Paul Keenan to take on advisory role for Bauer Media Group
Hamburg/London, 27 September 2024 – Paul Keenan will take on a new role for Bauer Media Group as an advisor to the Chair of the Board and Executive Board. This follows his decision made earlier this year, to step down at the end of September from his role as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of Bauer Media’s Executive Board.
Paul started his career with Bauer in 2008, managing its UK consumer businesses. He led the transformation of Bauer’s radio business to become Europe’s leading commercial broadcaster and audio group and joined the Executive Board as COO three years ago, where he has been a major driver of Bauer’s on-going transformation and development.
Yvonne Bauer, Owner and Chair of the Board: “Paul has been an immensely talented, entrepreneurial and driven member of our team. He has been integral to the transformation of our business and on-going success, and I am looking forward to continuing our work together on new projects and initiatives in the future, albeit in a different role. His vision and ambition for the expansion of our radio business has changed Bauer for good.”
Adds Paul, “I have been preparing for this for a while; my shift in focus will enable me to continue working with Bauer while also pursuing other interests. I am hugely excited by this change in direction and the opportunities it brings.”
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Ulrike Abratis
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About Bauer Media Group
We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media and technology sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.