Thomas Peruzzi

Thomas (Tom) Peruzzi is Spokesman of the Executive Board and CTO of Virtual Minds, an adtech specialist belonging to ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. In this role, he is responsible for the corporate strategic direction of the technology provider as well as the holistic strategic development of the platform portfolio, in particular the identification of further key technologies for the technology setup. Tom is one of the most renowned adtech specialists in the European media market. The IT and digital technology expert has held numerous consulting and (interim) management positions and has been responsible for the development and management of technological platforms and solutions for leading media and digital companies such as Gruner + Jahr, Hubert Burda Media, Axel Springer, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Publigroupe, Laterpay and Styria Media Group. With his profound expertise on technology trends and market developments, he is also involved in German and European industry associations such as the BVDW and IAB Europe. In addition, the native Austrian is involved as a business angel in e-commerce and content start-ups, accompanies due diligence audits in the technology and product sector and is active as a mentor and lecturer at universities such as the Vienna University of Technology and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences.