Leo Lüthy (60), editor-in-chief of Glückspost since 2016, has decided to step down from his post for private reasons at the end of March 2023, according to a press release. He looks back on a long and successful career in people journalism, during which he worked for the titles Blick, SonntagsBlick and TV Star, among others.
Alexander Theobald, CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Switzerland, is quoted as saying: "I would like to thank Leo Lüthy very much for his successful work. Since 1983, he has continuously worked for publications that belong to Ringier or today to Ringier Axel Springer Switzerland. A unique loyalty! Leo has continued to write the content and business success story of GlücksPost during his time as Editor-in-Chief. I wish him only the best for his future." Lüthy will continue to work for GlücksPost in the journalistic field after his resignation.
"Our preferred candidate"
Dominik Hug (53) will be the new editor-in-chief from April 1. Hug is "one of Switzerland's most distinguished journalists in the show business" and has headed the People department of the Blick Group since 2010. He previously worked for two years as an editor in the entertainment department of the Bild newspaper in Berlin. Dominik Hug lived in the USA from 1996 to 2000, where he studied Media, Law & Ethics at the University of San Francisco. At the same time, he wrote as a freelancer for several Swiss titles, including the Berner Zeitung, Facts and Weltwoche. After returning to Switzerland, he was editor at the Berner Zeitung/Der Bund from 2000 to 2003, before joining Blick as deputy head of the People section from 2003 to 2006. From 2006 to 2008, he was head of the People department at SonntagsBlick.
Alexander Theobald: "I am delighted that Dominik Hug, a proven expert with international experience in the field of people journalism, is taking over as editor-in-chief of Glückspost. He is our preferred candidate to succeed Leo Lüthy."
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Thomas Walliser (53) is responsible for the further expansion of the leading culinary lifestyle magazine in Switzerland. In this country, Falstaff has been distributed as an independent magazine with a print run of 26,000 copies since 2014 and, according to WEMF, has been the best-selling magazine in the "Wine & Culinary" category for years. In addition to the ten annual issues, there are numerous specials, such as the recent special issue on "Food Zürich" or on Basel as a city of gourmet delights. Falstaff offers an extensive and wide-ranging digital offering on the topics of wine, travel, culinary arts, lifestyle, and design, as well as numerous guides that provide tasteful orientation for gourmets.
Before the end of this year, Walliser will be responsible for the launch of the design magazine Falstaff Living by editor Angelika Rosam and will publish it in Switzerland. The first issue of the magazine for interior design, style and trends will appear as early as November 2022. In 2023, six issues are already scheduled to appear in Switzerland, as well as the premiere of Design Guide Switzerland. The Swiss edition of Falstaff Living will open up a new premium environment for the advertising industry with an attractive mix of national and international content.
In addition to new print and digital products for the Swiss market, the media expert will launch the elite "Falstaff Gourmet Club" and establish top-class events and galas for affluent clientele and epicureans. The increased commitment in Switzerland is to contribute significantly to the further growth of the Falstaff media group, which last year recorded a sales growth of 36.8 percent and is aiming for sales of around 30 million Swiss francs this year.
"Thomas Walliser brings not only extensive media experience and an excellent network, but also entrepreneurial skills to Falstaff. With his strategic expertise, he will further expand Falstaff's leading market position," publisher Wolfgang M. Rosam is convinced.
"Falstaff has enormous growth potential with its content quality and expertise. Together with the experienced editorial team around Benjamin Herzog and Dominik Vombach, we want to whet people's appetites in Switzerland even more for the finer things in life," says Walliser.
Thomas Walliser was born in Mosnang in 1969. He started his professional career in 1994 as Managing Director of Luxo Asa, before moving into the media industry in 2008 as CEO and owner of Boll Verlag. He served as publisher of the magazines "Wohnrevue," "Edelweiss Travel," "Places" and "Modulør." In 2017, he sold his publishing company and took over the management of NZZ Fachmedien within the NZZ Media Group. In 2019, he was appointed head of specialist media at CH Media as part of the joint venture. In 2021, he founded his company ELap Communication. Since that year, he has held a stake in Rinspi and serves as president of Design Preis Schweiz, on whose management board he is also active. With his companies, he advises leading brands in the design, furniture and media industries.
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