MediaPartners Group appoints new Managing Director

On January 6th, Richard de Booij was appointed Managing Director of MediaPartners Group. Richard fills the position previously held by Alec Bergsma, who announced his resignation last summer.

Richard began his career at Dutch publishing concern VNU. He is best known as the entrepreneur behind the 'Wannahaves' platform. A major innovation when it was created, Wannahaves is a platform for men that combines print, online and TV.
Joost de Haas, CEO of Roto Smeets Group, the parent company of MediaPartners Group, is happy to welcome Richard to the company. "Richard brings with him a huge amount of experience in video and online content. In the last few years, we've seen these become increasingly important in the field of content marketing, and we expect this to continue in the future.
"Richard is also a true entrepreneur. And we certainly appreciate his entrepreneurial spirit in MediaPartners and the group as a whole.
Richard comments on his decision to move to MediaPartners Group: "Over the past few years I have focused on developments in new media. The fact that I can now share my knowledge with others in the group is certainly motivating for me. The enthusiasm with which I was welcomed into the company reinforces my belief that I can contribute to MediaPartner's success in a multimedia future.

For more information, contact:
MediaPartners Group
Richard de Booij
richard.de.booij@mediapartners.nl





distributed by