Marc Walder Biography and Net Worth

Marc Walder has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2015. Since April 2012, Mr. Walder has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Ringier AG, a Swiss headquartered international Media & Tech company. Previously, Mr. Walder served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Swiss subsidiary of Ringier AG from September 2008 to April 2012, and prior to that, as Editor-in-Chief of Schweizer Illustrierte, Editor-in-Chief of SonntagsBlick, and Head of the sports desk of the Blick Group. He also serves on several boards of directors, including as Chairman of Admeira AG, Ringier Sports AG and Ringier Africa AG, as Vice Chairman of Ticketcorner AG and Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG, and as member of the board of directors of SMG Swiss Marketplace Group, JobCloud AG and Grupa Ringier Axel Springer Polska AG. He is the founder of the digitalswitzerland initiative, which brings together more than 225 of the largest Swiss companies and institutions to promote digital development and the digital transformation of Switzerland. Mr. Walder holds a Diploma of Economy from the AKAD Business School in Zurich and a Diploma of Journalism from the Ringier School of Journalism. In 2019, Mr. Walder was awarded the honorary prize, Digital Economy Ambassador, in recognition of his commitment to the Swiss economy and the information and communication technology industry.