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Talpa Media has appointed Maarten Meijs as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) as of June 1st, 2018. In his new role, Meijs will be the first lead in the daily operations with ITV Studios and its associated companies. Talpa Media was acquired by ITV plc in 2015. Furthermore, Meijs will be responsible for strengthening the operational connection between the various components within the group, from creation, production and digital, towards the commercialization of its content.

Meijs has been working at Talpa Media in various roles since 2009. In addition to his position as COO for Talpa Media, he will continue to keep his current responsibilities within Talpa Global. In this role, Meijs is responsible for the global rollout and commercialization of (TV) formats and digital concepts. He also retains responsibility for its international offices that include Talpa North America, Talpa Middle East, as well as Talpa Germany. Under Meijs’ supervision, Talpa’s No. 1 format franchise The Voice – which includes The Voice, The Voice Kids and The Voice Senior - became the most successful format brand to date in the non-scripted global market place, with close to 110 versions worldwide.

Pim Schmitz, CEO Talpa Media, said: “Throughout the years, our global footprint has grown substantially and we have transformed the company in a full-service media content company. Maarten has played a pivotal role in establishing this international growth, as well as setting the strategic agenda in a complex media landscape. He is therefore optimally positioned to build a closer connection between our companies and a closer partnership with our mother company, ITV, and to drive innovation and lead our full funnel philosophy from the Netherlands to the global market place.”

Meijs adds: “I am excited to continue to work with a dynamic and diverse team of professionals with the joint ambition to continue to build an innovative, forward thinking media business with ambitions to expand globally across the television, digital and entertainment business. We are fully equipped to deliver our content ideas on different platforms, wherever the consumer is. The synergy that exists between the various components will play an important role in helping us to remain relevant to changing consumer demands, as well as providing the opportunity to tap into and scale out through our global network of companies."

With the addition of Maarten Meijs, the Talpa Media Board now consists of four members: Pim Schmitz (CEO), Shashi Baboeram Panday (CFO), Barry Masclee (CCO) and Maarten Meijs (COO).