Ralph Büchi becomes Chairman of the World Association of Magazine Publishers
The International Federation of Magazine Publishers (FIPP) has elected Ralph Büchi, COO of the Ringier Group and CEO of RASCH, as its new chairman. He succeeds Erwin Fidelis Reisch, publisher of the Stuttgart-based Alfons W. Gentner Verlag.
Ralph Büchi, COO Ringier Group and CEO Ringier Axel Springer Switzerland (RASCH), was elected as the new Chairman of the association at the 41st FIPP World Congress of Magazine Publishers in London from October 9 to 11, 2017. Ralph Büchi has been involved with the FIPP for many years and has been a board member since 2008. He has served as Deputy Chairman of the association since October 2016.
Ralph Büchi in a statement on the new challenge: "As a global platform for print and digital media, the FIPP has an important role to play, especially in these times of upheaval. I am very much looking forward to contributing my experience in the international media business as Chairman, perhaps to an even greater extent than I have been able to do so far, and to supporting the organization in strategically aligning itself for the future. It is important to me to create the best possible framework conditions for media companies worldwide together with my association colleagues."
Previous FIPP Chairmen:
- 2016-2017: Erwin Fidelis Reisch, President and CEO, Alfons W. Gentner Verlag & Co. KG, Germany
- 2015-2016: Duncan Edwards, President and CEO of Hearst Magazines International
- 2013-2015: Fabrizio D'Angelo, CEO, Burda International, Germany
- 2011-2013: David Hill, President, IDG Communications, USA
- 2009-2011: Aroon Purie, Chairman & Editor in Chief, The India Today Group, India
- 2007-2009: Pierre Lamunière, Chairman, Edipresse Group, Switzerland
- 2005-2007: Chris Llewellyn, Managing Director, Emap International, United Kingdom
- 2003-2005: William T. Kerr, CEO, Meredith Corporation, USA
- 2001-2003: Gérald de Roquemaurel, Chairman & CEO, Hachette Filipacchi Médias
- 1999-2001: Thomaz Souto Corrệa, Vice Chairman, Editora Abril, Brazil
The International Federation of Magazine Publishers FIPP has over 500 member companies, including 30 national associations, over 350 publishers and more than 80 industry service providers and affiliated organizations in over 60 countries. FIPP represents over 5,000 titles, including virtually all of the world's leading media magazine brands. FIPP is based in London and was founded in 1925 with the aim of strengthening magazine publishers and their associations worldwide and defending their journalistic, cultural and economic interests. FIPP topics include freedom of the press, advertising and distribution, copyright and corporate responsibility.
