Clear Channel hires Robert Furger as new chief development officer
Robert Furger ist in dieser Funktion verantwortlich für den Ausbau und die kontinuierliche digitale Weiterentwicklung des Out-of-Home Angebotes von Clear Channel. Er betreut mit seinem Team auch die bestehenden langjährigen Partnerschaften mit Immobilien- und Grundbesitzern.
Urs Zeier, who currently holds this position, will hand over his operational duties to Robert Furger, who will be able to oversee the further development of the Clear Channel portfolio over a longer period of time. Urs Zeier will continue to work for Clear Channel in the context of individual projects.
Robert Furger has many years of experience in business development and digital business. In his professional career, he has held management positions at DCL Data, Search.ch (RIM) and Orell Füslli Wirtschaftsinformationen. Before joining Clear Channel Switzerland, he was founder and CEO of Klara Now, a full-service digital marketing agency for SMEs.
Christoph Marty, CEO, in a statement: "With Robert Furger, we have been able to sign up a passionate doer and innovator who will further drive our ambitions in terms of digitalization and growth. I am looking forward to his start and to the fact that we can continue to count on the dedicated support and in-depth knowledge of Urs Zeier. Urs Zeier has been instrumental in the successful further development of Clear Channel in Switzerland over the past 15 years - many thanks for that!"
Robert Furger will start on Sept. 1, 2018, and take over operational responsibility on Oct. 1, 2018, becoming a member of the Executive Board and reporting to CEO Christoph Marty.
