Annual General Meeting elects Lucy Küng to the NZZ Board of Directors
At the Annual General Meeting of the public limited company for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on Saturday, the shareholders elected Lucy Küng as a new member of the Board of Directors. She succeeds Joachim Schoss, who is stepping down from the Board.
With a large majority, the shareholders of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung elected Lucy Küng, Professor of Media Innovation, as a new member of the Board of Directors at their 149th Annual General Meeting at the Kongresshaus Zurich. She succeeds Joachim Schoss, who has decided to step down from the Board for personal reasons. He had been a member of the board since 2010, to which he brought a great deal of expertise and experience as an entrepreneur and expert in the field of digital media, according to a news release. Chairman of the Board Etienne Jornod acknowledged the extraordinary contribution he has made to the NZZ Media Group and thanked him for his great commitment.
In view of the positive business performance, the Annual General Meeting decided, as proposed, to pay a dividend of 200 Swiss francs per share. This corresponds to the dividend approved by the Annual General Meeting in the previous year. The shareholders also approved all other items on the agenda in accordance with the proposals of the Board of Directors.
