Publigroupe's new Group Management is complete
With the appointment of 40-year-old Briton Christopher Blackwell, Publigroupe’s new Group Executive Board is now complete. Blackwell will take over as head of the Information & Communication Technology department effective January 1, 2008. His predecessor, Jean-Paul Nicoulin, will remain on the Group Executive Board until June 30, 2008, and will retire at the end of 2008 due to reaching retirement age.
With the 40-year-old Briton Christopher Blackwell, Publigroupe's new Group Management is now complete. Blackwell will take over the management of the Information & Communication Technology department as of January 1, 2008. His predecessor Jean-Paul Nicoulin will remain a member of the Group Management until June 30, 2008 and will step down at the end of 2008 for reasons of age. This appointment completes Publigroupe's renewed Group Management. It has been adapted to the strategic realignment of the company, as detailed in a press release. Under the leadership of CEO Hans-Peter Rohner, the Group Executive Board will be composed as follows from January 1, 2008: Robert Schmidli for Media Sales, Jean-Pascal Michel for Search & Find, Monica Woo for Custom Publishing and Thomas Kaiser for Digital & Marketing Services.
The members of the Group Management are also those responsible for central services: Brigitte Schleipen (Human Resources), Andreas Schmidt (Finance & Controlling), Christopher Blackwell (Information & Communication Technology), Jean-Denis Briod (Corporate Staff/General Secretariat) and Jean-Paul Nicoulin (Information & Communication Technology until June 30, 2008).
As already announced, Christian Gartmann will take over responsibility for Media Partners Relation & Marketing on the Media Sales Executive Board and will therefore leave the Group Executive Board at the end of 2007.
The new head of the Information & Communication Technology department is responsible for the development of Publigroupe's IT strategy and its implementation in the service of the operating units. According to the press release, Blackwell is well equipped for this task. He completed his business studies at the University of St. Gallen and also studied IT at the University of Neuchâtel. He then took on project and management roles in various IT/business consulting companies. Most recently, he was responsible for the consulting division of Agile Software Corporation for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
The members of the Group Management are also those responsible for central services: Brigitte Schleipen (Human Resources), Andreas Schmidt (Finance & Controlling), Christopher Blackwell (Information & Communication Technology), Jean-Denis Briod (Corporate Staff/General Secretariat) and Jean-Paul Nicoulin (Information & Communication Technology until June 30, 2008).
As already announced, Christian Gartmann will take over responsibility for Media Partners Relation & Marketing on the Media Sales Executive Board and will therefore leave the Group Executive Board at the end of 2007.
The new head of the Information & Communication Technology department is responsible for the development of Publigroupe's IT strategy and its implementation in the service of the operating units. According to the press release, Blackwell is well equipped for this task. He completed his business studies at the University of St. Gallen and also studied IT at the University of Neuchâtel. He then took on project and management roles in various IT/business consulting companies. Most recently, he was responsible for the consulting division of Agile Software Corporation for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
