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AdTonos Appoints Agata Hirche, Previously of Omnicom EMEA, as VP of Product

AdTonos, run by Radio Net Media which successfully monetises podcasts, audiobooks, music, and radio streams for over 200 recognised publishers across the UK, EU, LATAM, and the US, has appointed Agata Hirche as VP of product to develop the global programmatic platform, focusing on audio media buying, and cross-device targeting

Agata Maria has over 10 years of experience as a digital media professional, and has worked in digital media since 2008 across the North American and EMEA markets, successfully launching a number of innovative solutions including both technology platforms and data offerings. Agata’s previous key business focuses have included technical vetting and matching, on target with financial, and market technology growth potential.

Agata has spoken at prestigious events like the World Media Conference in 2017, where she educated the market about mobile advertising opportunities for brands. Agata will work to strengthen and develop AdTonos’ product strategy and innovation to meet business goals. 

Agata Maria Hirche, VP of product, AdTonos

Agata’s extensive experience also includes the successful launch of television advertising measurement provider, Samba TV, in Europe, as well as leading programmatic capabilities on behalf of the world’s largest advertising agency network, Omnicom Media Group, in the US. In her roles, Agata’s responsibilities also included managing performance for brands as well as developing B2B relationships with vendors. 

AdTonos works with online audio publishers and advertisers to deliver effective advertising solutions. Agata Maria Hirche will strengthen AdTonos’ product vision and capabilities so the company can meet the increasing demand for effective, measurable tools within digital audio advertising, and will develop solutions to support consumer outreach via programmatic audio. Agata’s appointment will help support the company’s expansion, with AdTonos’ audience growing over five times in 2021, achieving over 3 billion playouts and 272 million unique listeners.

“I am extremely delighted to have Agata Maria join our AdTonos team. From the beginning of the project, our team has created and developed cutting-edge innovations. We deliver state-of-the-art tools in the audio advertisement space, such as our first-of-its-kind audio interactive ads technology, YoursTruly. Our ambition is to create more and more innovations in the digital audio ad space. I strongly believe that, thanks to Agata Maria’s knowledge and experience, we will open up unprecedented opportunities for both advertisers and audio publishers. Our ideas for audio tools will be enhanced and launched on the market even more efficiently, and they will contribute to the development of our company and the entire industry.” said Michal Marcinik, CEO & founder of AdTonos. 

Agata Maria Hirche, AdTonos VP of product added, "Joining AdTonos provides a great opportunity to shape the landscape of audio ad tech and to integrate publishers with the programmatic ecosystem. I am tasked to build out solutions and allow for a seamless consumer experience, benefiting the content creators and brands. I am motivated by the team’s expertise, who is very well positioned to move the industry to the next level.”