Ueli Weber leaves Publicitas
The new Publicitas is seeing another change in its executive leadership: Ueli Weber, Managing Director of Electronic & Interactive, has decided to leave the company. He will be succeeded by 38-year-old Tim Dührkoop.
The new Publicitas has another change in its management team: Ueli Weber, Managing Director Electronic & Interactive, has decided to leave the company after a ten-year career. The operational management of Publicitas Cinecom, Publicitas Radiotele and Publicitas Web2com will be taken over by 38-year-old Tim Dührkoop.
Weber joined the company in 1998. He played a key role in the founding of Publicitas Webservices around five years ago as Managing Director. In 2005, following the merger with Publimedia Webadvertising, he assumed overall responsibility for the newly founded Web2com. Since the beginning of the year, Weber has been in charge of marketing electronic and interactive media in the Swiss sales organization of the new Publicitas (see
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Publigroupe praised the departing manager in a press release: "In Ueli Weber we are losing a pioneer of the interactive business at Publicitas, but also in Switzerland as a whole", summarized Thomas Bargetzi, CEO/Sales Director Switzerland at Publicitas. Under Weber's leadership, Web2com has positioned and established itself as a major player in the Swiss online market.
Weber's successor Tim Dührkoop has worked in online media since 1995, from 1997 at the online agency Namics, which is now part of Publigroupe, most recently as a partner and head of the Swiss business. In 2006, he joined what is now Publicitas, where he initially managed an online project in the USA. Since September 2007, Dührkoop has been responsible for strategy development at the new Publicitas and deals with all types of media.
Weber joined the company in 1998. He played a key role in the founding of Publicitas Webservices around five years ago as Managing Director. In 2005, following the merger with Publimedia Webadvertising, he assumed overall responsibility for the newly founded Web2com. Since the beginning of the year, Weber has been in charge of marketing electronic and interactive media in the Swiss sales organization of the new Publicitas (see
).
Publigroupe praised the departing manager in a press release: "In Ueli Weber we are losing a pioneer of the interactive business at Publicitas, but also in Switzerland as a whole", summarized Thomas Bargetzi, CEO/Sales Director Switzerland at Publicitas. Under Weber's leadership, Web2com has positioned and established itself as a major player in the Swiss online market.
Weber's successor Tim Dührkoop has worked in online media since 1995, from 1997 at the online agency Namics, which is now part of Publigroupe, most recently as a partner and head of the Swiss business. In 2006, he joined what is now Publicitas, where he initially managed an online project in the USA. Since September 2007, Dührkoop has been responsible for strategy development at the new Publicitas and deals with all types of media.
