Handover of staff at the P
Robert Schmidli of PubliGroupe heads Media Sales. Publipresse CEO Otto Meier is stepping down.
PubliGroupe Robert Schmidli takes over as Head of Media Sales. Publipresse boss Otto Meier steps down On November 1, PubliGroupe quietly handed over the reins in the midst of the Group's restructuring: Otto Meier stepped down as CEO of the Publipresse division, which he had headed since 2002, while at the same time the former Publidirect CEO Robert Schmidli took over the overall management of the newly created Media Sales division. In contrast to Publipresse, Media Sales includes not only the Swiss print business, but also that abroad and the marketing of electronic media. "I handed over responsibility for Publipresse on 31 October", confirmed Meier on request, but added that he would be helping to ensure an orderly transition within PubliGroupe until the end of December.Meier has already relinquished several board mandates at P branches, and more will follow by the end of the year - including at Publimedia. However, he will retain other board mandates until the corresponding general meeting. "So there will be no abrupt departure," he says. According to reports from P circles, Meier will also be officially bid farewell by PubliGroup CEO Hanspeter Rohner at a dinner in mid-December.
The 56-year-old Meier remains silent about his future. He had agreed with PubliGroupe that he would not provide any information until the beginning of December. There are still some talks going on anyway. "However, my new job will most likely be independent of P," he says.
Markus Knöpfli
The 56-year-old Meier remains silent about his future. He had agreed with PubliGroupe that he would not provide any information until the beginning of December. There are still some talks going on anyway. "However, my new job will most likely be independent of P," he says.
Markus Knöpfli
