Alexander Theobald moves from Valora to Ringier
Effective September 1, 2014, Alexander Theobald will take over as Head of Operations & Business Development, leading Ringier’s newly formed division. Theobald is moving from Valora to Ringier, where he will become a member of the expanded Group Executive Board.
Ringier's newly formed Operations & Business Development division includes the Legal, IT, Procurement and Facility Management units. In addition, Theobald will be responsible for major development projects at Group level. He will report directly to Marc Walder.
Alexander Theobald, 50, joins Ringier from Valora, where he was CEO of Valora Services and a member of the Group Executive Board. Theobald already held various positions at Ringier from 2004 to 2010. He was Head of Magazines Switzerland, later General Manager of Ringier's activities in Hungary and Romania, a member of the Ringier Group Executive Board and a member of the Blick Group's newsroom project team in Zurich. Theobald will become a member of Ringier's extended Group Executive Board.
"With Alexander Theobald, one of the most experienced and proven media managers is joining the Ringier Group," says Ringier CEO Marc Walder. "Theobald will support us in continuing to drive forward the transformation of the Ringier Group."
