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About
Sami Vikback is Chief Executive Officer of Golfamore and serves as an advisor and board member in media, sports, direct-to-consumer, and entertainment. Over more than 20 years, he has held commercial leadership roles including at MTV Oy, Finland's largest commercial broadcaster, Discovery Sweden, and Clear Channel, where he worked on Scandinavian expansion. His work has focused on revenue growth, business turnarounds, digital platform scaling, and building commercial organizations and media partnerships across the Nordics.
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Experience
- GolfamoreChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- 8 Media VenturesBoard Member / Partnercurrent2021 — presentStockholm | Helsinki
- Apomera.fiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Apomera.fiInterim CEO2025Helsinki Metropolitan Area
- Golfamore GroupBoard membercurrent2024 — present
- Clear Channel OutdoorChief Sales Officer (CSO) Scandinavia2019 — 2021Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- MTV OySenior Vice President Free to Air & Digital channels2016 — 2019Helsinki Metropolitan Area
- Discovery IncChief Commercial Officer (CCO)2012 — 2016Stockholm County, Sweden
- TV5 Finland OyCEO2011 — 2012Helsinki Metropolitan Area
- TV5 Finland OyCOO2009 — 2011
- Kanal 5Head of Regional sales2007 — 2009
- Kanal 5Head of On-air scheduling & TV planning2006 — 2009Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Kanal 5Management trainee/Sales Controller2005 — 2006
Skills & more
E-handel1Webbmarknadsföring1FöretagsekonomiB2BÄgareFöretagsledningBroadcast12Digital Media9Digital Marketing3Broadcast Television6New Media2Advertising1
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EntertainmentMedia PlanningBusiness StrategyStrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Online AdvertisingMarketing StrategyOperational ExcellenceNegotiationManagementLeadershipDriven By ResultsLanguages English · Finnish · Finska · Svenska · Swedish
From Sami's professional profile.
Colleagues at 8 Media Ventures
Hans-Holger Albrecht
Investor at 8 Media Ventures
Jarkko Nordlund
Investor at 8 Media Ventures
Marc Antoine d'Halluin
Investor at 8 Media Ventures
Marc Antoine d’Halluin
Investor at 8 Media Ventures
Mark Goldwasser
Executive Officer at 8 Media Ventures
Philip Lindqvist
Investor at 8 Media Ventures
Tero Ojanperä
Investor at 8 Media Ventures
Tomas Franzén
Investor at 8 Media Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sami Vikback?
- Sami Vikback is Chief Executive Officer of Golfamore and serves as an advisor and board member in media, sports, direct-to-consumer, and entertainment. Over more than 20 years, he has held commercial leadership roles including at MTV Oy, Finland's largest commercial broadcaster, Discovery Sweden, and Clear Channel, where he worked on Scandinavian expansion. His work has focused on revenue growth, business turnarounds, digital platform scaling, and building commercial organizations and media partnerships across the Nordics.
- Where does Sami Vikback work?
- Sami Vikback is at 8 Media Ventures.
- Where did Sami Vikback go to school?
- Sami Vikback studied at Umeå University (Handelshögskolan i Umeå. Business adm - marketing); Stridsskola Nord (Lieutenant, Military and Strategic Leadership).
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