Congratulations to Ralph Büchi, who is to become Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the billion-dollar Axel Springer Group next year. An accolade for a man many of us know. For a man who has always pursued and implemented his visions reliably and calmly. As a journalist, as a publisher, and then as a media manager for Springer and Ringier.
When Springer calls - and this has remained the case even after the death of the brilliant publisher Axel Springer - everyone comes. And so the major shareholders around Friede Springer south korea rcs data could have persuaded to take on this role. But they chose Ralph Büchi. And that should have been a signal for many media companies. The times in this tough business when you could boast of big names without any specialist knowledge are over forever.
Old politicians are as useless on the supervisory board as bankers or scientists. In a business that has become extremely difficult, there must be experts. People who know the global media market, who have learned the profession, who understand trade and change. And Ralph Büchi has worked exclusively in this industry his entire life.