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Thomas Funke new CFO of Unitymedia

September 3, 2018 13.34 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Thomas Funke, Vice President Accounting and Finance Operations, will assume the function of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of German cable operator Unitymedia with immediate effect.

Funke will also become part of the management board. He succeeds Winfried ‘Winni’ Rapp, who was recently appointed Unitymedia’s new CEO, taking over from Lutz Schüler who will become the new Chief Operating Officer of UK-based cable company Virgin Media.

Both Unitymedia and Virgin Media are subsidiaries of Liberty Global.

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Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, People Tagged With: Liberty Global, Lutz Schüler, Thomas Funke, Unitymedia, Virgin Media, Winfried Rapp Edited: 3 September 2018 13:38

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About Jörn Krieger

Jörn reports on the latest developments in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 1992, he has been working as a freelance journalist, specialised in digital media, broadcast technology, convergence and new markets. He also takes up University lectureships, writes articles in specialist publications, and produces radio reports. Jörn is also a moderator of panel discussions at industry events such as ANGA COM, Medientage München and IFA Berlin.

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