio player with operations across France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands, has appointed Ina Börner to a newly created role: Head of Sales & Market Growth, DACH. Börner will consolidate Audion’s activities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and report to co-founder Kamel El Hadef. The move comes as Audion notes strong commercial momentum in Germany, where it has delivered several hundred digital audio campaigns in recent months. Börner brings prior leadership experience from Rocket Fuel and MiQ and founded NO DIRTY TALK, a consulting firm supporting European expansion. She will focus on strengthening relationships with media agencies, brands, and local publishers and structuring long-term commercial partnerships in the DACH region. Audion’s broader ambition is to build a pan-European team of experts to help advertisers, agencies, and publishers create and deliver innovative, high-impact digital audio solutions.
Strategic leadership appointment and regional expansion indicating heightened focus on the DACH region and Europe.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Audion appoints Ina Börner to newly-created role: Head of Sales & Market Growth, DACH.
- The role will consolidate Audion’s operations across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
- Audion operates in France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
- Germany has seen several hundred digital audio campaigns for Audion in recent months.
- Ina Börner previously held senior roles at Rocket Fuel and MiQ and founded NO DIRTY TALK; she will report to Kamel El Hadef.
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French digital-audio specialist Audion has named Ina Börner Head of Sales & Market Growth DACH to drive the company's expansion in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Börner will report to Audion co-founder Kamel El Hadef and is responsible for consolidating and scaling the firm’s business activities across the DACH region. Audion — present in France, Italy, the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands — positions itself as a marketplace for digital audio advertising with an AI-powered platform that combines a podcast CMS, monetization tools and advertising solutions. The company says it has run several hundred digital audio campaigns in Germany recently. Börner previously held senior business-development roles at Rocket Fuel and Miq and founded consultancy No Dirty Talk to support adtech expansion into DACH.
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