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New Leadership Team at Ringier Axel Springer Media AG takes up work

Zurich (ots) - A newly created team under the leadership of CEO Mark Dekan will from now on steer the development and implementation of strategy at Ringier Axel Springer Media AG. The team is made up of top managers from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, each holding distinct responsibilities. The introduction of this new market-centric organization aims at ...

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Monika Remiszewska appointed Group Director People and Development at Ringier Axel Springer Media AG

Zurich (ots) - Effective February 15, 2016 Monika Remiszewska (40) will become Group Director People and Development at Ringier Axel Springer Media AG. In her role she will be overseeing and leading the group-wide HR activities. In her role as Group Director People and Development for Ringier Axel Springer Remiszewska will report to Mark Dekan, CEO Ringier Axel ...

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Dr. Ralph Werner appointed Head of Ad Sales Development at Ringier Axel Springer Media AG

Zurich (ots) - Since January 1, 2016, Dr. Ralph Werner (50) drives the further development of the Media Impact sales organizations operated by Ringier Axel Springer Media AG in its four markets. In his role as Head of Ad Sales Development, Ralph Werner serves as the strategic partner of Media Impact Polska and Media Impact Srbija and will support the launch of Media ...

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Ringier Axel Springer launches Digital Media Campus

Zurich (ots) - Effective January, 2016, Ringier Axel Springer Media AG will be launching the Digital Media Campus, offering on the job journalistic training for young journalists across the Group. With the Digital Media Campus, Ringier Axel Springer aims to prepare and train its talented young journalists in all aspects of modern digital publishing. Intensive courses, taught by renowned instructors and journalists, will ...

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Krisztina Majoros appointed Editor-in-Chief of Blikk.hu

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Elena Jasvoin appointed Group Director Finance

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Dusko Vukajlovic appointed Editor-in-Chief of ALO!

Zurich (ots) - As of December 1, 2015, Dusko Vukajlovic (42) becomes editor-in-chief of the daily ALO!, which is published by Ringier Axel Springer Serbia. He succeeds Ivan Corbic (39) who takes up again his previous position as editor at the daily BLIC. Dusko Vukajlovic joined Ringier Axel Springer Serbia in 1998, working as political editor until 2006. From 2006 until 2007 he was editor-in-chief of the daily Kurir. In ...

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Grupa Onet.pl takes over Business Insider license in Poland

Zurich (ots) - Grupa Onet.pl, a company of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, takes over the Business Insider license in Poland. Business Insider Poland will adopt the successful approach of Business Insider in the United States, while adding a special emphasis with regard to the Polish market. The offering is supposed to start within the first half of 2016. Alek Kutela, CEO Grupa Onet.pl: "We are delighted to bring with ...

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Ringier Axel Springer Serbia creates the largest integrated advertising-sales organization in Serbia

Zurich (ots) - As of October 1, 2015, Ringier Axel Springer Serbia will launch Media Impact Srbija and offer innovative advertising solutions to the Serbian market. The new sales unit will offer its clients integrated 360-degree advertising as well as cross-media services focusing on technology and data. The new ...

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DFL and ONET to kick-off cooperation in Poland / Grupa Onet - Ringier Axel Springer Poland becomes an official Bundesliga-Partner

Zurich (ots) - With the start of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) and ONET to kick-off partnership in Poland. ONET will be an official Bundesliga partner starting with the 2015-16 season. DFL and ONET have entered a three-year collaboration on the Polish market to provide Bundesliga ...

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Aleksander Kutela appointed CEO of Grupa Onet.pl

Zurich (ots) - As of August 1, 2015 Aleksander Kutela, (43), will become CEO of Grupa Onet.pl. He will succeed interim CEO Jonny Crowe (44). Aleksander Kutela will join the Group Executive Board in Poland which consists of Edyta Sadowska, Jonny Crowe and Grzegorz Kania and is chaired by Mark Dekan. Mark Dekan, CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG and Group CEO Poland: "I am very pleased to welcome Aleksander Kutela as ...

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Grupa Onet.pl acquires additional 20 percent of the shares in Skapiec.pl

Zurich (ots) - Grupa Onet.pl, a subsidiary of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, signed an agreement to acquire an additional 20 percent stake in Skapiec.pl, thus becoming the 100 percent shareholder of the second largest comparison shopping engine in Poland. With the acquisition in May 2014 of 80 percent of the shares in Skapiec.pl, Grupa Onet.pl had further diversified ...

