New Chief Digital Officer at Ringier Axel Springer
Ringier Axel Springer Media has appointed Patrick Boos as Chief Digital Officer CDO. He will take up the role at the beginning of 2011 and will be a member of the Group Executive Board.
Patrick Boos will be responsible for the strategic management and further development of the digital activities of the Eastern European joint venture of the two media groups Ringier and Axel Springer. This was announced by Ringier Axel Springer Media on Tuesday. Boos has many years of experience in the field of new media. Among other things, he worked for the German television station Sat.1, as founder of Webmiles, which specializes in bonus miles, and as Managing Director of eBay Germany.
Ringier Axel Springer Media also announced that Andreas Tilk will remain Managing Director in Poland. He will continue to head the national company in the future. Tilk took over the management of the former Springer subsidiary at the beginning of June 2010 in order to integrate the company into the new joint venture.
The two media companies Ringier and Axel Springer have been operating jointly there since July 2010. Ringier Axel Springer Media, based in Zurich, bundles the Eastern European activities of the two parent companies in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Serbia.
Ringier Axel Springer Media also announced that Andreas Tilk will remain Managing Director in Poland. He will continue to head the national company in the future. Tilk took over the management of the former Springer subsidiary at the beginning of June 2010 in order to integrate the company into the new joint venture.
The two media companies Ringier and Axel Springer have been operating jointly there since July 2010. Ringier Axel Springer Media, based in Zurich, bundles the Eastern European activities of the two parent companies in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Serbia.
