Viaplay Group Selects Johan Johansson as New CFO and co-CEO, Co-leading Swedish Operations With Christian Albeck

Viaplay Group has announced the appointment of Johan Johansson as new Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer. He will co-share the CEO responsibility for the Swedish operations of the group together with Christian Albeck, who has been Executive Vice President, Content Acquisition for Viaplay Group since July 2023.

EVP, Group CFO and Head of Strategy and M&A, Enrique Patrickson, will leave his position when his successor Johan Johannson joins Viaplay, Group, no later than August 1, 2024. Coming from the position of CFO and Deputy CEO of the growth and funding platform Gilion for the past years, Johansson previously served as CEO for the telecom operator Three in Sweden. This was following a decade-long period as CEO and Chief Operating Officer, in addition to Vice President of Finance and Operations, at Modern Times Group (MTG), Viaplay Group’s former parent company.

With more than 21 years of experience working at Viaplay and MTG, recently as Executive Vice President, Content Acquisition, and Interim CEO of the Swedish operations, Christian Albeck was previously Senior Vice President, Content for the Nordic operations, and has held a wide range of other leadership roles.

Johan knows Viaplay Group and our products very well from his previous roles at MTG, and has gathered wide ranging and highly relevant experience from the leadership positions he has held since leaving MTG. I am looking forward to working with him again as we continue to retransform Viaplay Group into the geographically focused and profitably growing company that it should be. We have many operational improvements and innovations to make in Sweden and across the Group, and the combination of Christian and Johan’s skills and backgrounds will be vital in the entrepreneurial development of this exciting business in the rapidly evolving entertainment industry.

Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, Viaplay Group President, and CEO

I would like to thank Enrique for the instrumental role he played in the recapitalisation process, while at the same time successfully leading the finance, M&A, and strategy teams as we have implemented a massive transformation programme and divested significant parts of our business. We wish him the very best for the future. The calibre of the new appointments reflects the strength and attractiveness of the Viaplay Group business, our products, and our people. We have a lot to achieve now that the recapitalisation of the Group has been completed, and we are addressing key sales and cost drivers across the business in order to drive improved and sustainable return on investment levels.

Simon Duffy, Interim Chair of the Viaplay Group Board of Directors

About Viaplay Group

Viaplay Group is the leading entertainment provider in the Nordic region, offering streaming services with, TV channels, and radio stations across multiple markets. Viaplay streaming service is available in every Nordic country, as well as in the Netherlands and Poland, and the Viaplay Select branded content concept has been added to partner platforms around the world.

Source: Viaplay Group

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