Marc Walder (born 19 August 1965) is a Swiss journalist, media executive and former professional tennis player. He is CEO and Managing Partner[1] of Ringier and Chairman of the Group Executive Board.[2]
Walder was a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from 1984 to 1991. His best ranking in Switzerland was 7, while his top results in the ATP world rankings were 170 (doubles) and 575 (singles), respectively. In 1989, he was double Swiss tennis champion at indoor and outdoor doubles.[3] In 2008 he completed the Advanced Executive Management Program at Harvard Business School in Boston.[4]
Marc Walder lives near Zurich, Switzerland, with his wife and two daughters.
Ringier AGEdit
Following eight years as a tennis pro, Walder embarked on a career at Ringier AG, a Swiss media enterprise, in 1991. He trained at the Ringier School of Journalism in 1993-94. 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. During the years 2000 to 2006, Walder served as editor-in-chief of Schweizer Illustrierte. He went on to become editor-in-chief of SonntagsBlick while simultaneously heading the Ringier AG newspaper division. On September 1, 2008, Marc Walder took over as CEO of Ringier Switzerland on the Group Executive Board. As a media executive, Walder is committed to a strategy of diversification.[5] Under his guidance Ringier has supplemented its core business (newspapers, magazines, printing plants) by investing in entertainment (events, ticketing, radio, television) and transaction-based Internet business (online marketplaces, e-commerce).[6][7] On April 5, 2012, Walder was appointed CEO of Ringier AG and became Chairman of the Group Executive Board.[8] Until March 2013 he additionally served as CEO Ringier Publishing. In 2016, he was jointly responsible for setting up the joint venture Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG and Admeira, a joint marketing organization of Ringier and Swisscom.[9] 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.[10]
Digital SwitzerlandEdit
Walder initiated the «Digital Zurich 2025» project in 2013.[11] Together with representatives of the city, the canton and business leaders, Zurich is to become the digital capital of Europe. In 2016, the initiative was extended to the whole of Switzerland in order to make even greater use of the local advantage. At the same time, «Digital Zurich 2025» was renamed into «digitalswitzerland». In 2017, Walder initiated the first Swiss Digital Day, which took place on November 21.[12] On October 25, 2018, the second edition of the Swiss Digital Day took place under the motto «experience digital together».[13] The third Digital Day took place on September 3, 2019, under the motto "Dialogue and the Discussion of Digitization".[14] This time, the nationwide action day was dedicated to the topic of "lifelong learning". With this initiative Walder wants to encourage the Swiss population to lifelong learning.[15] One day before the third Digital Day, on 2 September 2019, the first Swiss Global Digital Summit took place. Walder and Federal PresidentUeli Maurer invited leading representatives from business and science to Geneva. The aim of this meeting was the launch of the Swiss Digital Initiative (SDI), which in the coming years should contribute to a fair approach in the digital world as well.[16] Walder serves as President of the Steering Committee and as a member of the executive committee at digitalswitzerland.[17] At the Digital Economy Award Night 2019, Walder was awarded the «Digital Economy Ambassador» prize. He was honored for his commitment to the Swiss economy and the ICT industry.[18] The fourth edition of the Swiss Digital Days took place from 1 to 3 November 2020. For the first time, the event was spread over several days due to its importance and size. This year, Walder again announced major news regarding the "digitalswitzerland" location initiative. His aim is to extend the initiative to Europe.[19] The following representatives were invited and joined the European alliance: Besides Marc Walder and Ivo Furrer - President of digitalswitzerland, these are Marcus Wallenberg - Chairman of the SEB and co-founder of the Swedish Digitaltag Initiative Digital@Idag, Susanne Ackum - President Future Work Forum Sweden, Nebojša Đurđević - CEO Digital Serbia Initiative, Dipl.-Vw. Klemens Himpele - CIO of the City of Vienna; Aleksander Kutela - President of the Board of Directors of the Digital Poland Foundation, Constantine Vasuk - Director of the IT Ukraine Association and Patrick Stahl - Co-Managing Director digital-liechtenstein.li.[20]
Board MembershipsEdit
Marc Walder is a board member of several subsidiary companies within the diversified Ringier media enterprise. He is Chairman of the Board at Admeira AG,[21] which belongs to the two main shareholders Ringier and Swisscom, Ringier Sports AG,[22]Ringier Africa AG, the daily newspaper Le Temps SA[23] and the online classifieds platform Scout24 Schweiz AG[24]. Walder serves as the Deputy Chairman at the Ticketcorner AG[25] and at the Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG,[26] 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.[27] He is a member of the Board of JobCloud AG,[28]Marquard Media AG,[29]Sportradar Holding AG,[30] the Executive Advisory Board of WORLD.MINDS[31] as well as a trustee of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland.[32] In May 2012, Walder joined the directorate of the Schweizerische Management Gesellschaft (Swiss Management).[33] In June 2017 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.[34]
ReferencesEdit
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^"CEO-Marc Walder acquires 10 percent of Ringier". watson.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
^Müller, Patrick, "Sie wollen Zürich zur digitalen Hauptstadt Europas machen", Ringier-Chef Marc Walder startet mit Stadt, Kanton und Wirtschaftsvertretern eine Initiative, Schweiz am Wochenende, retrieved 2018-11-20
^"Digitalisierung - Schweiz rüstet sich für den ersten Digitaltag". 21 September 2017.
