Company presentation
What does NZZ stand for?
• Quality journalism
• Liberal perspectives, orientation and inspiration
Founded 239 years ago
• Newspaper founder Salomon Gessner
• First edition of the Zürcher Zeitung published in 1780 by the Orell, Gessner, Füssli & Co. publishing house
• The second oldest daily Swiss newspaper still in publication
• From 1780 the Zürcher Zeitung appeared twice a week
• From 1894: three times a day
• From 1969: twice a day
• Since 1974: once a day
Largest network of correspondents among all German-speaking media• 40 correspondents worldwide
1991 Majority shareholderSt. Galler Tagblatt AG
1998 Holding company AG für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung
2002 Investment in LZ Medien Holding
2006 Two business entities: NZZ AG, Freie Presse Holding AG
Formation of a media group
2008 First CEO appointed
2009 Management board, close incorporation of regional media
2014 100% takeover of FPH2015 Introduction, consolidation and expansion
2017of the business media unitFoundation of CH Media (Joint Venture betweenAZ Media and NZZ Regional Media
Who owns the NZZ Media Group?
• Around 2 700 shareholders
• Dedicated to liberal democratic principles
• Only individuals
• No one owns more than 1% of the voting rights
• Long-term vision – sustainable profitability
Board of directors and management
Board of directors
Management Extended Management
Head of Technology and IT
ANDREAS BOSSECKER
ERIC GUJEREditor in Chief«Neue ZürcherZeitung»
JÖRG SCHNYDERCFO
Vice PresidentPresident VON MATT
ETIENNE DR. CHRISTOPH DR. BERND PROF. DR. LUCY CAROLINA MATTHIAS PROF. DR. PROF. DR. ISABELLEJORNOD SCHMID KUNDRUN KÜNG MÜLLER-MÖHL REINHART ROLAND DOMINIQUE WELTON
SIEGWART
DR. FELIX GRAFCEO
LUZI BERNETEditor in Chief«NZZ am Sonntag»
NICOLE RÜTSCHEHead ofHuman Ressources
DR. HANSPETER KELLERMÜLLERHead of Administration
JOHANNES BOEGEHead of Marketing and Sales
SIGRUN ALBERTHead of Products
Organizational chart management
CEOFelix Graf
Board of Directors
Head ofProductsSigrun Albert
Head ofMarketing and
SalesJohannes Boege
Editor in Chief NZZaS
Luzi Bernet
Editor in Chief NZZ
Eric Gujer
Head ofTechnology & IT
Andreas Bossecker
CFO
Jörg Schnyder
• Product Dev.& Customer Experience
• Business Dev. & Portfoliomanagement
• NZZ Add. Businesses• Zurich Film Festival• Architonic
• Print Advertising & Cross-Media
• Audienzz incl.NZZ Jobs
• Customer Marketing• Data Analysis• Customer Care Center• Branding• NZZ Conferences• Moneyhouse
• Editor in Chief NZZaS• Magazines• Supporting Areas
• Editor in Chief NZZ• Supporting Areas
• Digital First• Run-IT• Professional Services• Applications• Systems Service
Operation• Change-IT• Websystems• Interface to CH Media
and third parties in IT
• Group Finance andAccounting
• Controlling• Procurement• Facility Management• Postal & Courier Serv.• Financial Holdings• Pension Fund
Management Extended Management
Head ofAdministration
Hanspeter Kellermüller
• Legal Service
• General Secretariat
Head of Human ResourcesNicole Rütsche
• HR Business Partner
• Personnel & Organisational Development
• Salary Care / HR Services
The NZZ Media Group’s business units
• NZZ Media
• Business Media
NZZ Media
Business Media
Events and information services
NZZ Editorial Board
NZZ am Sonntag
Products
Marketing and Sales
Central departments
EmployeesNZZ Media Group 780
27299
160122127
Holdings NZZ Media Group
NZZ Management AG, Zurich Audienzz AG, Zurich
• Zulu 5 AG, ZurichMoneyhouse AG, Risch Architonic AG, Zurich
• Architonic Service GmbH, BerlinZurich Film Festival AG, Zurich Spoundation Motion Picture AG, Zurich Swissprinters AG, ZofingenSternwald Invest GmbH, Berlin bettermarks GmbH, Berlin
100 %85 %20 %
100 %81 %
100 %52 %52 %30 %25 %19 %
Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG, Zurich• NZZ (Deutschland) GmbH, Frankfurt• NZZ Österreich GmbH, Vienna• The Market Media AG, Zurich• Presse TV AG, Zurich• Ad Agent AG,Luzern• Livingdocs AG, Zurich• RecruitingHUB (Schweiz) AG, Zurich• Qontis AG, Zurich• dctp GmbH, Düsseldorf
FPH Freie Presse Holding AG, St. Gallen• RMH Regionalmedien AG, Luzern• Tele 1 AG, Luzern• TVO AG, St. Gallen• CH Media Holding AG,Aarau
NZZ Konferenzen AG, Zurich• Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) AG, Thun
100 %100 %100 %40 %30 %20 %15 %15 %12 %12 %
100 %97 %
100 %100 %50 %
100 %100 %
Key figures 2019
Total operational earnings
231,3million CHF
Betrieblicher Gesamtaufwand
223,2million CHF
Betriebsergebnis (EBIT)
17,5million CHF
Gruppenergebnis
18,4million CHF
Total assets
341,0million CHF
Fixed assets
154,4million CHF
Equity rat
76,8%
Return on equity (ROE)
7,0%
Product range
• Newspapers (daily and Sunday newspapers)
• Weekly newspapers and advertising papers
• Journals and magazines
• Digital media
• TV (including magazine-style programs)
• Information services
• Events
Print product innovations since 2015
Redesign «Z»
Redesign «Neue Zürcher Zeitung»
Launch «NZZ Geschichte»
Redesign «NZZ Folio»
Redesign «Stil»Refresh «NZZ am Sonntag»
Launch bellevue.nzz.ch
Digital product innovations since 2015
Redesign NZZ.ch Launch NZZaS.ch
Relaunch NZZ-AppRedesign E-Paper«Neue Zürcher Zeitung»
NZZ Media: Newspapers
«Neue Zürcher Zeitung» «Neue Zürcher Zeitung» (international edition)
«NZZ am Sonntag»
NZZ Media: Supplements and magazines
NZZ.ch
NZZ Media: Digital Media
bellevue.nzz.ch jobs.nzz.ch nzzdomizil.ch
NZZ Format
NZZ ARCHIV1780
zeitungsarchiv.nzz.chNZZ Standpunkte trauer.nzz.ch
NZZaS.ch
• NZZ Podium Zürich
• NZZ Podium Berlin
• NZZ LIVE
• NZZ Reisen
• NZZ Edition
• NZZ Shop
• NZZ Corner
NZZ Media: Events and other types of business
Business Media: Events/programs
• Swiss Economic Forum
• SEF4KMU
• Swiss International Finance Forum
• Swiss Innovation Forum
• Swiss Energy & Climate Summit
• Real Estate Days
• X.Days
• NZZ CEO Dinner
• Netversity
• Zurich Film Festival
Business Media: Information services
Commercial register data and business information
Online-community for architecture and design
Planning applications and building permits
Corporate Communications NZZ Media Group
NZZ Management AGFalkenstrasse 11 • Postfach CH-8021 ZurichTelefon +41 (0)44 258 17 [email protected] www.nzzmediengruppe.ch
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