Change in the founding family's representation on the Board of Directors of Tamedia

Zurich, 26 February 2013 – Andreas Schulthess is resigning from the Board of Directors of Tamedia, effective as of the Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2013. The 42-year old economist has served on the Board since 2007. Andreas Schulthess is planning to take his career in a new direction, but will remain affiliated with Tamedia as a shareholder and a member of the founding family.
 

The Board of Directors has proposed Claudia Coninx-Kaczynski to succeed Andreas Schulthess. Claudia Coninx-Kaczynski (39) is also a member of the founding family of Tamedia. She studied law at the University of Zurich and copyright law and international finance law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. After working in the field of research at the University of Zurich for some time, Claudia Coninx-Kaczynski headed the operations of a real estate company as a member of the Board of Directors. She currently serves in various capacities at Swisscontent AG.