Stefan Ploghaus is from 1.2.2015 the new owner and CEO of the photo agency mauritius images GmbH. The previous owner and CEO Hans-Jörg Zwez retires after 44 years in the industry. They will maintain strict confidentiality about the purchase price.
Stefan Ploghaus -51 years old- has been in the media industry for decades, he served as consultant, among others, for mauritius images. Before that he was CEO at international media and financial companies including dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH, dpa-AFX GmbH, AFX News Ltd. and DGAP mbH.
mauritius images is has an excellent reputation in the German-speaking and European media industry thanks to Hans-Jörg Zwez, who directed the family business through two whole generations. He started at mauritius images really young, which he transformed into one of the most important picture agencies in Europe. Furthermore is mauritius images very well positioned thanks, among other things, to an experienced team and high-developed technology.
mauritius images – Your vision is our passion
mauritius images is one of the most important photography agencies in Europe. The company was founded in Berlin in 1929 and has been active on the European picture market for many years. In addition to rights-managed material mauritius images also offers a remarkable number of royalty-free motifs. With over 10 million pictures is maurituis images distinguished as a unique source of creative and authentic photographic material for the creative industry.
