Ringier: Florian Fels takes over Central and Eastern Europe division
Florian Fels will become head of the new Ringier Central Europe division. He will lead the newly created Central and Eastern Europe division, which encompasses business operations in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Serbia. He will assume his position on February 1, 2010.
Florian Fels has held various positions at Axel Springer since 1993. Most recently, he was CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Axel Springer Polska, one of the leading publishing houses in Poland, which publishes four daily newspapers and eleven magazines and also operates numerous Internet portals. During this time, he launched new newspapers and magazines and established Axel Springer Polska among the top 20 Internet providers in Poland.
The new Ringier Central Europe division has been created as part of the adjustment of the Group Executive Board to the new strategic direction, the publisher writes in a press release on Monday. The Ringier Group Executive Board, chaired by Christian Unger, Group CEO, comprises Florian Fels, CEO Ringier Central Europe, Samuel Hügli, CFO, Thomas Trüb, CEO Ringier Asia/New Markets, Marc Walder, CEO Ringier Germany and Switzerland, and Marco Castellaneta, CCO.
The new Ringier Central Europe division has been created as part of the adjustment of the Group Executive Board to the new strategic direction, the publisher writes in a press release on Monday. The Ringier Group Executive Board, chaired by Christian Unger, Group CEO, comprises Florian Fels, CEO Ringier Central Europe, Samuel Hügli, CFO, Thomas Trüb, CEO Ringier Asia/New Markets, Marc Walder, CEO Ringier Germany and Switzerland, and Marco Castellaneta, CCO.
