German publishing company Georg von Holtzbrinck announces that Internet expert Johann Butting will join the company’s management as head of Holtzbrinck Digital GmbH as of Oct. 15.

Butting is currently director of AdSence Online at Google Europe. His assignment goes along with Holtzbrinck’s initiated Internet-oriented policy and strengthens the company’s management in the digital field.

Chairman of the board, Stefan von Holtzbrinck comments: “I’m pleased that we have won Johann Butting, a proven Internet expert. With his international background and experience in fields like traffic generation and monetization, he will become an important asset and continue the success of the company’s Internet heavyweights including Parship, the VZ networks, Myhammer, Myphotobook, Gutefrage.net, etc.

“More intimate cooperation is to create synergies in the fields of IT and technology”, von Holtzbrinck adds. He also hopes that the new management structure will promote growth opportunities abroad.