Observer: Andreas Thut becomes Head of Digital
Andreas Thut, 40, will take over as head of the digital division at Beobachter by mid-March 2016 at the latest. In this role, he will be responsible for the further development, commercialization, and operational management of the Beobachter Group’s digital activities.
Andreas Thut takes over from Pia Engels, who is going on maternity leave from January 2016. Andreas Thut brings 20 years of experience as a digital media manager and journalist. After working at Berner Zeitung, Tamedia, Swissinfo, BBC Scotland, Weltwoche and NZZ, Thut worked as Chief Editor and Online Communication Manager for the medical technology company Ypsomed since 2012. Andreas Thut brings, in addition to journalistic know-how and knowledge in the implementation of social media strategies, a lot of experience in conceptual and technical product development. From 2008 to 2010, Thut was responsible for the complete relaunch of Weltwoche.ch and, from 2010, as product owner for the development of the NZZ webpaper. "I am extremely pleased to have gained an experienced manager in Andreas Thut for this strategically important position," stressed Roland Wahrenberger, head of the Beobachter Group, in a statement.