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Milan Dubec appointed General Manager of Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia

Zurich (ots) - With immediate effect, Milan Dubec (34) will - in addition to his current role as CEO of the Slovakian online portal Azet - become General Manager of Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. Moreover Milan Dubec will hold minority shares in Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia while his minority share in Azet, which was founded by him, will be reduced. This means he ...

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Carsten Dorn and Jonny Crowe become new members of the Media Impact Polska Supervisory Board

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Veselin Simonovic appointed Editorial Director Blic / Marko Stjepanovic becomes Editor-in-Chief Blic

Zurich (ots) - With effect from January 15, 2015 Veselin Simonovic (56) becomes Editorial Director of Blic, the leading daily tabloid and online news platform in Serbia, owned by the Ringier Axel Springer subsidiary. Marko Stjepanovic (40) succeeds Simonovic and becomes the new editor-in-chief of Blic. In his new ...

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Dr. Christoph Grau appointed Chief Operations Officer of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG (FOTO)

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Tim Berners-Lee awarded the Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize 2015

Zurich (ots) - The 12th Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize has been awarded to Britain's Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web twenty-five years ago. The Swiss Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) is honouring Sir Tim for his pioneering invention. He will be presented with the distinguished prize on 29 April 2015. Earlier prizewinners include Jimmy Wales, Kofi A. Annan and Václav Havel. Sir Tim developed the ...

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Milan Dubec and Martin Mihálik appointed to jointly manage Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia for the interim

Zurich (ots) - With immediate effect, Milan Dubec (34) and Martin Mihálik (43) will in addition to their current functions jointly run Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. They will ensure a smooth transition as General Manager Peter Mertus, who worked for the company for the past 14 years, leaves the company by ...

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Ivan Corbic appointed Editor-in-Chief of Alo!

Zurich (ots) - Effective from October 1, 2014, Ivan Corbic (38) becomes Editor-in-Chief of Alo!, the boulevard brand of Ringier Axel Springer Serbia. He succeeds Dejan Vukelic (38), who will return to the newsroom of the daily Blic as Editor for Society and Economy. Ivan Corbic has worked as Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Alo! for the last six years. Ivan Corbic (38) is an experienced journalist having worked for eighteen ...

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Ringier Axel Springer Media AG integrates Hungary in its portfolio

Zurich (ots) - Following the approval from the Hungarian Antitrust and Media Authorities and after the divestment of parts of the Hungarian portfolios of Ringier AG and Axel Springer SE, the transfer of those assets to Ringier Axel Springer Media AG is now being effected. The CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Hungary, which will be based in Budapest, will be Dr. József ...

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Michal Broniatowski appointed new Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine

Zurich (ots) - Michal Broniatowski (60), one of the most experienced journalists in Poland joins Ringier Axel Springer Poland. He becomes new Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine and follows on Kazimierz Krupa, who has left the company after seven years on his own wish. Michal Broniatowski has started his career in 1979 in Polish Television. He also worked for the British Television Agency ITN, Associated Press and Reuters ...

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Ringier Axel Springer Media AG acquires leading Hungarian job portal Profession.hu

Zurich (ots) - Ringier Axel Springer Media AG has signed an agreement to acquire the job portal Profession.hu. The acquisition of the leading Hungarian job portal will strengthen Ringier Axel Springer Media AG's digital portfolio. With 489,000 unique users (Gemius Jan-Mar 2014, without mobile traffic data), Profession.hu is the leading job portal in the country with ...

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Onet acquires 80 percent of the shares in Skapiec Sp. z o.o. and Opineo sp. z o.o.

Zurich (ots) - Acquisition furthers diversification strategy of Onet/ Skapiec.pl is the second largest comparison shopping engine/ Opineo.pl is the leading product review site in Poland Onet, a subsidiary of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, has entered today into an agreement to acquire 80 percent of the shares in Skapiec Sp. z o.o. and Opineo sp. z o.o. Skapiec.pl ...

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Robert Felus becomes new editor-in-chief of Fakt

Zurich (ots) - Robert Felus (45), is to become new editor-in-chief of Fakt. He succeeds Grzegorz Jankowski (45) who is leaving Fakt at his own request after more than 10 years in this position. From 1 June 2014, Robert Felus, one of Poland's most experienced journalists and deputy editor-in-chief of Fakt from 2003 until 2013 and Head of the Sports Newsroom at Ringier Axel Springer Poland since 2013, will be in charge of ...