Two new business managers at Localsearch
Reto Matter and John Lee have joined the management team of the SME marketing and advertising company Localsearch, a brand of Swisscom Directories.
At Localsearch (Swisscom Directories AG), Reto Matter now heads the Data & Technology department as Chief Technology Officer. Most recently, the 52-year-old also served as CTO for Tamedia for over four years. Another new member of the management team is Chief Strategy and New Business Officer John Lee, who has been working for Localsearch for several years.
Reto Matter joined Localsearch at the beginning of June as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Head of Data & Technology. In this role, he takes a seat on the Executive Board. Reto Matter has worked as CTO at Tamedia since the beginning of 2019. Prior to that, he spent five years as a Data Science & Analytics Expert for Swiss Re and managed many different projects for the company ITStep as a Consultant and Principal Engineer over eight years.
Another employee new to the management team
With Chief Strategy and New Business Officer John Lee, Localsearch has also appointed a long-time employee to the Executive Board. The 51-year-old, who has already been with the company for four years, took on the role of New Business Officer in the fall of 2022 in addition to his role as Strategy Officer. Before joining Localsearch, John Lee had gained experience as a partner in strategy and M&A consulting firms for around 20 years - including Zetra International AG and Ernst & Young.
