Verve Appoints David Simon as Chief Revenue Officer and President of Verve Marketplace

Ad tech industry operator joins to enable publishers to activate their data and package their inventory more strategically.

Stockholm, April 27 2026 – Verve, a global leading advertising technology company, today announced the appointment of David Simon as Chief Revenue Officer. David will lead Verve’s Marketplace division as the company advances its strategy to empower publishers to deliver measurable outcomes for advertisers across the open internet.

In this role, David will focus on developing simpler, more consolidated tools that allow publishers to transform their inventory and data into outcome-driven media for advertisers. A key component of this strategy will be Verve’s curation approach – enabling publishers to package high-quality inventory and real-time insights into curated supply paths that connect more directly to advertiser objectives.

“David has spent his career scaling programmatic platforms and building revenue organizations with real operational depth,” said Remco Westermann, Founder and CEO of Verve. “He also shares our conviction that the open internet needs simpler infrastructure that ties media decisions to real business outcomes. His perspective and leadership will help guide the continued evolution of Verve’s Marketplace following the successful unification of our platform in 2025.”

David brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in ad-tech and programmatic advertising, with a proven track record of building and scaling global commercial organizations.

“My focus at Verve will be to continue strengthening our marketplace infrastructure so publishers can activate their data more strategically, curate supply with greater transparency, and connect more directly with demand, seeking measurable outcomes.” David Simon, CRO and President of Verve Marketplace

Most recently, he served as EVP of Advertising at Mood Media and President of Vibenomics, where he expanded programmatic capabilities across in-store media networks. His extensive background includes key roles such as Chief Revenue Officer at Fyber (Digital Turbine) and GM, Growth Initiatives at Moloco, where he drove the company’s expansion into new verticals leveraging AI and machine learning. David’s deep industry expertise is further underpinned by prior leadership positions at Jounce Media, Oath (Verizon Media), Turn, and Yahoo.

“By enabling publishers to activate their data and package their inventory more strategically, we can help them move beyond simply selling ad space and instead offer advertisers what they ultimately care about: outcomes.” said David Simon. “My focus at Verve will be to continue strengthening our marketplace infrastructure so publishers can activate their data more strategically, curate supply with greater transparency, and connect more directly with demand, seeking measurable outcomes.”

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​About Verve
Verve Group is a fast-growing software platform in the advertising technology industry, connecting advertisers seeking to buy digital ad space with publishers monetizing their content. Driven by its mission “Let’s make media better.” Verve provides responsible, AI-driven advertising solutions that deliver superior outcomes for advertisers and publishers. The company focuses on emerging media channels like mobile in-app, connected TV and others. In anticipation of growing demand from users and advertisers for greater privacy, Verve has developed cutting-edge ID-less targeting technology that enables efficient advertising within digital media without relying on identifiers such as cookies or IDFA.