Nik Niethammer new Editor-in-Chief of Schweizer Illustrierte
A few days after Dominic Geisseler announced his departure, Ringier's Group Management is appointing a new Editor-in-Chief for its illustrated magazine. The 46-year-old Nik Niethammer will head the editorial team of Schweizer Illustrierte as of December 1 of this year.
Ringier is not taking long to act: A few days after Dominic Geisseler announced his departure, the Group management is appointing a new editor-in-chief for its illustrated magazine. The 46-year-old Nik Niethammer will head the editorial team of Schweizer Illustrierte as of December 1 of this year. Niethammer has already been a reporter for Schweizer Illustrierte and a member of the editorial team at Blick. In 2004, Niethammer took over as head of the magazine division at Sat.1 in Berlin. Most recently, as editor-in-chief of Sat.1, he was responsible for the entire news and magazine division.
Niethammer is currently working in a project team on the development of a print publication with which Ringier - in competition with the Tamedia product "20 Minuten Friday," which will be launched at the end of the month - wants to reach a young and urban audience.
It was only on Wednesday last week that it became known that Dominic Geisseler would be leaving his post as editor-in-chief.The break between Geisseler and Switzerland's biggest publishing house came about, according to the statement, "because of differing views on the future journalistic orientation of Schweizer Illustrierte. Ringier magazine boss Urs Heller will lead the paper on an interim basis until the beginning of December.
Niethammer is currently working in a project team on the development of a print publication with which Ringier - in competition with the Tamedia product "20 Minuten Friday," which will be launched at the end of the month - wants to reach a young and urban audience.
It was only on Wednesday last week that it became known that Dominic Geisseler would be leaving his post as editor-in-chief.The break between Geisseler and Switzerland's biggest publishing house came about, according to the statement, "because of differing views on the future journalistic orientation of Schweizer Illustrierte. Ringier magazine boss Urs Heller will lead the paper on an interim basis until the beginning of December.
