Werner De Schepper leaves Ringier
After fifteen years in the service of Ringier, former Blick Editor-in-Chief Werner De Schepper is leaving the media group. He explains that his relationship with Ringier has come to an end. It is not yet clear where he will go next.
A turbulent day for Ringier's HR department: on Friday, Switzerland's largest media group announced four major personnel changes. In addition to the nominations of Peter Röthlisberger as the new head of Blick am Abend, Peter Helbling as his deputy and Hannes Britschgi as the new deputy editor-in-chief of Sonntagsblick, there was also a departure from the media company. The former Editor-in-Chief of Blick, Werner De Schepper, will be leaving Ringier after 15 years. The theology graduate first worked as an editor at Schweizer Illustrierte from 1993 to 1995, then at Sonntagsblick from 1995 to 1999, where he was most recently deputy editor-in-chief. In 1999, De Schepper moved to the same position at Blick, where he was editor-in-chief from February 2003 to March 2007. In 2003/2004, De Schepper also acted as Editor-in-Chief of Sonntagsblick on an interim basis. In his four years as editor-in-chief, the Olten native developed Blick into a modern tabloid newspaper.
Last summer, he took on a role as a journalistic consultant at Ringier Romandie in Lausanne. Together with the editorial team of L'Hebdo, he worked on the journalistic development and graphic redesign of the news magazine. With the launch of L'Hebdo's new website in May 2008, De Schepper will be leaving Ringier. The 42-year-old told SDA that it is still completely open where he will go next. The relationship with Ringier had come to an end, he explained. After 15 years, it was time to go.
Last summer, he took on a role as a journalistic consultant at Ringier Romandie in Lausanne. Together with the editorial team of L'Hebdo, he worked on the journalistic development and graphic redesign of the news magazine. With the launch of L'Hebdo's new website in May 2008, De Schepper will be leaving Ringier. The 42-year-old told SDA that it is still completely open where he will go next. The relationship with Ringier had come to an end, he explained. After 15 years, it was time to go.
