After twenty years as managing director of the Hamburg based software company ppi Media, Norbert Ohl is to hand over charge to his successors Hauke Berndt and Markus Feldenkirchen on 1 July 2016. Together with Jan Kasten, the new members of the management board will continue to expand into new business areas and markets. Ohl will act as a consultant to ppi Media for one year after stepping down.
ppi Media will be breaking new ground in terms of both strategy and personnel. Besides his vast experience in the sales department, Berndt has introduced many new ideas and suggestions to ppi Media’s top management in order to carry on this transformation. Apart from his new role as managing director at ppi Media, Berndt will also be responsible for the company’s sales operations. Feldenkirchen will be focussing primarily on the strategic direction of the company and the changes this involves. Apart from his new role as managing director, Feldenkirchen will continue to be the CEO of ppi Media US. Since 2014, Kasten has successfully led the development, support, quality assurance, documentation and training departments.
Berndt joined ppi Media in 2002. Always close to his customers, he got to know the international media industry from scratch in the past few years. In particular, ppi Media’s expansion into new markets is one of Berndt’s most outstanding achievements. He played a leading role in the development of ppi Media’s software products for magazine production and corporate publishing and gained a foothold in these markets for the company.
After working for the Axel Springer Verlag and the Berliner Wochenblatt Verlag, Feldenkirchen joined ppi Media in 1999 to set up the consulting department. In 2005 he took over business operations in North America for ppi Media US, providing quality customer service for a large number of prestigious customers. Feldenkirchen follows changes in the business models of American publishers very closely. At ppi Media, he plays a key role in the development of new products that enable publishers to monetize print and digital services and to enter new business areas.Â
