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

Zurich, 22 February 2016 – The Board of Directors of Tamedia will propose to the General Assembly of 8 April 2016 to elect Martin Coninx to the Board of Directors. Martin Coninx (45) has been on the Board of Directors and Managing Partner of Research Partners AG since 2014. In addition, he serves on the Boards of schweizeraktien.net AG and eyeonX AG. Martin Coninx was with Tamedia from 2004 to the end of 2013, first as Publishing Director and later as Managing Director of Finanz und Wirtschaft AG. Previous positions included Marketing Director Publicitas in Shanghai, Head of Marketing of the magazine Bilanz as well as auditor and business consultant at a subsidiary of Ernst & Young. Martin Coninx studied Business Management at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Winterthur. He also holds a Swiss federal diploma in Publishing Management from the SAWI Academy for Marketing and Communication AG.

According to the rotation practiced within the family, Claudia Coninx-Kaczynksi, who is part of the founding family's same ancestral line as Martin Coninx, will step down from the Board of Directors. The 42-year old lawyer will remain affiliated with Tamedia as a shareholder and a member of the family shareholder pool. The Board of Directors of Tamedia would like to thank Claudia Coninx-Kaczynski for her commitment and wishes her continued success in the future.