Director Internet Services Germany, VIS In-Country Head at Vodafone
Germany
- Current
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- Member of the Advisory Board at arvato mobile Group
- Director Internet Services Germany, VIS In-Country Head at Vodafone
- Past
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- Director Media & Search at Yahoo!
- Head of Online & Interactive Media at Kirch Group (Premiere DigitalTV)
- Business Development Manager at Microsoft MSN
- Head of Business Development, infoseek at Axel Springer Verlag, Hamburg
- Producer, weekly infotainment magazine "Newsmaker" at Axel Springer Verlag, Hamburg
- Vice Editorial Director & Head of Service at Kirch Group (ProSieben Media)
- Magazine Editor and Reporter, weekly info magazine TANGO at Gruner & Jahr GmbH, Berlin
- Head of Editorial Departments in Gera and Meiningen at ZGT Group, daily newspaper TLZ
- Education
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- Westfalen Blatt Newspaper Group, Bielefeld
- Universität Bielefeld
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Volker Glaeser’s Summary
- Director Internet Services, Vodafone Germany
- Global Head of Online, Vodafone Group
- Director Media & Search, Yahoo! Germany
- Head of Online & Interactive Media, Kirch Group (Premiere DigitalTV)
- Business Development Manager, Microsoft MSN Germany
- Further management positions in media industry
Internet and media executive with 17 years of experience including general management, business operations, product and content development, and content production.
Currently serving as Internet Services Director and Authorized Officer at Vodafone D2 in Germany. Leading the German Internet portal businesses for PC and mobile (Consumer and Enterprise). Running Vodafone 360 and live! including Mobile Advertising, Music, Games, and Mobile TV.
Within the Vodafone Group, also held the position of Global Head of Online from 2007-2009. Oversaw Online sale of Vodafone products as well as transaction partnerships and the expansion of Vodafone’s eCommerce platforms.
Before joining Vodafone, member of the European Leadership Team of Yahoo! Consumer Search. Managing the German speaking markets. Prior to that, member of the Yahoo! Germany Management Team. Led expansion of all information, entertainment and community products.
Particular skill in delivering business transformation in high growth environments.
Volker Glaeser’s Specialties:
Mobile Internet, Mobile Advertising, eCommerce, Internet Portal Business, Search Engine Technology.
Volker Glaeser’s Experience
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Member of the Advisory Board
arvato mobile Group
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
September 2009 — Present (4 months)
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Director Internet Services Germany, VIS In-Country Head
Vodafone
(Public Company; VOD; Telecommunications industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
At Vodafone Germany, running Internet portal businesses (PC and mobile; Consumer and Enterprise) and managing Vodafone 360 and live! including Mobile Advertising, Music, Games, and Mobile TV. Double-featured as Global Head of Online, oversaw eCommerce business at Group level from 2007 - 2009.
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Director Media & Search
Yahoo!
(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years )
Member of the European Leadership Team of Yahoo! Consumer Search. Member of the Yahoo! Germany Management Team. In charge of Media product and Search engine business in the German speaking markets.
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Head of Online & Interactive Media
Kirch Group (Premiere DigitalTV)
(Broadcast Media industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Developed and executed on business strategy for Online and interactive media (premiere.de, premiere.at, mobile services, interactive TV feeds).
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Business Development Manager
Microsoft MSN
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
August 2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Established new vertical Internet portals for MSN (Computer, Games, Health, Jobs, MSN Mobile).
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Head of Business Development, infoseek
Axel Springer Verlag, Hamburg
(Internet industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
Developed infoseek's Search engine business - a joint venture company (Springer, T-Online, Holtzbrinck Verlag, Walt Disney Corp.) and the official Search engine of T-Online.
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Producer, weekly infotainment magazine "Newsmaker"
Axel Springer Verlag, Hamburg
(Internet industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Built weekly TV infotainment magazine from scratch, attacked market leader RTL's format "Extra".
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Vice Editorial Director & Head of Service
Kirch Group (ProSieben Media)
(Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years )
Introduced new weekend TV show concept. Supervised all TV and Online content. Made "taff.Extra" second most successful TV infotainment magazine at the weekend.
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Magazine Editor and Reporter, weekly info magazine TANGO
Gruner & Jahr GmbH, Berlin
(Publishing industry)
1994 — 1995 (1 year )
Edited contributions for business and the investigations department. Member of the editorial department of former Chancellor's advisor and chief editor of major German tabloid BILD, Hans-Hermann Tiedje.
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Head of Editorial Departments in Gera and Meiningen
ZGT Group, daily newspaper TLZ
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
1990 — 1993 (3 years )
Made local sections profitable in complicated Eastern German markets.
Volker Glaeser’s Education
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
WS , Politics, Communications Sciences, Psychology , 1993 — 1994
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Westfalen Blatt Newspaper Group, Bielefeld
Editor , Classical editor training, Print & TV , 1990 — 1992
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Universität Bielefeld
WS , Law , 1989 — 1990
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