Former Ringier CEO Heinrich Oswald passes away
Heinrich Oswald, the former Chairman of the Ringier publishing house, is dead. He passed away last Thursday at the age of 90. Oswald was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Delegate of the Board of Directors of Ringier from 1972 to 1983.
Heinrich Oswald, the former Chairman of the Ringier publishing house, is dead. He passed away last Thursday at the age of 90. Heinrich Oswald, a lawyer, was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Delegate of the Board of Directors of Ringier from 1972 to 1983. Publisher Michael Ringier paid tribute to Oswald on Wednesday in the tabloid Blick as "one of the great figures in the history of the Ringier publishing house". Oswald had given the company modern management structures in the 1970s. At the same time, however, he also attached great importance to journalism.
Heinrich Oswald's term of office included the merger of the two magazines Schweizer Illustrierte and Sie + Er, the takeover of C.J. Bucher AG in Lucerne, the expansion of the Adligenswil printing center and the launch of new magazines such as Glückspost and L'Hebdo. According to Michael Ringier, Oswald's founding of the Ringier School of Journalism was a pioneering achievement in journalism.
Heinrich Oswald was born on May 15, 1917 in Riehen BS. After studying and qualifying as a lawyer, he worked in the federal administration. He then worked as an authorized representative at Knorr-Nährmittel AG and from 1966 to 1972 as CEO. In 1972, he joined the media company Ringier as Chairman of the Executive Board.
Heinrich Oswald's term of office included the merger of the two magazines Schweizer Illustrierte and Sie + Er, the takeover of C.J. Bucher AG in Lucerne, the expansion of the Adligenswil printing center and the launch of new magazines such as Glückspost and L'Hebdo. According to Michael Ringier, Oswald's founding of the Ringier School of Journalism was a pioneering achievement in journalism.
Heinrich Oswald was born on May 15, 1917 in Riehen BS. After studying and qualifying as a lawyer, he worked in the federal administration. He then worked as an authorized representative at Knorr-Nährmittel AG and from 1966 to 1972 as CEO. In 1972, he joined the media company Ringier as Chairman of the Executive Board.
