Ringier: Patrick Strumpf becomes new managing director of Geschenkidee.ch
On March 1, 2011, Patrick Strumpf will take over as CEO of Geschenkidee.ch.
Leandro Sanchez and Simon Häusermann, who founded the company in 2002 and sold it to Ringer in 2008, want to take on new challenges outside the organization. However, they will continue to be available to Geschenkidee.ch as advisory board members and consultants.The change in leadership now initiated is a planned step that had been left open in terms of timing after the company sale, according to a Ringier release.
Following the integration of Geschenkidee.ch into the Ringier Group, the founders have decided, as planned, to initiate the change of management now. Ringier management has therefore searched for the new CEO in close consultation with the two founders.
Patrick Strumpf started his career at Philips Consumer Electronics before successfully building up a company himself with Pat Says Now. The graduate in business administration has international experience in IT retail and has known the Swiss e-commerce market for years. As a former supplier, he has been associated with Geschenkidee.ch since 2005 and is now to keep the Swiss online retailer on a growth course as CEO.
Following the integration of Geschenkidee.ch into the Ringier Group, the founders have decided, as planned, to initiate the change of management now. Ringier management has therefore searched for the new CEO in close consultation with the two founders.
Patrick Strumpf started his career at Philips Consumer Electronics before successfully building up a company himself with Pat Says Now. The graduate in business administration has international experience in IT retail and has known the Swiss e-commerce market for years. As a former supplier, he has been associated with Geschenkidee.ch since 2005 and is now to keep the Swiss online retailer on a growth course as CEO.
