Internet pioneer Daniel Grossen hands over operational business
Daniel Grossen, founder and CEO of Scout 24, is stepping down from his leadership roles. Olivier Rihs, previously the commercial director, will become the new CEO of Scout 24 Switzerland.
In future, Daniel Grossen will be devoting himself to his new commitments as part of his family office "Grossen Invest", but will remain connected to the Scout24 marketplaces as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Media Swiss and as Delegate of the Board of Directors of Scout24 Switzerland. In these roles, he will drive forward the strategic development of the 500-strong Media Swiss online group with Scout24 Switzerland, Media Swiss AG, Omnimedia AG, Xmedia AG and anibis.ch, as detailed in a press release from Scout 24. Grossen also holds various other directorships.
Since 2004, Deutsche Telekom has held a 50.1 percent stake in Scout24 Switzerland via its subsidiary Scout24 Holding in Munich. In 2007, the media company Ringier also acquired a stake in Scout24 Switzerland via its parent company Media Swiss.
His successor as CEO of Scout24 Schweiz AG will be the business economist Olivier Rihs. Rihs, who lives in Biel, has already held a management position at Scout24 for eight years and has been responsible for the commercial business of all Scout24 marketplaces since summer 2009. Rihs will take up his new position on April 1, 2011.
