Erich Baumgartner becomes CEO of Scholz & Friends in Switzerland
Effective September 1, 2008, Erich Baumgartner will take over as head of Scholz & Friends in Switzerland. This marks the first time a Swiss national has headed the Zurich office of the agency network.
As of September 1, 2008, Erich Baumgartner will take over the management of Scholz & Friends in Switzerland. This is the first time that a Swiss has headed the Zurich branch of the agency network.
Baumgartner succeeds Katrin Seegers, who has managed the Swiss office together with Jan Leube since 2006. Katrin Seegers, who became a mother in July, will remain at Scholz & Friends with a seat on the Board of Directors of the Zurich agency.
According to Frank-Michael Schmidt, CEO of the Scholz & Friends Group, the agency and agency group wants to usher in a new phase of market presence and strive for growth with the appointment of Baumgartner.
Erich Baumgartner began his professional career in 1981 at DDB, which he continued in consulting at McCann-Erickson Zurich/Frankfurt and GGK Zurich. In 1990, Baumgartner moved to Philips Switzerland as Head of Marketing Communications. He went on to work for Marti Ogilvy & Mather, Advico Young & Rubicam and Publicis in Switzerland before joining Lowe in Zurich as Managing Director in 2003. For the last two years, he was an entrepreneurial partner at Glamour Engineering AG in Zurich.
Baumgartner succeeds Katrin Seegers, who has managed the Swiss office together with Jan Leube since 2006. Katrin Seegers, who became a mother in July, will remain at Scholz & Friends with a seat on the Board of Directors of the Zurich agency.
According to Frank-Michael Schmidt, CEO of the Scholz & Friends Group, the agency and agency group wants to usher in a new phase of market presence and strive for growth with the appointment of Baumgartner.
Erich Baumgartner began his professional career in 1981 at DDB, which he continued in consulting at McCann-Erickson Zurich/Frankfurt and GGK Zurich. In 1990, Baumgartner moved to Philips Switzerland as Head of Marketing Communications. He went on to work for Marti Ogilvy & Mather, Advico Young & Rubicam and Publicis in Switzerland before joining Lowe in Zurich as Managing Director in 2003. For the last two years, he was an entrepreneurial partner at Glamour Engineering AG in Zurich.
