By Stuart Thomson

RTL’s new combined ad sales house and ad-tech company RTL AdAlliance has named Iris Ostermaier global as chief financial officer, effective January 9. 

Ostermaier will report to Stéphane Coruble, CEO of RTL AdAlliance, the outfit that was formed through the combination of RTL AdConnect, G+J iMS and Smartclip’s sales and media businesses, creating an international media sales house for RTL Group and premium publishers.

Ostermaier has 20 years of management and leadership experience in media, with a focus on finance and commercial processes. Between 2010 and 2019, she was part of the management team of the auction shopping channel 1-2-3.tv first as CFO, and from 2012 additionally as CEO. At the beginning of 2019, she started as CFO of the production company Bavaria Film.

Coruble said: “With the appointment of Iris Ostermaier as global CFO of RTL AdAlliance, we are taking the next step in further strengthening the top management team of our newly created company. Iris Ostermaier will support the transformation process of building RTL AdAlliance, I wish her every success in her new role. Our motivated management team will enthusiastically continue to implement RTL AdAlliance’s strategy to build trust in the customers and thereby create value for all its stakeholders.”

Chief Digital Officer and Deputy CEO of RTL AdAlliance, Oliver Vesper said: “With her vast experience, Iris Ostermaier will be a great asset to RTL AdAlliance in becoming the European champion for advertising and technology sales. I am very much looking forward to working with her.”