Chief Technology and Data Officer Xiaoqun Clever leaves Ringier

In January 2016, Xiaoqun Clever joined Ringier as Chief Technology and Data Officer and member of the Group Executive Board. The division she heads Technology & Data includes the areas of corporate IT, cyber security and the development of Sherlock, a leading digital platform that is able to link data from the Ringier Group's two main divisions, Publishing and Marketplaces, in accordance with the applicable data protection guidelines. It is now being examined whether the Ringier Group's award-winning technology platform will also be offered to third-party customers.

According to Marc Walder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Ringier, Xiaoqun Clever has made a significant contribution to the further development of Ringier into a technology-driven media company, particularly with Sherlock, and has thus laid the foundation for the next steps. "I am delighted that Xiaoqun Clever will continue to support Ringier with her expertise in an advisory capacity," said Walder in a statement. 

In addition to her advisory activities at Ringier, Xiaoqun Clever intends to concentrate on her international supervisory board mandates - including at Allianz Versicherungs AG Austria and Maxingvest, the holding company of the operating companies Tchibo and Beiersdorf. "The challenge of achieving ambitious goals and working together with a great team to drive Ringier's development forward has motivated me over the past three years. After successfully completing the development work, the time has come for me to start something new," says Xiaoqun Clever.

Under the leadership of Robin Lingg, Head of Marketplaces, the Group Executive Board of Ringier will further develop the strategy and organization of the Technology & Data division.