Thomas Kaiser becomes Director of Business Development at Publigroupe  

Thomas Kaiser will succeed Moritz Wuttke as Director of Business Development and member of the Group Executive Board at Publigroupe. This was announced by the company at the same time as the annual figures. The 40-year-old has been working at the Burda Media Group since 2000 on the development of new markets in the e-business and mobile telephony sector. Previously, he headed various departments at Bertelsmann in the areas of direct marketing, online services and international marketing. Kaiser will take up his new post on July 1, 2006. Moritz Wuttke was appointed CEO for the entire Asia-Pacific region last November and will step down from his previous functions on June 30, 2006.