Hansjörg Gerster becomes Head Operations Ringier Switzerland
Ringier Axel Springer Switzerland has consolidated its central service divisions under Ringier. Effective July 1, Hansjörg Gerster will assume responsibility for the customer contact center, as well as reader, production, and editorial services.
Hansjörg Gerster, 52, began his career as a business economist in the pharmaceutical industry in the area of controlling and IT and then moved into ICT consulting. From 2000 to 2002, he was Head of IT and Prepress at Basler Mediengruppe, and then held the same position at Jean Frey until 2006. Since 2007, Hansjörg Gerster has been Head of Services (IT, Reader Market Service, Reader Market Systems (CRM, SAP), Prepress, Facility Management) at Axel Springer Schweiz, which became part of the Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz joint venture on January 1, 2016.
In order to achieve the targeted synergies within the framework of the joint venture, it was agreed that the central service areas would be newly combined at Ringier. Hansjörg Gerster is now moving to Ringier as Head Operations Ringier, Switzerland as of July 1, where he will assume responsibility for several of these service areas, namely the Customer Contact Center (KKC) in Zofingen and Reader, Production and Editorial Services in Zurich. Within Ringier Axel Springer Switzerland, Hansjörg Gerster is entrusted with the project of the joint "Medienpark" site in Zurich West. He will continue to be responsible for this project, will also be in charge of the further takeover of the service areas of Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz by Ringier, and will manage the SAP Media project for the publishing houses. Hansjörg Gerster reports directly to Alexander Theobald, Chief Operating Officer Ringier Switzerland.
