Ringier hires Gerhard Schröder as consultant
The former German chancellor will assist Michael Ringier with political matters starting in January 2006.
The former German Chancellor
Gerhard Schröder becomes personal advisor to Michael Ringier. From
January 2006, he is to advise Ringier in particular on political matters - such as
in its expansion in Eastern Europe - as the publisher
announced at a media conference. Events are also planned.
Schröder will not have an explicit function within the Group, but will be
have an office at the headquarters in Zurich. How much time the former head of state spends in
Michael Ringier could not say how much he will invest in this task, for the
salary, he simply declared: "Mr. Schröder was a great
modest man and he will continue to be so." Schröder
also wants to work as a lawyer in his Berlin law firm and
write a book about his life. His last political office was
according to a Ringier press release on November 23 with the withdrawal from the
Bundestag has given up.
Gerhard Schröder becomes personal advisor to Michael Ringier. From
January 2006, he is to advise Ringier in particular on political matters - such as
in its expansion in Eastern Europe - as the publisher
announced at a media conference. Events are also planned.
Schröder will not have an explicit function within the Group, but will be
have an office at the headquarters in Zurich. How much time the former head of state spends in
Michael Ringier could not say how much he will invest in this task, for the
salary, he simply declared: "Mr. Schröder was a great
modest man and he will continue to be so." Schröder
also wants to work as a lawyer in his Berlin law firm and
write a book about his life. His last political office was
according to a Ringier press release on November 23 with the withdrawal from the
Bundestag has given up.
