Tamedia: Thomas Gresch becomes new CTO Digital
Thomas Gresch will take over the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer Digital at Tamedia in January 2015.
As CTO Digital, Gresch, who will report directly to Christoph Brand, will be responsible for all Group-wide IT issues relating to the digital business, including data analytics. He will also work closely with the Head of IT Publishing, Frédéric Ranger, and the Head of IT Tamedia, Rafael Corvalan. Responsibility for product-related IT will remain with the respective digital companies.
Thomas Gresch is 39 years old and previously worked as Head of Engineering and before that as Head of Entry Business at Local.ch. From 2006 to 2010, he was part owner of the start-up Siebenhengst, which produced specialized computers, as well as kspace, a spin-off of the University of Zurich, which developed software for physical surface analysis. Prior to this, he founded various start-ups, including Postante, which developed online address books. He also initiated the internet agency Zeitgeist and worked as a consultant and project manager for Starticket and Credit Suisse. Thomas Gresch studied at the University of Zurich and graduated with a Master's degree in physics.