^"Digitaltag geht in die zweite Runde". 22 August 2018.
^Hapig, Johannes (2019-09-02). "Der Standort Schweiz muss digital sexy sein (Interview in German)". werbewoche.ch.
^"The Swiss Global Digital Summit". digitalswitzerland.com.
^"Members of the committee". digitalswitzerland. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
^Zaugg, Simon (2019-11-28). "Digital Economy Award 2019" (PDF). digitaleconomyaward.ch. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
^Jakobs, Hans-Jürgen (2020-11-01). "Ringier-Chef Marc Walder: Raus aus dem Blindflug: Wie der digitale Apostel den Verlag für die Zukunft rüsten will". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^Panek, Eliane (2020-11-02). "Organisationen in Europa gründen Allianz zur Förderung des bürgernahen Dialogs zum digitalen Wandel" (PDF). www.digitaltage.swiss/en.
^"Organisation Admeira". admeira.ch (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
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Marc Walder born 19 August 1965 is a Swiss journalist media executive and former professional tennis player He is CEO and Managing Partner 1 of Ringier and Chairman of the Group Executive Board 2 Marc WalderBorn19 August 1965NationalitySwissOccupation s CEO Ringier Journalist Former Tennis Player Contents 1 Life 2 Ringier AG 3 Digital Switzerland 4 Board Memberships 5 References 6 External linksLife EditWalder was a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from 1984 to 1991 His best ranking in Switzerland was 7 while his top results in the ATP world rankings were 170 doubles and 575 singles respectively In 1989 he was double Swiss tennis champion at indoor and outdoor doubles 3 In 2008 he completed the Advanced Executive Management Program at Harvard Business School in Boston 4 Marc Walder lives near Zurich Switzerland with his wife and two daughters Ringier AG EditFollowing eight years as a tennis pro Walder embarked on a career at Ringier AG a Swiss media enterprise in 1991 He trained at the Ringier School of Journalism in 1993 94 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 During the years 2000 to 2006 Walder served as editor in chief of Schweizer Illustrierte He went on to become editor in chief of SonntagsBlick while simultaneously heading the Ringier AG newspaper division On September 1 2008 Marc Walder took over as CEO of Ringier Switzerland on the Group Executive Board As a media executive Walder is committed to a strategy of diversification 5 Under his guidance Ringier has supplemented its core business newspapers magazines printing plants by investing in entertainment events ticketing radio television and transaction based Internet business online marketplaces e commerce 6 7 On April 5 2012 Walder was appointed CEO of Ringier AG and became Chairman of the Group Executive Board 8 Until March 2013 he additionally served as CEO Ringier Publishing In 2016 he was jointly responsible for setting up the joint venture Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG and Admeira a joint marketing organization of Ringier and Swisscom 9 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 10 Digital Switzerland EditWalder initiated the Digital Zurich 2025 project in 2013 11 Together with representatives of the city the canton and business leaders Zurich is to become the digital capital of Europe In 2016 the initiative was extended to the whole of Switzerland in order to make even greater use of the local advantage At the same time Digital Zurich 2025 was renamed into digitalswitzerland In 2017 Walder initiated the first Swiss Digital Day which took place on November 21 12 On October 25 2018 the second edition of the Swiss Digital Day took place under the motto experience digital together 13 The third Digital Day took place on September 3 2019 under the motto Dialogue and the Discussion of Digitization 14 This time the nationwide action day was dedicated to the topic of lifelong learning With this initiative Walder wants to encourage the Swiss population to lifelong learning 15 One day before the third Digital Day on 2 September 2019 the first Swiss Global Digital Summit took place Walder and Federal President Ueli Maurer invited leading representatives from business and science to Geneva The aim of this meeting was the launch of the Swiss Digital Initiative SDI which in the coming years should contribute to a fair approach in the digital world as well 16 Walder serves as President of the Steering Committee and as a member of the executive committee at digitalswitzerland 17 At the Digital Economy Award Night 2019 Walder was awarded the Digital Economy Ambassador prize He was honored for his commitment to the Swiss economy and the ICT industry 18 The fourth edition of the Swiss Digital Days took place from 1 to 3 November 2020 For the first time the