Summary
Christoph Bodner is a data-driven retail media and analytics leader with 11 years of experience building teams and scalable advertising products across Central and Eastern Europe. Currently Head of Retail Media & Analytics for BILLA CEE & IKI at REWE International, he designs cross-border targeting datasets, harmonizes legal/accounting and GDPR frameworks, and develops in-store and loyalty-based ad solutions with REWE Digital. Trained in quantitative finance and mathematics, he combines rigorous modeling and forecasting expertise with practical engineering of modern data stacks (dbt, Azure) to turn data into profit. He previously founded analytics organizations at IKI and Österreichische Post, introduced decision automation and agile practices, and grew an internal analytics community to 130+ members. A perpetual tinkerer and traveler, he documents technical and strategic insights on his blog and brings an interdisciplinary, product-focused approach to retail advertising.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Quantitative Finance, Master of Science - MS, Quantitative Finance at WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)
Exchange Semester, Business, Exchange Semester, Business at Queen's University