The Board of Directors to Nominate Martin Bachem as a New Member

Press Release 

Zurich, 28 October 2009 - The Tamedia Board of Directors plans to nominate Martin Bachem for election into the board at the next annual shareholders' meeting that is scheduled to be held on 11 May 2010. The 51-year-old specialist in economics is a member of the founding family of Ziegler Druck- und Verlags-AG of Winterthur, the company that publishes the regional newspaper «Der Landbote», and is closely associated with the printing and publishing business. Since 1985, Martin Bachem, who has a doctorate in economics, is a member of the company's board of directors and in 1995 he assumed the role as president of the company. During the course of his career, for many years, Martin Bachem held several executive positions at UBS, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer Group Human Resources. Since 2007, he has been a freelance consultant in the financial sector and has been actively involved in journalism.

By electing Martin Bachem, the media company Tamedia will make a step towards adding younger members to its board of directors as a part of its forward looking plan geared towards succession management.