event was spread over several days due to its importance and size This year Walder again announced major news regarding the digitalswitzerland location initiative His aim is to extend the initiative to Europe 19 The following representatives were invited and joined the European alliance Besides Marc Walder and Ivo Furrer President of digitalswitzerland these are Marcus Wallenberg Chairman of the SEB and co founder of the Swedish Digitaltag Initiative Digital Idag Susanne Ackum President Future Work Forum Sweden Nebojsa Đurđevic CEO Digital Serbia Initiative Dipl Vw Klemens Himpele CIO of the City of Vienna Aleksander Kutela President of the Board of Directors of the Digital Poland Foundation Constantine Vasuk Director of the IT Ukraine Association and Patrick Stahl Co Managing Director digital liechtenstein li 20 Board Memberships EditMarc Walder is a board member of several subsidiary companies within the diversified Ringier media enterprise He is Chairman of the Board at Admeira AG 21 which belongs to the two main shareholders Ringier and Swisscom Ringier Sports AG 22 Ringier Africa AG the daily newspaper Le Temps SA 23 and the online classifieds platform Scout24 Schweiz AG 24 Walder serves as the Deputy Chairman at the Ticketcorner AG 25 and at the Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG 26 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 27 He is a member of the Board of JobCloud AG 28 Marquard Media AG 29 Sportradar Holding AG 30 the Executive Advisory Board of WORLD MINDS 31 as well as a trustee of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland 32 In May 2012 Walder joined the directorate of the Schweizerische Management Gesellschaft Swiss Management 33 In June 2017 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 34 References Edit Ringier is laying foundations for the future fipp com 30 January 2018 Retrieved 2018 11 12 Marc Walder ringier com ringier com 2015 07 27 Retrieved 2018 11 12 ATP World Tour List profile Marc Walder Marc Walder WORLD MINDS www worldminds com Archived from the original on 2016 12 02 Interview Marc Walder Zeit Online Interview on the online journal Personlich com Archived November 25 2011 at the Wayback Machine Inma Article Ringier From traditional print publishing house to diversified media company Marc Walder is Ringier s new CEO Werbeallianz Joint Venture heisst Admeira Archived from the original on 2018 10 07 Retrieved 2018 11 20 CEO Marc Walder acquires 10 percent of Ringier watson ch in German Retrieved 2018 12 06 Muller Patrick Sie wollen Zurich zur digitalen Hauptstadt Europas machen Ringier Chef Marc Walder startet mit Stadt Kanton und Wirtschaftsvertretern eine Initiative Schweiz am Wochenende retrieved 2018 11 20 Digitalisierung Schweiz rustet sich fur den ersten Digitaltag 21 September 2017 Digitaltag geht in die zweite Runde 22 August 2018 About the Digital Day Digital Day Hapig Johannes 2019 09 02 Der Standort Schweiz muss digital sexy sein Interview in German werbewoche ch The Swiss Global Digital Summit digitalswitzerland com Members of the committee digitalswitzerland Retrieved 2018 12 06 Zaugg Simon 2019 11 28 Digital Economy Award 2019 PDF digitaleconomyaward ch Retrieved 2019 11 28 Jakobs Hans Jurgen 2020 11 01 Ringier Chef Marc Walder Raus aus dem Blindflug Wie der digitale Apostel den Verlag fur die Zukunft rusten will www handelsblatt com in German Retrieved 2020 11 23 Panek Eliane 2020 11 02 Organisationen in Europa grunden Allianz zur Forderung des burgernahen Dialogs zum digitalen Wandel PDF www digitaltage swiss en Organisation Admeira admeira ch in Swiss High German Retrieved 2018 12 04 Ringier Sports AG Moneyhouse Retrieved 2019 09 24 Neue Zusammensetzung des Verwaltungsrates von Le Temps ringier com ringier com 2017 11 01 Retrieved 2018 12 04 Scout24 Schweiz AG Moneyhouse in German Retrieved 2018 12 04 Ticketcorner AG www moneyhouse ch Retrieved 2018 12 04 Organisation ringieraxelspringer ch Retrieved 2018 12 04 Management Ringier Axel Springer Media AG www ringieraxelspringer com 12 June 2017 Retrieved 2018 12 04 Board of Directors JobCloud AG Moneyhouse in German Retrieved 2018 12 06 Supervisory Board Marquard Media Group AG Retrieved 2018 12 04 Expanded profile amp responsibilities at Sportradar SBC News 2019 02 05 Retrieved 2019 02 06 Executive Advisory Board of WORLD MINDS Retrieved 2020 11 23 Organisation Laureus Switzerland Board of Directors Ringier SMG Constituent meeting of EAER and DETEC Advisory Council on Digital Transformation www admin ch Retrieved 2018 12 06 External links EditWorld Minds Marc Walder Marc Walder at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Ambassador of the foundation Pro Juventute German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marc Walder 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