Talk Online Panel Hires van Duijvenbode as CEO

Vienna-based community platform Talk Online Panel has appointed former Lightspeed GMI and Cint exec Arjen van Duijvenbode as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Managing Partner Klaus Oberecker who remains active as a company owner.

Talk runs online panels with more than 450.000 members in 21 countries, covering Germany, Switzerland and Austria, (other parts of) Central Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Greece and Turkey. Van Duijvenbode (pictured) joins with more than fifteen years' online MR industry sales and business development experience. He has been MD of Dutch online panel firm PanelNL for the past two years, having previously served as EMEA Director of Business Development at dataSpring; held senior roles at Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services; been Cint's MD for Benelux & France; and worked as Senior Account Manager Kantar for Lightspeed GMI. He began his MR career with SSI as Business Development Manager, Benelux.

Commenting on the appointment, Oberecker said: 'Arjen's leadership skills, broad experience in strategic development and deep knowledge of national markets make him particularly prepared for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Having grown into one of the major panel providers across Central and Eastern Europe, this marks the beginning of an exciting new period'.

Web site: www.talkonlinepanel.com .