Tamedia: New Head of Portfolio Management Ventures in the Technology & Investments division

Jens Schleuniger will assume the position of Head of Portfolio Management Ventures effective October 1, 2019. In this role, he will provide strategic support for Tamedia’s portfolio companies and evaluate new investments. The 39-year-old will report directly to Samuel Hügli, Head of Technology & Investments.

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Jens Schleuniger has experience in private equity, start-up investments and portfolio management as well as in company formation and development. He was most recently Senior Investment Advisor and member of the Investment Committee of Silk Invest, a private equity fund in London. As co-founder and Managing Director of Für-Gründer.de, he built the largest portal for start-ups in the German-speaking world and developed a leading software-as-a-service solution for digital business and financial planning. 
 
Samuel Hügli, Member of the Management Board and Head of Technology & Investments at Tamedia: "We want to further expand our portfolio in the areas of fintech, software-as-a-service and other high-growth fields. As a former entrepreneur and managing director, Jens Schleuniger is very familiar with the operational challenges of our investments and will provide us with significant support as a proven expert in business development and investments. I am very much looking forward to working with him."
 
Jens Schleuniger is taking over from Lorenz Lüchinger, who left the company in May. Nicola Claglüna has held the position on an interim basis since May.

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