Kantar Media Names New CFO

Audience measurement and analytics firm Kantar Media has appointed Rainer Fuchs as CFO and a member of its Global Executive Team, starting today.

The division's sale to London-based investment firm H.I.G. Capital was agreed in January and completed just over a month ago. Kantar Media operates in more than 60 markets and offers audience measurement, cross-media analytics and media validation tools. Prior to its divestment the division accounted for around 15% of Kantar's total revenue (2022: $3,062m) and a very similar proportion of headcount (4,000 of a total 25,000).

Fuchs brings experience from CFO roles at Superstruct Entertainment and CSM Sport & Entertainment, where he led comprehensive transformation programmes delivering operational improvements. He also worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank and in consulting at Roland Berger.

He now reports to Global CEO, Patrick Béhar, who comments: 'Rainer has an exceptional track record as a two-time Chief Financial Officer, with invaluable experience in driving both growth and performance in the Media and Creative sectors under private equity ownership. This is the perfect timing as we embark on our new journey with our new owners, H.I.G. Capital. I am incredibly excited to partner with Rainer to drive our transformation and deliver outstanding results for our customers. I am also deeply grateful to Giles Richardson, who has successfully led the finance function as our interim CFO.'

The firm is online at www.kantarmedia.com .

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