DMA appoints new Chairman of the Board: Michael Berger, CEO Styria Digital Marketplaces GmbH
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 19 October 2021 – International Classified Marketplace Association (DMA) announced Michael Berger, CEO Styria Digital Marketplaces GmbH has been appointed as the new DMA Chairman of the Board. Effective 8 October, Berger succeeded Sang-Woo Pai, CEO of Doctari group, who remains as a member of the board.
“First of all, let me thank Sang-Woo for his effort and strong commitment towards DMA he demonstrated during last year. I am very honored to take on the role as Chairman of the Board of DMA at such an exciting time for our profession. Covid impacted the whole marketplaces industry and therefore clearly also DMA. When Covid hit, we quickly developed digital event-formats that replaced our physical meetups. We thereby managed to offer great content and learning experiences for our members and for our industry. We achieved this for example by conducting several flights of a proprietary industry survey examining the effects and countermeasures regarding Covid. These almost “real time” insights into the market were very well received by our members and helped all of us to navigate through these challenging times. For the year to come our goal is to relaunch the in-person events of our association, which are so crucial for facilitating knowledge exchange and development for the online classifieds and marketplaces sector”, Michael Berger said.
Michael Berger, who has worked in the digital marketplace sector for some 15 years and is currently CEO of Styria Media Group’s Digital Marketplaces is responsible for the market leaders willhaben.at in Austria, njuskalo.hr in Croatia, bolha.com and mojedelo.com in Slovenia. His current focus is on the strategic and financial growth of the existing units as well as on the international expansion of the portfolio. Moreover, he manages the Full-Stack Marketplaces Technology Provider Trikoder in Croatia and is also active as lecturer in the universitary field.
In his new DMA role, Michael Berger will continue to drive a key focus on making an impact that matters for DMA’s members and to increase DMA’s footprint in the online marketplaces industry.
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About DMA
DMA, the International Classified Marketplace Association, is an international non profit-making trade organisation that represents the global players in the international classified industry. DMA is dedicated to promoting excellence through co-operation and networking, market leadership, and innovation and information-exchange at every level amongst its growing membership.
One of the biggest benefits to membership is participating in the conferences. Attendance means you’re plugged into the worldwide network of marketplaces operators, many of whom are dealing with the same issues you are tackling every day. At the meetings, you can discuss these challenges with your fellow delegates and then build relationships certain to benefit your business, especially in these challenging times.
