Martin Spieler named new Editor-in-Chief of SonntagsZeitung

Press Release 

Zurich, 2 March 2010 - The Board of Directors of Tamedia has named Martin Spieler new Editor-in-Chief of SonntagsZeitung. Currently Editor-in-Chief of Handelszeitung and TV moderator, Martin Spieler will succeed Andreas Durisch in the summer of 2010. Together with the editorial staff, he will continue to pursue the effective style of journalism of SonntagsZeitung.

Martin Spieler has been Editor-in-Chief of Handelszeitung since 2004. Additionally, since the fall of 2007 he has also been Head of Journalism -  Business Magazines of Axel Springer Switzerland. In this position, the editors-in-chief of a number of magazines are reporting to him. Spieler (45) also appears on various business programs on radio and television as an expert commentator and moderator and serves as Vice President of the Conference of Swiss Editors-in-Chief. He also lectures at the Swiss School of Journalism MAZ, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, and other colleges. Martin Spieler has worked for SonntagsZeitung before (from 2001 to 2004) as a financial journalist and columnist. He also wrote for Tages-Anzeiger. From 1999 to 2001 he was Editor-in-Chief of the television stock market programs «Money» and «MoneyTalk» on Tele 24 and Chief Operating Officer of Belcom AG.

Andreas Durisch will leave SonntagsZeitung in mid-2010 to accept new challenges as Senior Partner of Dynamics Group, a service provider for strategy development, communication management, and research.

The Board of Directors and the Management Board of Tamedia wish to thank Andreas Durisch for his many years of committed and successful service and wish Martin Spieler much success in his future endeavours.