Goldbach Group expands management
As part of the new corporate structure of TX Group, Goldbach Group expands its Executive Committee and gets a new Board of Directors.
The newly established Executive Committee of Goldbach, consisting of Mark Luck, Alexander Duphorn, Roland Wittmann, Nicole Klose, Philipp Mankowski, Michi Frank, Marco Gasser, Ralf Brachat, Thierry Furrer, Stefan Wagner and Raoul Gerber (from left to right).
As of January 2020, Goldbach's core business, the marketing and placement of advertising in private media and out-of-home, will be joined by the titles of Tamedia and the media group of 20 minutes. The newly founded Goldbach subsidiaries 20 Minuten Advertising and Goldbach Publishing, which will also expand third-party print marketing, are responsible for this. Neo Advertising, which has been affiliated with Goldbach since the beginning of the year, is responsible for Out of Home.
In the decentralized organizational structure of the TX Group, all marketing activities of TX have been located at Goldbach since the beginning of the year. In the course of these changes, Goldbach is getting a new Board of Directors and expanding its Executive Committee.
New Board of Directors
After several years as Chairman, Jens Alder returns to the Goldbach Board of Directors as a member. TX Group Board members Martin Kall, Konstantin Richter and Pietro Supino as well as Samuel Hügli, Head of Technology & Ventures, join the Goldbach Board of Directors as new members. Sandro Macciacchini, Head of Finance & HR of TX Group, and Christoph Tonini remain members of the Goldbach Board of Directors, whereby Christoph Tonini will be replaced as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Goldbach by Pietro Supino after his resignation as CEO of TX Group as of June 30, 2020.
Executive Committee expanded
At the beginning of January, Nicole Klose (HR Business Partner) and Mark Luck (Director Controlling, M&A, Strategic Projects) as well as Marco Gasser (Managing Director 20 Minuten Advertising AG), Philipp Mankowski and Thierry Furrer (both Managing Directors Goldbach Publishing) joined the Executive Committee of Goldbach around CEO Michi Frank.
The Executive Committee also includes Raoul Gerber (Deputy CEO Goldbach Group), Alexander Duphorn (CEO Goldbach Media), Ralf Brachat (Managing Director Swiss Radioworld), Stefan Wagner (Managing Director Goldbach Audience) and Roland Wittmann (Chief Strategy Officer).
"With this new setup and the broad-based management, we are strengthening our presence in the market. The expanded offering also increases our marketing relevance. Our customers choose from comprehensive, high-reach advertising offerings that include print, online, TV, radio and outdoor advertising. Our new setup allows us to join forces to tackle the current challenges in the advertising market," says CEO Michi Frank.
