Ringier with new Group Management and new Group structure
Ringier makes new appointments to its Group Executive Board and changes the Group structure. The Board of Directors has confirmed the new members of the Group Executive Board and defined the leaner organization in line with the strategy. The reorganization takes effect immediately.
The Ringier Executive Board around CEO Marc Walder is complete again. The Board of Directors has confirmed the new members: Annabella Bassler takes on the role of Chief Financial Officer CFO, Michael Voss that of Chief Operation Officer COO, Florian Fels is CEO Ringier Eastern Europe and Thomas Kaiser Chief Digital Officer CDO. Ringier's Group structure now consists of the four corporate units "Ringier Publishing," "Ringier Entertainment," "Ringier Digital" and "Ringier Eastern Europe. Ringier wrote this in a communiqué on Thursday.
"Ringier Publishing"
The activities of the traditional core business of newspapers, magazines and print shops, including their digital media brands, are bundled in the "Ringier Publishing" corporate unit. CEO Marc Walder heads this unit personally, while Magazines German-speaking Switzerland Managing Director Urs Heller acts as deputy. Ringier Publishing" includes all media brands of Ringier Switzerland and Germany as well as Ringier Romandie. Also assigned to this first pillar of Ringier's business activities are Ringier Print Adligenswil, the holdings in Swissprinters, Betty Bossi, Le Temps and the activities in China and Vietnam.
"Ringier Entertainment"
The "Ringier Entertainment" division bundles all brands and holdings of the second pillar of Ringier's business activities: Ticketcorner, InfrontRingier, Good News, Starclick, Classical Company, Rose d'Or, Poolposition, Sat.1 Schweiz, Ringier Fernsehen, the Energy Schweiz Group, as well as other holdings and divisions such as Teleclub, Grundy and PresseTV. "Ringier Entertainment" will be led by Michael Voss in addition to his role as COO of Ringier. The previous Managing Director Ringier Entertainment, Stefan Kastenmüller, is leaving the company by mutual agreement as a result of the reorganization.
"Ringier Digital"
The new corporate unit "Ringier Digital" bundles all of Ringier's digital activities that are geared to new business models in the area of online marketplaces and eCommerce. These are the online offerings of Scout24 Switzerland (in a joint venture with Scout24 International), Anibis, Dein Deal, Geschenkidee, Cashzweiplus, Baugate24 and Qualipet digital. Also included are the online marketers Omnimedia and Gate24, as well as various IT service providers and the recently launched Ringier Africa. Ringier Digital" is headed by CDO Thomas Kaiser. The former "Media Swiss Group" will be renamed "Ringier Digital". Kaiser will remain CEO of "Ringier Digital.
"Ringier Eastern Europe"
Finally, the fourth Ringier division, "Ringier Eastern Europe," bundles Ringier Axel Springer Media's holdings in Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Serbia, as well as Ringier's activities in Romania and Hungary. Florian Fels will continue to be responsible for the division.
The new Ringier Group structure presents itself with clear management responsibilities , direct operational lines and clearly reflects the company's strategy with the four strategic units, Ringier said of the innovations.
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