meet our leaders

Mark Dekan

Chief Executive Officer

As CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, Mark Dekan is presiding over the Ringier Axel Springer leadership team. In addition to his role as CEO of the joint venture, he is also CEO of the ONET-RAS Polska Group and chairman of the supervisory board of Grupa ONET.pl and Media Impact Polska. Before his appointment as CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG in 2013, he was CFO, responsible for the establishment and management of the finance function of the group. Prior to joining Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, he was Manager of the Finance and Services Division at Axel Springer SE in 2008. Previously he worked in various senior financial positions.

Aleksander Kutela

V-ce President

Aleksander Kutela joined Grupa ONET.pl in August 2015. Additionally to his role as CEO he was appointed member of Group Executive Board of ONET-RAS Polska Group. In addition in February 2016 he became COO of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG and member of the Ringier Axel Springer Leadership Team with focus on Video and Data. Before joining the Group Aleksander Kutela worked at HBO as CEO of HBO Polska (2000-2015), President of HBO Poland and later as Senior Vice President of HBO Europe (2007-2015).

Jovan Protic

COO

Jovan Protic joined the company in 2005 and worked until 2014 as chief digital officer of Ringier Axel Springer Serbia. Since 2012 he worked in various group roles, such as deputy CDO of the group and until today as Group Director Publishing. In 2015 he became the COO of ONET-RAS Polska Group and member of the Group Executive Board. In February 2016 he was appointed a member of the Ringier Axel Springer Leadership Team, with focus on digital publishing. He is also a non-executive member of the Ringier Axel Springer Serbia Board of Directors.

István Martis

Managing Director Job Classifieds

István Martis graduated at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Lóránd University in Budapest. He spent nearly ten years in the human resources consultancy sector working in the Hungarian market, as well as in Central Eastern Europe and the United States of America. Then he joined the Profession.hu team as Head of Sales in 2008 and has been managing the entire company since 2012. Hungary's leading recruitment service became part of the Ringier Axel Springer Media AG portfolio in 2015.

Elena Jasvoin

CFO

Elena Jasvoin was appointed CFO of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG in January 2018. Before joining the company in March 2016, she worked since 2013 as Managing Director and CFO at Zeppelin Systems Russia & CIS, where she established and led the plant engineering business. Prior to this, she held several other executive posts within the same organization, among them CFO for Zeppelin Russia. Beforehand, she worked in various other companies, including Amtel properties development, Metro Cash & Carry, and consulting firm EY. Elena holds an Executive MBA from IMD Lausanne and an MBA Degree from California State University.

Michal Maruška

Managing Director & COO

Michal Maruška has been with Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia for over 12 years. He has been the Sales Director since 2018. Earlier in his professional carrier he worked as Key Account Manager for key clients at Azet. From 2016 he worked as Senior Manager for online advertising / programmatic, and in October 2017 he was appointed Head of Programmatic at Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia.

Peter Hollý

Managing Director & CFO

Peter Hollý has over 10 years of experience in renowned audit companies such as EY, Deloitte, and Arthur Andersen. Before joining Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia, he held position of senior audit manager at Ernst & Young Slovakia.

Tomáš Doubrava

HR Director

Tomáš Doubrava joined the company in October 2016. Prior to that he has worked as HR director for the media company Markíza - Slovakia s. r. o. for several years. He also gained experience with people management in the health sector, where he held several national and international positions.

Katarína Bartošová

Sales Director

Katarína Bartošová worked as Key Account Manager for key clients at Azet from 2011 to 2018. Since 2018 she become Head of Sales - online advertising at Ringier Axel Springer SK. Prior to joining Ringier Axel Springer, she held various online advertising positions and led the Hi-media agency as a Digital director.

František Novák

Chief Digital Officer

More than 14 years of experience developing and project managing web sites and applications in different industries. Managed 40+ projects ranging from simple websites to advanced specialized portals. Focusing on quality, user experience and clever solutions to everyday problems.

Milan Konečný

CEO United Classifieds

Milan Konečný has held the position of Chief Digital Officer at Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia since 2014. In the years 2010 - 2014 he worked as a product manager for several projects at AZET, which merged with Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia in 2016. He previously worked for Mediacom agency.

Peter Hromada

CTO

Peťo Hromada has been working at Ringier Axel Springer SK for more than 9 years and until 2018 he managed the advertising and business systems department, which ensures the development of the ACRM system. Due to his broad technological knowledge, he was appointed Chief Technology Officer in 2018

Peter Bárdy

Aktuality.sk

A journalist with years of experience in print media and press agencies. He is focused on the politics and economy of the European Union, its member states, including topics such as the debt crisis, unemployment and security issues.

Martina Smatanová

Najmama.sk, Diva.sk

A journalist with many years of experience in online media, she focuses on topics with health and lifestyle experts. As the editor-in-chief of the Women's segment of Aktuality.sk, she connects the editorial team, which brings not only all important information from the world of women, but also inspiring stories and tips for life.

Marek Balický

Šport.sk

He joined the Šport.sk editorial office in March 2015 as a sports editor. Subsequently, he worked his way up to the position of deputy editor-in-chief of the Šport.sk portal. Since June 2020, he is responsible for the complete content and performance of the Šport.sk website from the position of editor-in-chief.

Alexandra Krajčírová

Noizz.sk

A journalist with several years of experience in print and online media. As editor in chief, she creates DNA of Noizz together with her team, which focuses on the city, street style, ecology, movies, music, and food. She supports and does interviews with skilled people and focuses on issues related to generation C.

Filip Hanker

Živé.sk

Journalist with experience both from online media and print. He covers various topics on Zive.sk and is mainly focused on IT security, IT deployment/usage both in the government and business sphere, telco operators and operating systems. He studied journalism.