joiz Group Announces New Appointment

joiz Group has announced the appointment of Antonius Salis to the role of Chief Business Development Officer.

This role has been created to push global expansion for the company, identifying and developing opportunities for joiz Global's community marketing platform and branded channels. Salis joins the firm from Berlin-based start-up investment firm Rocket Internet, where he supported the international growth of various online start-ups.

Alexander Mazzara, co-founder and CEO of joiz Group, said: "The new role of Chief Business Development Officer at joiz Group has been created to enhance and implement our ambitious strategy of global expansion. With his breadth of experience and impressive performance at Rocket Internet, Antonius is ideally qualified for this exciting challenge and I look forward to working with him as part of the joiz management team."

In addition to operating interactive television channels in Germany and Switzerland, joiz provides third parties with its proprietary technology under the 'joiz Global' brand. The community marketing platform from joiz Global unites TV, online and mobile to increase consumer interaction and collect valuable user data.

Salis was born in Germany and studied at the University of St. Gallen before starting his career as an analyst at the investment bank Morgan Stanley in London. He went on to manage a start-up firm specialising in renewable energies. Since 2011, Salis has worked for start-up investment company Rocket Internet, most recently as vice president for Business Development. During this time, he was head of international online marketing for Groupon, co-founder of the online real estate platform Lamudi, and country head of the online food ordering marketplace foodpanda.

Mr Salis said: "joiz Global offers something entirely unique for international markets and has created a robust business model for its integrated digital platform. The proprietary technology from joiz combines optimal content management, tools to drive user interaction and a whole range of opportunities for clients to collect and commercialize smart data. This all adds up to a very attractive global proposition."

Image: Antonius Salis.

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