Marc Walder becomes head of Ringier Switzerland
Marc Walder has long been rumored to be the new CEO of Ringier Switzerland, and now the media company has announced the appointment. The 42-year-old will take up his post on September 1 and will then lead a newly formed management team.
Marc Walder has long been rumored to be the new Managing Director of Ringier Switzerland, and now the media company has announced the appointment. The 42-year-old will take up his post on September 1 and will also manage the editors-in-chief in this role. Daniel Pillard, who was appointed interim head last year, will remain a member of the eight-strong management team as Head of the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The Executive Board of Ringier Switzerland will be reorganized after Walder's start. This includes the division heads Thomas Passen (Blick Group), Urs Heller (Magazines), Christoph Bauer (New Media), Andreas Schaffner (Services), Daniel Terzoni (Controlling) and Jean-Luc Mauron (Human Resources). Stefan Hackh is responsible for communications at Ringier Switzerland.
At the same time, Ringier is restructuring individual areas: In addition to the Print Adligenswil print shop, which he manages directly, and Logistics, Andreas Schaffner's Services division will in future also include the customer contact center and the Specter image archive. In addition to the Cash Group, which will be managed directly by division head Christoph Bauer, the Ringier radio and television business under the management of Marc Görtz and the Health Unit under the management of Fibo Deutsch will also be integrated into the New Media division.
New Sobli boss not yet appointed Walder began his career at Ringier in 1991, most recently as Editorial Director Newspapers and Editor-in-Chief of Sonntagsblick. Ringier spokesman Marco Castellaneta said on request that the person who will replace him as editor-in-chief will be determined by September 1.
Walder's career also includes seven years as editor-in-chief of Schweizer Illustrierte and two years as head of sports at Blick and Sonntagsblick. This spring, he gained the tools for a future position: he completed a management program at Harvard Business School in Boston.
At the same time, Ringier is restructuring individual areas: In addition to the Print Adligenswil print shop, which he manages directly, and Logistics, Andreas Schaffner's Services division will in future also include the customer contact center and the Specter image archive. In addition to the Cash Group, which will be managed directly by division head Christoph Bauer, the Ringier radio and television business under the management of Marc Görtz and the Health Unit under the management of Fibo Deutsch will also be integrated into the New Media division.
New Sobli boss not yet appointed Walder began his career at Ringier in 1991, most recently as Editorial Director Newspapers and Editor-in-Chief of Sonntagsblick. Ringier spokesman Marco Castellaneta said on request that the person who will replace him as editor-in-chief will be determined by September 1.
Walder's career also includes seven years as editor-in-chief of Schweizer Illustrierte and two years as head of sports at Blick and Sonntagsblick. This spring, he gained the tools for a future position: he completed a management program at Harvard Business School in Boston.
