Management

Didier Stoessel is the chief executive officer at CME responsible for the Czech and Romanian markets. Mr. Stoessel has extensive strategic and senior management experience in media, technology, and global finance from his previous work at Modern Times Group, HSBC Investment Bank, and Merrill Lynch International.

Dušan Švalek was named deputy CEO on January 1, 2023, and is responsible for 4 CME markets as well as building the corporate business-to-customer and transformation strategies. Dušan joined CME in April 2022 with over 20 years of experience in the telco industry.

Brendan Donahue is the general counsel and chief business development officer of CME overseeing the company’s legal and corporate governance operations as well as M&A and other business development initiatives. Mr. Donahue joined CME in January 2011 after having previously worked as a M&A/general corporate practitioner in the New York office of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. Mr. Donahue is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and Colgate University.

Deborah Cleaver is the chief financial officer at CME. Ms. Cleaver joined the company in 2007 and held positions in investor relations and financial planning prior to her current appointment. Ms. Cleaver is a chartered accountant with over twenty years of experience in broadcast television finance, including previous roles at CNBC Europe.

Daniel Grunt is the chief digital officer at CME responsible for digital media, the digital transformation of CME, and developing the Voyo streaming platform across all six geographic markets. Daniel gained extensive strategic, leadership, and digital experience during his career in management positions at FTV Prima, Sanoma, TV Nova, Nokia, and Centrum.cz.

Soňa Schwarzová is the chief people and sustainability officer at CME responsible for the group’s HR and ESG strategy. Soňa joined the company in September 2021 with more than 20 years of experience gained mainly at Komerční banka/Société Générale, Nationale Neederlanden Life Insurance, and Air Bank.

Klara Brachtlova is CME’s chief external affairs. Her responsibility is to lead initiatives for building and fostering strategic partnerships and expanding relationships with industry leaders. Klara has more than 15 years of experience in media. Before she joined CME, she was a part of Nova Group and worked in various positions in finance, operations, and then as co-CEO.

Branimir Marić is CME’s Chief Technology and IT Officer (CTIO), responsible for and overseeing CME’s technology and IT strategies at all CME stations. Branimir has over 20 years of experience in senior leadership positions with past engagements as CTIO at A1 Hrvatska Croatia and T-Mobile Czech Republic and Slovak Telecom. With a strong background in IT, TV distribution and digital infrastructure sectors, he uses his extensive industry knowledge to strengthen CME’s core technological and digital competencies.

Tuwiah (Tubi) Neustadt is the content production director at CME responsible for all local content produced by CME's TV channels. In the past, Tubi founded TV production companies in Germany and Israel, producing innovative and market-leading programs. Since joining CME in 2015, he has been leading local production for all CME channels. Besides creative control, his duties include ensuring the quality and adequate budgeting of all production projects. Furthermore, Tubi is in charge of knowledge management across all CME channels ensuring the best synergies based on an initiative he created called “The Power of the Group”. Tubi is also a judge and a member of the International Emmy Awards.

Igor Draguzet is CME’s chief content officer responsible for the overall broadcast and video on demand content strategy across the group, as well as programming and content acquisitions. Coming from a production background at RTL, Igor has been with CME since 2015, serving in programming roles in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria before taking on his current role within the group.