European podcast subscription platform, Podimo, has added to its senior leadership team and entered a partnership with German podcast label, arc.studio.
Former Amazon Studios Europe boss Georgia Brown became Chief Creative Officer at Podimo last year alongside Stephen Ruegg, formerly of Flexport and Amazon, who became Chief Financial Officer. Now new senior hires include Iain Sawbridge (formerly of King and the BBC) as Chief Commercial Officer; Jason Crosby (formerly Netflix and NBCUniversal) as Vice President, Content & Studio Operations; Mehul Fotedar (former Google executive) as Vice President of Product; and Daniel Maynard (former Disney executive), who will lead global communications. All will be based in London, working closely with co-founder and CEO Morten Strunge.
“The industry is evolving rapidly, with one in three adults now listening to a Podcast weekly,” said Morten Strunge, Founder and CEO of Podimo. “Collectively, these appointments bring together leadership talent from some of the world’s most influential entertainment and technology companies, and we are deliberately building a team with the experience to scale global platforms while staying true to our creator-first philosophy. By expanding Podimo Studios and strengthening our product and commercial capabilities, we are creating a company that combines creative excellence with operational discipline, delivering sustainable value for creators, audiences, and partners across international markets.”
In Denmark, Podimo has strengthened its local content leadership with the appointment of journalist Mette Østergaard as Market Director, Content, while co-founder Nikolaj Koppel transitions into a newly created international role as Vice President, Editorial Strategy.
In Germany, former Amazon Music executive Benedikt Treuer joins as Head of Content, following the appointments of Patrick Fina as Director of Podimo Studios Germany and Sean Wheatley to lead Business Affairs in the market.
Podimo has also entered into a new partnership with arc.studio, Germany’s fastest-growing podcast label. Through this transaction, arc.studio will become part of Podimo Studios, the company’s international content business focused on developing original intellectual property and building long-term creative partnerships across audio, video, and digital formats.
Co-founders and Managing Directors Lara Johnen and Hendrik Nagel will continue to lead arc.studio and will report to Georgia Brown, Chief Content Officer at Podimo, as part of Podimo’s growing international Studios organisation, which also includes Podcast label’s Tonny Media and Dag en Nacht in the Netherlands and leading Danish podcast agency and advertising platform, Podads.
“We’ve already seen the creative impact of our collaboration with arc.studio, making this a natural next step in our partnership,” said Georgia Brown, Chief Content Officer at Podimo. “By bringing arc.studio into Podimo Studios, alongside our other labels and in-house teams, we are strengthening our ability to develop premium, creator-led IP at scale. The creator economy is maturing rapidly, and creators increasingly require partners that combine creative ambition with long-term investment and international reach. With arc.studio joining Podimo Studios, we are building a truly international home for ambitious, multiplatform storytelling.”
Podimo now has more than 1.2 million subscribers, publishes over 700 episodes per month, and employs 350 people across seven countries.
Pictured: Iain Sawbridge, Jason Crosby
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