Rolf Helfenstein becomes new partner of Jung von Matt/Limmat
Rolf Helfenstein, head of consulting at JvM, will acquire shares in his Zurich-based employer effective early November. The shares of the advertising agency Jung von Matt/Limmat will thus be divided effective immediately among the previous co-owners—Dominique von Matt (Managing Director), Alexander Jaggy (Executive Creative Director), and Jung von Matt AG in Hamburg—as well as Client Service Director Rolf Helfenstein.
JvM head of consulting Rolf Helfenstein is taking over shares in his Zurich-based employer at the beginning of November. The shares in the Jung von Matt/Limmat advertising agency will thus be divided up with immediate effect between the previous co-owners Dominique von Matt (Managing Director), Alexander Jaggy (Executive Creative Director) and Jung von Matt AG in Hamburg, as well as the Client Service Director Rolf Helfenstein. Dominique von Matt continues to hold a majority stake.
Von Matt explains the new partnership with the development of the agency: "Jung von Matt/Limmat has developed very well and is the most recommended agency in Switzerland. The investment is a logical consequence of the successful and long-standing collaboration and our shared vision, particularly in the cross-media sector," the Managing Director was quoted as saying in a press release on Friday.
40-year-old Rolf Helfenstein started his career at the Zurich agency Wirz Werbung and continued it at Ogilvy&Mather and Publicis as a member of the management team. He joined Jung von Matt/Limmat in 2002, where he became Head of Consulting in 2005.
Von Matt explains the new partnership with the development of the agency: "Jung von Matt/Limmat has developed very well and is the most recommended agency in Switzerland. The investment is a logical consequence of the successful and long-standing collaboration and our shared vision, particularly in the cross-media sector," the Managing Director was quoted as saying in a press release on Friday.
40-year-old Rolf Helfenstein started his career at the Zurich agency Wirz Werbung and continued it at Ogilvy&Mather and Publicis as a member of the management team. He joined Jung von Matt/Limmat in 2002, where he became Head of Consulting in 2005.
