The leading Swiss consumer empowerment platform including Switzerland’s largest and most well-known internet comparison service comparis.ch as well as brokerage services covering insurances, mortgages, and consumer loans. Privately owned by the two foundersFocus: «Transformation and growth»

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Switzerland’s premier news publisher established 1780 offering a full range of print, digital and adjacent products (flagship brand «Neue Zürcher Zeitung») serving more than 150’000 paying subscribers and millions of readers.Focus: «Digital transformation and turnaround». Responsible for the successful turnaround of all commercial activities, including subscriber acquisition, retention, customer service, product (digital product management and development, print product management, events, merchandizing), data (data analytics, artificial intelligence) and B2B sales (digital and print advertising)Exemplary achievements: ­- Transformed the declining B2C business – against the market trend – to sustainable, profitable growth: Best-in-class development of paid circulation vs. peer group; Paying subscribers from -4% p.a. to +1% p.a. within 2 years in a declining market; More than doubled share of digitally active subscribers­- Defined and executed digital and cultural transformation program while at the same time improving operational results and profitability - Accelerated the metabolism of the organization- Built up industry-leading data science team establishing a unified data warehouse and applying machine learning to key processes- Recruited and developed key talents for the organization and introduced a strong performance culture focused on continuous improvements- Transformed the B2B-sales organization within 1.5 years gaining share in the declining print advertising market

Focus: «Strategy and transformation» leading more than 100 projects covering strategic, operational, and business building topics in more than 20 countriesPart of the leadership of the Telecoms, Media, and Technology (TMT) practiceInitiator and leader of McKinsey’s over-the-top (OTT) video knowledge efforts in EMEA leading to >15 client projects and shaping the external profile of McKinsey in this areaExemplary projects:- Ran margin-optimization program for cable operator (EBITDA +20%)- Developed content sourcing strategy for TV broadcaster (> 5 bn EUR invest)- Defined over-the-top video strategies for cable operators, a European satellite operator, TV broadcasters, pay-TV operators and telcos­- Led several M&A-projects (e.g., M&A sales side > 1 bn EUR volume)­- Created digital growth strategy for media group (500 m USD investment)