Mark L. Rudolph, the former executive vice president and managing director of Playboy Television International, has been officially hired by Penthouse Magazine as its new president of licensing.
Rudolph will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Penthouse’s global licensing business that includes, but is not limited to: Penthouse merchandising, publications and clubs – as well as the forthcoming Penthouse television and video broadcast platform.
“Our strategy to recruit top-notch talent for the re-launch of Penthouse is and has been in motion for some time now,” cites Penthouse CEO Marc H. Bell, “which is why we’re thrilled to have Mark joining the Penthouse family.”
Rudolph brings with him, extensive international television experience. At Playboy he was responsible for the daily operations of Playboy TV International, which included 30 channels in Europe, Latin America and Asia; programming and sales; joint ventures PTVLA and Playboy Channel Japan. Prior to his work with Playboy, he served as Managing Director of Turner International Networks; he was COO for Film Four, Ltd. and CEO of Nethold Electronic Media BV.
He holds an International MBA from The American Graduate School of International Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona. He also studied at the University of Geneva, Switzerland and The European American Study Center in Basel, Switzerland.
