Biographical Information
Simon Klein
SVP, Commercial Strategy, Teads
Simon Klein is the SVP for Commercial Strategy at Teads, where he leads the company’s global CTV supply strategy across the US, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM. With over 15 years of experience in ad tech, Simon has built and scaled Teads’ CTV supply business from the ground up, and today plays a key role in shaping its evolution following the integration of Outbrain and Teads. He leads strategic partnerships with major OEMs, platforms, and publishers worldwide, and is focused on advancing CTV through innovation in HomeScreen monetization, advanced CTV formats, InStream video, and data-driven solutions.
His expertise spans global supply strategy, premium video, and large-scale partnerships, with a strong focus on execution and driving sustainable growth across markets — including expanding Teads’ HomeScreen inventory to over 500m unique devices worldwide. Earlier in his career, he held key roles at Ebuzzing, whose acquisition by Teads helped lay the foundation for its video advertising business.
Articles for Simon Klein
While Adtech Builds the Homescreen Pipes, Advertisers Can Still Tap into the Opportunity
16 Apr 2026
As TV viewing moved to streaming, audiences fragmented across apps and services. The mass audience did not disappear. It spread. In response, the homescreen became one of the most important surfaces in media, bringing viewers back together at the point where every TV journey begins. It is the gateway to streaming content and brand storytelling, and increasingly the place where fragmented viewing behavior reconnects. In that sense, it has helped solve one of modern TV's biggest challenges. But solving audience fragmentation has exposed another layer of complexity.