Ringier Magazines: Thomas Passen takes over as Head of Marketing
Thomas Passen will take on new responsibilities at Ringier effective December 1. The former division head of the Blick Group will become Head of Marketing for Ringier Magazines.
In this role, Passen will manage the reader and advertising market and be responsible for the online business of Ringier magazines. The 40-year-old will report to the Head of the Magazines division, Urs Heller. Thomas Passen has held various positions at Ringier since 1996. He started as Head of Production and Advertising Coordination, was Publishing Director of Gesundheit Sprechstunde and Cash as well as Head of Magazine Readership and Advertising Market. In 2007 he became Publishing Director and in 2008 Head of the Blick Group and member of the Executive Board of Ringier Switzerland. In the summer of 2009, Thomas Passen resigned from his position as Divisional Director of the Blick Group due to differences of opinion on the strategic direction, the publisher announced on Tuesday.
