Oliver Schibli becomes a member of the executive board of Watson
Oliver Schibli, 43, will join the executive board of the news portal Watson effective July 1, 2017. Franz Ermel and Steven Goodman are leaving the company.
Schibli is responsible for the newly created Product & Marketing division. Schibli most recently worked as a consultant for digital startups. From 2012 to 2016, he built up the online marketplace OLX as Managing Director. Before that, he held various positions at the portals Bluewin.ch, Blick.ch and Tillate.com.
"I am delighted that we have been able to recruit Oliver Schibli, a proven digital professional. With his experience in building up the reach of digital portals, he ideally complements our team," says Watson CEO Michael Wanner.
As a result, the management of watson as of July 1, 2017 consists of Maurice Thiriet (Editor-in-Chief), Cedrick Wolf (Head of Sales), Oliver Schibli (Head of Product & Marketing) and Michael Wanner (CEO).
The two current members Franz Ermel and Steven Goodman will leave the management of watson at the same time and leave the company at their own request at the end of the year. The two founding members Ermel and Goodman were part of the Watson team from the very beginning and have developed the portal into one of the top 5 news portals in Switzerland within three years, according to a statement.
