Members
of the Executive Management
Media activities
Together with Group Services, the companies Tamedia, 20 Minuten and Goldbach represent media activities. Chief Operations Officer (COO) Tanja zu Waldeck is responsible for Group Services, maintaining oversight of the media companies. The companies are led by the respective CEOs, who together with their executive boards are responsible for results: Jessica Peppel-Schulz (CEO Tamedia), Bernhard Brechbühl (CEO 20 Minuten) and Christoph Marty (CEO Goldbach).
Portfolio
The Portfolio area comprises the Swiss Marketplace Group (31.14%) and JobCloud (50%) investments as well as TX Ventures (fintech funds, Zattoo, Doodle), and TX Group real estate. Daniel Mönch is responsible for this area as Chief Portfolio Officer (CPO).
Daniel Mönch
Germany, 1986 | |
Position | Chief Portfolio Officer, at TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) since 2015 |
Career | TX Group |
Chief Strategy Officer (2021-2024) | |
Head of Corporate Development and M&A (2020-2021) | |
Senior Project Manager in Corporate Development, Tamedia AG, now TX Group AG (2015–2020) | |
Previous functions | |
Horváth AG, Business Consultant in the CFO Strategy and Finance Transformation division (2011–2015) | |
Education | Executive Master of Business Administration in Business Engineering at the University of St. Gallen (2019-2020) |
Business Administration at the University of Ulm (2006-2011) and the University of South Florida (Tampa/USA) (2009-2010) | |
Other functions | TX Group Companies |
Doodle AG, Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
Zattoo AG, Member of the Board of Directors | |
JobCloud AG, Member of the Board of Directors, effective December 2024 |
Dr. Tanja zu Waldeck
Germany and United States of America, 1978 | |
Position | Chief Operating Officer, at TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) since 2024 |
Career | Previous functions |
CEO BurdaForward GmbH (2023-2024) (FOCUS Online, CHIP, BUNTE Online, TV Spielfilm, Fahrer, Finanzen100 und NetMoms) | |
COO BurdaForward GmbH (2017-2023) | |
Managing Director Forward Ad Group GmbH (2016-2017) | |
Managing Director Forward News+ GmbH (2013-2016) (FOCUS Online, HuffingtonPost, Finanzen100, Netmoms) | |
Founder NetMoms GmbH (2007-2012) | |
Consultant McKinsey & Company (2002-2007) | |
Education | Studies at WHU (1997-2001) and Doctorate (2004-2006) |
Other functions | TX Group Companies |
Various Goldbach entities, Chair of the Board of Directors, effective September 2024 | |
Various Tamedia entities, Member of the Board of Directors, effective October 2024 |
Christoph Marty
Switzerland, 1968 | |
Position | Chief Executive Officer Goldbach, at TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) since 2023 |
Previous functions | |
CEO Clear Channel Schweiz AG 2016-2023; CEO Goldbach Neo 2024 | |
CEO Publicitas (2013-2015) | |
Managing Director Daily Newspapers AZ Medien (2003-2012) | |
Education | Marketing Communications University of Basel 2002 |
Other functions | TX Group Companies |
Various Goldbach entities, Chairman or member of the Board of Directors |
Bernhard Brechbühl
Switzerland and Finland, 1977 | |
Position | Chief Executive Officer 20 Minuten, at TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) since 2022 |
Career | Previous functions |
Chief Digital Officer, Energy Gruppe Schweiz (2020-2022) | |
Head Content & Publishing Innovation, Global Media Unit, Ringier AG (2020-2022) | |
Chief Content Officer, Energy Gruppe Schweiz (2016-2020) | |
Founder & Head of Izzy, Ringier AG (2017-2020) | |
Founder & Editor in Chief, Storyfilter (2013-2016) | |
Member of the Editorial Board, 20 Minuten (2005-2012) | |
Journalist, 20 Minuten (2000-2005) | |
Education | Degree in Economics, University of Zurich (1998-2003) |
MBA, School of Management and Innovation, Steinbeis University Berlin (2008-2011) | |
Other functions | TX Group Companies |
20 minuti Ticino SA, Member of the Board of Directors | |
Carrousel SA, Luxemburg, Member of the Board of Directors | |
Edita SA, Luxemburg, Member of the Board of Directors | |
Radiolux SA, Luxemburg, Member of the Board of Directors | |
TicinOnline SA, Member of the Board of Directors |
Jessica Peppel-Schulz
Germany, 1970 | |
Position | Chief Executive Officer Tamedia, at TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) since 2023 |
Career | Previous functions |
CEO Condé Nast DACH (2019 - 2021) | |
CEO UDG United Digital Group (2013 - 2018) | |
Vice President Digital Marketing & Sales, BW/Unitymedia (2012-2013) | |
Head of Brand Communication, Kabel BW (2009 - 2012) | |
Head of Marketing Residential & Brand Communication, HanseNet (2001 - 2009) | |
Education | Business Administration at the University of Hamburg (1991 - 1997) |
Other functions | TX Group Companies |
Various Tamedia entities, Chair or member of the Board of Directors |
Management contracts
In the reporting year, there were no management contracts between TX Group and companies or private individuals stipulating the transfer of management responsibilities by TX Group.