Tamedia: Philipp Mankowski new Head of Advertising Market National Media

This means that the entire organization of the new Advertising & Commuter Media division, in which the Swiss media group will combine the sales teams in a central advertising market in the future, is in place. In his new role, Mankowski will be responsible for sales of all Tamedia's national media titles (print and digital). In addition, the 43-year-old Swiss national will be responsible for serving and expanding customers abroad in order to further advance the international market orientation.

Philipp Mankowski has many years of international experience in the media industry and in-depth knowledge of the convergent marketing of media offerings. Most recently, he was General Manager International Sales at Axel Springer SE in Berlin, where he was responsible for the advertising marketing of all the publisher's media to international customers. Prior to that, he held various management positions at Axel Springer in Germany. His previous professional stations include the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as well as Publicitas, among others in New York.

Marcel Kohler, member of Tamedia's Management Board and responsible for the new Advertising & Commuter Media division from 2017, in a statement: "I am convinced that we have found the right man in Philipp Mankowski as Head of Advertising Market National Media and look forward to serving our customers even more comprehensively and implementing innovative media projects throughout the company with an experienced and great team." In the Advertising & Commuter Media division, Tamedia will combine the currently decentralized sales teams into a central advertising market with around 300 employees throughout Switzerland from 2017.