BZM: New organization at Birkhäuser+GBC
The Board of Directors of the Birkhäuser+GBC printing company has decided to streamline the organization. The aim is to strengthen management skills and shorten decision-making channels.
According to a press release issued on Wednesday, this will enable the strategic and operational implementation of existing and upcoming investments to be optimized. Birkhäuser+GBC will increasingly focus on printing specialties. The focus will be on the pharmaceutical and retail sectors. It will also develop new digital media solutions in various other specialist areas.
The quintet affected will remain in the company with the same functions and the same salary, but will no longer sit on the Executive Board, as its Chairman Daniel Merkel told the SDA news agency when asked. This is therefore not a cost-cutting exercise, but rather a streamlining of the management structure that was created when two subsidiaries were merged two years ago. Merkel, Head of Marketing Marcel Häsler, Head of Production Thomas Rhein and Head of Human Resources Claudia Wahlen will remain from the previous management team. Marcus Herren, Head of Finance, who also oversees the BZM Group's finances, is a new addition.
The company is wholly owned by Basler Zeitung Medien. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is Moritz Suter. With 330 employees, the company generates an annual turnover of 72 million Swiss francs. According to Merkel, business is currently going well; the company is also recruiting additional staff - provided it can find the specialists it is looking for.
