Marcus Englert joins media and telecommunications consultancy Solon Management Consulting

Munich, 6 May 2010: Dr. Marcus Englert, age 44, will become Associate Partner at Solon Management Consulting as of the 1st of August 2010. Until the end of April, he was Chief New Media Officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.

Marcus Englert will strengthen Solon in its Europe-wide media and telecommunications consultancy activities while maintaining his engagement as an investor and a partner for a fund focusing on media and technology.
As Chief New Media Officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG since 2006, Englert was responsible for numerous areas including German pay TV, video-on-demand, participation TV, radio, distribution, online, merchandising and business development. Before this position, he worked starting in 2001 as Managing Director of SevenOne Intermedia GmbH and has also held positions at Kirch New Media AG and Boston Consulting Group. Englert is a Doctor of Physics and has earned an MBA from INSEAD in Paris.
Martin Weiss, Partner at Solon: “We’re extremely happy to have Marcus Englert joining Solon. As a media executive known across the continent, he is the ideal addition to our leadership team. Both existing and new Solon clients will be able to gain from his expertise.”
Marcus Englert commented: “I’ve not only experienced the work of Solon’s media experts but have also very much appreciated it when I was an executive. I’m really excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the further international expansion of this dynamic consultancy. With a clear industry focus and corresponding expertise and experience on all levels, from partner to consultant, Solon is the best choice for me to support companies through strategy consulting while continuing my future investment activities.”

About Solon Management Consulting:
Solon Management Consulting focuses its strategy consulting activities on the areas of media, cable and telecommunications. Its clients are leading European media and telecommunications companies as well as banks and private equity investors. Solon supports its clients in developing and implementing company strategies, capturing new business, optimizing core processes and accompanying M&A activities from market probing to the closure of the transaction. With offices in Munich, Budapest and London, Solon’s projects span the European continent.

For more information:
Henning Röper, Solon Management Consulting GmbH & Co. KG,
Kardinal-Faulhaber-Str. 6, 80333 München, Germany
Tel: 089 210388-0 , E-mail: henning.roeper [at] solonstrategy.com

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