Digital expert Sandra Cortesi joins the Board of Directors of 20 Minuten

The Board of Directors of 20 minutes has been constituted with retroactive effect from 1.1.2020. With Pietro Supino (Chairman), Martin Kall and Andreas Schulthess, three members of the Board of Directors of the parent company TX Group are joining the Board of Directors of 20 minutes. CEO Christoph Tonini (until 30.06.2020), Samuel Hügli (Technology & Ventures) and Sandro Macciacchini (Finance & Human Resources) will join the Board as representatives of TX Group Management. Sandra Cortesi, a proven digital expert, has also joined the Board of Directors.

Sandra Cortesi is Director of the "Youth & Media" project at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. The Swiss national, who grew up in Colombia, was awarded the 20 minutes Youth Lab carried out. She also sits on the Advisory Board of the Swiss Media Forum.

The Board of Directors approved the company's strategy at its first meeting, according to a press release. 20 minutes is therefore focusing "on expanding its digital leadership position" and tapping into new business areas, such as 20 Minuten Radio and the new moving image offering with "Video first".

Marcel Kohler, Managing Director of 20 Minuten: "The management of 20 minutes wants to use the entrepreneurial freedom in the new organizational structure to initiate new topics at home and abroad in addition to the numerous ongoing projects."

The management of 20 minutes is composed as follows:

• Marcel Kohler, Managing Director,
• Gaudenz Looser, Editor-in-Chief 20 minutes,
• Philippe Favre, Editor-in-Chief 20 Minutes,
• Laurent Siebenmann, Editor-in-Chief Lematin.ch,
• Marc Challandes, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO),
• Sven Ruoss, Chief Product Officer (CPO),
• Marco di Bernardo, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), A
• nnina Flückiger, Chief Commercial Content Officer (CCCO),
• Valérie Henzen, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).