Tamedia: Andreas Schaffner becomes new Head of Services
Andreas Schaffner will become the new head of the Services division and a member of Tamedia's executive board. He will succeed Urs Schweizer effective early 2010; Schweizer will leave the company at the end of 2009.
Andreas Schaffner is to become a new member of Tamedia's Management Board. The 46-year-old will take over the management of the media company's Services division at the beginning of 2010 at the latest. In this function, he will be responsible for the two printing centers in Berne and Zurich, the areas of prepress services and publishing logistics as well as reader market services. Andreas Schaffner succeeds Urs Schweizer, who will be leaving the company at the end of 2009.
After an apprenticeship as a bookbinder, Andreas Schaffner gained professional and management experience in the graphic arts industry before studying engineering at the Ecole Suisse d'Ingénieur des Industries Graphiques in Lausanne. In 1995, he joined Ringier from France as a project manager. There he managed various service and printing areas and became Managing Director of Ringier Print Adligenswil in 2005. Andreas Schaffner, who completed a part-time Executive MBA, has been a member of the Executive Board of Ringier Switzerland since 2007. As Head of Services, he is responsible for publishing logistics, delivery, call centers and facility management, among other things.
After an apprenticeship as a bookbinder, Andreas Schaffner gained professional and management experience in the graphic arts industry before studying engineering at the Ecole Suisse d'Ingénieur des Industries Graphiques in Lausanne. In 1995, he joined Ringier from France as a project manager. There he managed various service and printing areas and became Managing Director of Ringier Print Adligenswil in 2005. Andreas Schaffner, who completed a part-time Executive MBA, has been a member of the Executive Board of Ringier Switzerland since 2007. As Head of Services, he is responsible for publishing logistics, delivery, call centers and facility management, among other things.
