Axel Springer SE has appointed Andreas Geyr as its new chief marketing officer. The precise start timing will be communicated at a later stage. He will assume the position of Peter Wurtenberger, 48, who after more than six years at the helm of ASMI will take on a new role within Axel Springer.

Geyr started his career in 1994 with Ogilvy & Mather, initially in Frankfurt, then in Paris and subsequently joined DDB Worldwide in Dusseldorf as Management Supervisor.