Zattoo with new Board of Directors after majority takeover by Tamedia
With the majority takeover of Zattoo by Tamedia, Samuel Hügli takes over the chairmanship of the Zattoo Board of Directors from company founder Bea Knecht.

Samuel Hügli is a member of the Management Board and Head of Technology & Investments at Tamedia. The Board of Directors will also be strengthened by Franz Bürgi. As Group CIO at Tamedia, he has been in charge of the Enterprise Infrastructure, Collaboration & Workplace, Publishing and Paid Media & Distribution technology divisions since 2017. Franz Bürgi studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich and holds an Executive MBA from the University of St. Gallen. Marcus Englert, former member of the Executive Board and Chief New Media Officer of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, will also join the Board of Directors. Marcus Englert holds a doctorate in physics and an MBA from INSEAD Business School.
Bea Knecht, Johannes Braun and Markus Dennler continue to sit on the Board of Directors. Adrian Bult has left the Board of Directors of Zattoo.
