Merger creates the media company Docu Switzerland
The two media companies Springer Science+Business Media and Docu AG have merged. The result is Docu Schweiz AG, Switzerland's largest provider of information for the construction industry. The CEO of the new company is Franco G. Bernasconi.
The two media companies Springer Science+Business Media and Docu AG have merged. The result is Docu Schweiz AG. The new company is the largest Swiss provider of information for the construction industry, as detailed in a press release. With a focus on the unique combination of print and online media, the company is aiming for qualitative and quantitative growth. The company, which is part of the internationally active Docu Group, intends to invest heavily in the areas of databases and the Internet. The merger was preceded in March by the sale of Springer Science+Business Media's B2B construction activities to the London-based investor group GMT. The latter is a shareholder in the Docu Group. Docu AG publishes Swiss construction documentation. Springer Science+Business Media Switzerland's portfolio includes the publications Baublatt, Kommunalmagazin, Transportrundschau and Auto&Technik.
The company resulting from the merger will be located at Springer Science+Business Media's current headquarters in Rüschlikon. The Blauen site, where Docu AG is domiciled, will be dissolved. At the same time, the organization will be redefined and a new management team will be appointed from 1.7.2007. The 44-year-old Franco G. Bernasconi will have overall responsibility as Chief Executive Officer. The 53-year-old Michael Ruth will become a member of the Executive Board as Chief Finance Officer.
The entire management team of Springer Science+Business Media is leaving the company. The current Managing Director Heike Findeis, Baublatt Publishing Director Renato Polentarutti, Head of Human Resources Peter Jenny and Head of Finance Hans Peter Meier will be leaving.
Until March, Springer Science+Business Media also included Media Daten AG, which publishes Werbewoche. As part of the sale, Media Daten was integrated into Springer's B2B Business, Technology, Transport division.
The company resulting from the merger will be located at Springer Science+Business Media's current headquarters in Rüschlikon. The Blauen site, where Docu AG is domiciled, will be dissolved. At the same time, the organization will be redefined and a new management team will be appointed from 1.7.2007. The 44-year-old Franco G. Bernasconi will have overall responsibility as Chief Executive Officer. The 53-year-old Michael Ruth will become a member of the Executive Board as Chief Finance Officer.
The entire management team of Springer Science+Business Media is leaving the company. The current Managing Director Heike Findeis, Baublatt Publishing Director Renato Polentarutti, Head of Human Resources Peter Jenny and Head of Finance Hans Peter Meier will be leaving.
Until March, Springer Science+Business Media also included Media Daten AG, which publishes Werbewoche. As part of the sale, Media Daten was integrated into Springer's B2B Business, Technology, Transport division.
