Dr. Markus Messerer, MBA in

Dr. Markus Messerer, MBA

Judge · DISC type Dc
Managing Director Seven.One Media at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
📍 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Markus Messerer is the Chief Commercial Officer at ProSiebenSat. 1, bringing over 20 years of international experience in scaling and turning around businesses in media, ICT, and e-commerce. Educated at Harvard and London Business Schools, colleagues describe him as an energetic, collaborative, and inspiring strategist with strong commercial acumen.

His leadership is guided by core principles of respectful collaboration, courageous progress, and curious learning. This extends to a passion for thought leadership, having published articles on complex topics like corporate governance and senior team alignment to share his expertise with a wider audience.

He recently made television history by launching Germanys first fully AI-generated branding commercial.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Managing Director Seven.One Media
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Personality Overview

How Dr. shows up

Quality Focused
Fast But Wary
Generally Skeptic

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product. They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Priorities

Topics Dr. cares about

AI in Advertising
Spearheaded Germany's first AI-generated TV commercial and speaks on how AI can create more room for creativity in advertising.
Corporate Governance
Holds a Non-Executive Director Diploma, serves on multiple boards, and has published articles on the role of advisory boards, reflecting deep expertise in strategic oversight.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Managing Director Seven.One Media
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
4-2023
Non Executive Board Member
cyan Digital Security
1-2023 - 9-2024
Non Executive Board Member & Advisor
TV4
1-2023 - 9-2024
Non Executive Board Member & Advisor
MTV Oy
12-2020 - 9-2024
Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer
Telia Company
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Media appearances

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Education
2017 - 2019
PLD
Harvard Business School
2016 - 2016
Leadership Program
London Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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