Filip Jakubicek

As Managing Director of PM Beteiligungen GmbH, the holding company of United News Network GmbH, I was responsible for the investment structure and the overarching strategic direction of the corporate group in parallel to my operational CEO role.

This role included managing the holding company level, long-term strategic decisions beyond day-to-day business, and responsibility towards shareholders and stakeholders of the group.

The dual role as operational CEO and holding company managing director has given me a rare combination of operational depth and strategic foresight at the group level. I understand both the day-to-day business of an individual company and the overarching issues that arise at the investment level: capital allocation, governance structure, and long-term corporate development beyond individual operating units.

8.5 years of full operational and strategic responsibility for a B2B SaaS/platform company in the DACH region. During this time, I led the company through various growth phases, bearing overall responsibility for all essential company areas: sales strategy and structure, cost control and financial planning, marketing and product decisions, as well as team and organizational development. My focus was not on a single function, but on the interplay of all areas. Where sales, costs, and marketing no longer fit together, the biggest growth brakes arise, and that's exactly where I intervened. From this period, I bring a pragmatic, implementation-oriented understanding of how owner-managed and medium-sized B2B companies actually work – beyond theory and consulting slides.

Responsible for the operational management of the company and the interface function between departments. In this transitional role between marketing and management responsibility, I optimized processes company-wide and created the operational basis on which the later management role could build.