Xiaoqun Clever becomes Chief Technology and Data Officer of the Ringier Group

Clever will become a member of Ringier's Group Executive Board and report directly to CEO Marc Walder. Clever studied computer science at the renowned Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. This was followed by studies at the universities in Göttingen, Germany (Mathematics), Karlsruhe (Computer Science) and West Florida (General Management MBA). Ms. Clever was Executive Vice President at the German software company SAP and President of SAP Labs China until the end of 2013. She reported directly to the Executive Board and was responsible for the implementation of various technologically innovative applications using the latest technologies. Under Xiaoqun Clever's leadership, her organization designed numerous groundbreaking applications for the SAP product portfolio.

Xiaoqun Clever has been Chief Technology Officer at the German media company Prosieben Sat.1 Media in Unterföhring since January 2014. In this position, she is tasked with implementing the Group's digital transformation in an innovative and profitable way across all business areas. She has also been a member of the Supervisory Board of Allianz Insurance Austria since January 2015.

As of January 1, 2016, Xiaoqun Clever will assume the position of Chief Technology and Data Officer at Ringier. She will be a member of the Group Executive Board and report directly to Ringier CEO Marc Walder. "Ringier is now a diversified and highly digitalized media company. We already generate more than sixty percent of EBITDA with digital businesses. Technology and the handling of data are key factors for our company. Xiaoqun Clever, a top manager with a proven track record in these areas, is now joining Ringier. She was our preferred candidate," says Marc Walder on the appointment of Xiaoqun Clever.