meet our leaders

Michal Maruška

Managing Director & COO

Michal Maruška has been with Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia for over 12 years. He has been the Sales Director since 2018. Earlier in his professional carrier he worked as Key Account Manager for key clients at Azet. From 2016 he worked as Senior Manager for online advertising / programmatic, and in October 2017 he was appointed Head of Programmatic at Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia.

Peter Hollý

Managing Director & CFO

Peter Hollý has over 10 years of experience in renowned audit companies such as EY, Deloitte, and Arthur Andersen. Before joining Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia, he held position of senior audit manager at Ernst & Young Slovakia.

Tomáš Doubrava

HR Director

Tomáš Doubrava joined the company in October 2016. Prior to that he has worked as HR director for the media company Markíza - Slovakia s. r. o. for several years. He also gained experience with people management in the health sector, where he held several national and international positions.

Katarína Bartošová

Sales Director

Katarína Bartošová worked as Key Account Manager for key clients at Azet from 2011 to 2018. Since 2018 she become Head of Sales - online advertising at Ringier Axel Springer SK. Prior to joining Ringier Axel Springer, she held various online advertising positions and led the Hi-media agency as a Digital director.

František Novák

Chief Digital Officer

More than 14 years of experience developing and project managing web sites and applications in different industries. Managed 40+ projects ranging from simple websites to advanced specialized portals. Focusing on quality, user experience and clever solutions to everyday problems.

Milan Konečný

CEO United Classifieds

Milan Konečný has held the position of Chief Digital Officer at Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia since 2014. In the years 2010 - 2014 he worked as a product manager for several projects at AZET, which merged with Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia in 2016. He previously worked for Mediacom agency.

Peter Hromada

CTO

Peťo Hromada has been working at Ringier Axel Springer SK for more than 9 years and until 2018 he managed the advertising and business systems department, which ensures the development of the ACRM system. Due to his broad technological knowledge, he was appointed Chief Technology Officer in 2018

Peter Bárdy

Aktuality.sk

A journalist with years of experience in print media and press agencies. He is focused on the politics and economy of the European Union, its member states, including topics such as the debt crisis, unemployment and security issues.

Martina Smatanová

Najmama.sk, Diva.sk

A journalist with many years of experience in online media, she focuses on topics with health and lifestyle experts. As the editor-in-chief of the Women's segment of Aktuality.sk, she connects the editorial team, which brings not only all important information from the world of women, but also inspiring stories and tips for life.

Marek Balický

Šport.sk

He joined the Šport.sk editorial office in March 2015 as a sports editor. Subsequently, he worked his way up to the position of deputy editor-in-chief of the Šport.sk portal. Since June 2020, he is responsible for the complete content and performance of the Šport.sk website from the position of editor-in-chief.

Filip Hanker

Živé.sk

Journalist with experience both from online media and print. He covers various topics on Zive.sk and is mainly focused on IT security, IT deployment/usage both in the government and business sphere, telco operators and operating systems. He studied journalism.