Marc Walder was born on 19 August 1965 and is a Swiss journalist, media executive and former professional tennis player.
17 Facts About Marc Walder
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Marc Walder is CEO and Managing Partner of Ringier and Chairman of the Group Executive Board.
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Marc Walder's best ranking in Switzerland was 7, while his top results in the ATP world rankings were 170 and 575, respectively.
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Marc Walder was deputy editor-in-chief of the Sunday tabloid SonntagsBlick from 1997 to 1999 and headed the sports desk at the daily tabloid Blick and SonntagsBlick from 1999 to 2000.
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Marc Walder went on to become editor-in-chief of SonntagsBlick while simultaneously heading the Ringier AG newspaper division.
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On September 1,2008, Marc Walder took over as CEO of Ringier Switzerland on the Group Executive Board.
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On January 30,2018, at the Ringier Management Conference was announced that Marc Walder had acquired 10 percent of the shares of the company, thus becoming a Managing Partner.
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In 2017, Marc Walder initiated the first Swiss Digital Day, which took place on November 21.
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Marc Walder serves as President of the Steering Committee and as a member of the executive committee at digitalswitzerland.
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Marc Walder was honored for his commitment to the Swiss economy and the ICT industry.
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Marc Walder's aim is to extend the initiative to Europe.
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Marc Walder is a board member of several subsidiary companies within the diversified Ringier media enterprise.
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Marc Walder is Chairman of the Board at Admeira AG, which belongs to the two main shareholders Ringier and Swisscom, Ringier Sports AG, Ringier Africa AG, the daily newspaper Le Temps SA and the online classifieds platform Scout24 Schweiz AG.
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Marc Walder serves as the Deputy Chairman at the Ticketcorner AG and at the Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG, the joint venture between Ringier and German media enterprise Axel Springer SE and as a member of the board of directors for the Ringier Axel Springer Media AG.
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Marc Walder is a member of the Board of JobCloud AG, Marquard Media AG, Sportradar Holding AG, the Executive Advisory Board of WORLD.
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In May 2012, Marc Walder joined the directorate of the Schweizerische Management Gesellschaft.
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In June 2017 Marc Walder was at the constituent meeting of the Advisory Council on Digital Transformation of the Swiss Federal Council, of which he is still a member today.