Lütolf stays with Ringier

A week ago, Ringier announced that the Group was dissolving its Publishing Services division and transferring the individual sales and logistics services to the Newspapers, Magazines and Print divisions. However, it was not communicated what will happen to Walter Lütolf, the previous Head of Publishing Services. "Walter Lütolf decided last year to take a six-month sabbatical. During this time, he will devote himself to further training," says Ringier spokesperson Marco Castellaneta on request. He added: "Walter Lütolf has therefore neither left the company nor resigned." Lütolf himself confirms this. However, it remains to be seen whether he will return to Ringier in the summer or whether he will reorient himself, he said. Among other things, Lütolf played a key role in the development of an alternative delivery organization (AZO) for magazines, a project that NZZ, Tamedia, Ringier and Valora once considered as a competitor to Swiss Post, but then put on ice. or is gradually being implemented by Zuvo. However, his time-out has nothing to do with AZO, says Lütolf. Markus Knöpfli