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Maylis Chevalier Becomes G+J Espa�a Group Publishing Director

Fri, 29 Jan 10 00:00:00 +0100

Hamburg, 29 January 2010
Maylis Chevalier takes over as Group Publishing Director of G+J Espa�a on 1 February 2010. In this role, she will be responsible for the strategy and business of all G+J Espa�a magazine titles, including COSMOPOLITAN, GEO, MIA, MARIE CLAIRE, MUY INTERESANTE, MUY JUNIOR and SER PADRES HOY as well as their special editions and supplements.

Marketing joint venture between G+J Electronic Media Sales (EMS), IP Deutschland, SevenOne Media and TOMORROW FOCUS is launched under "AdAudience" name Frank Herold to head new company for marketing to target groups

Mon, 25 Jan 10 00:00:00 +0100

Munich, January 25, 2010
At a joint press conference today, marketing companies G+J Electronic Media Sales (EMS), IP Deutschland, SevenOne Media and TOMORROW FOCUS announced the founding of AdAudience GmbH. The EU Commission approved the four marketers' joint venture on January 22. All four hold equal parts of the new company, based in D�sseldorf. Frank Herold, hitherto Director Sales at IP Deutschland's Interactive operation, will become AdAudience's Managing Director.

International GEO Day of Biodiversity to be held in 35 countries in 2010

Mon, 11 Jan 10 00:00:00 +0100

Hamburg, 11 January 2010
At a ceremony in Berlin, German chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Environment Minister Norbert R�ttgen on Monday rang in the "International Jahr of Biodiversity." Proclaimed by the United Nations, the year will be marked by a wide variety of activities in numerous countries, organized to build people's awareness of how valuable it is to have a high diversity of plants and animals, ecosystems and genetic variety.

Premium Performance Supplier Ligatus successfully completes market entry in France

Mon, 14 Dec 09 00:00:00 +0100

Cologne/Paris, 14 December 2009
In late summer 2009, the French Ligatus office in Paris, headed by Julien Mosse (33), has been opened. In the meantime a team of four employees is working under his management, showing promising results on the official market entry on December 1, 2009 regarding both, the build-up of the premium network and the acquisition of performance campaigns.

Quest wins ‘Magazine Of The Year' award

Thu, 10 Dec 09 00:00:00 +0100

Amsterdam, 10 December 2009
In front of a capacity crowd of 1.000 top magazine professionals during the annual Mercur Magazine Awards Gala Quest received the Mercur award for ‘Magazine Of The Year'. The entire editorial team of 30 climbed the stage when the winner was announced. ‘And then there were just eight of us in the beginning', says Karlijn van Overbeek, Editor-in-Chief. ‘Circulation has steadily increased since the launch in 2004. Over 200.000 copies of Quest are being sold every month, satisfying a total readership of almost 1,1 million.

Martin Trautmann appointed new Executive Vice President of G+J's business publications and popular-science titles in France

Thu, 10 Dec 09 00:00:00 +0100

Paris, 10 December 2009
Martin Trautmann (41) has been appointed Executive Vice President of Prisma Presse. In his new role, he will supervise the Business and Science (�conomie / D�couverte) division of G+J's French publishing arm. From January, this puts him in charge of the GEO, CAPITAL, �A M'INT�RESSE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and MANAGEMENT magazines and websites.

Gruner + Jahr sells G+J Russia to Axel Springer AG

Tue, 24 Nov 09 00:00:00 +0100

Hamburg, 24 November 2009
As part of the strategic realignment of its international activities, Gruner + Jahr has sold its Russian operations to Axel Springer AG. The takeover of G+J Russia (OOO G+J Magazines) will become effective on December, 1 2009. The magazines GEO, GEOLenok, GEOTraveller and GALA Biografia and the www.geo.ru, www.moiroditeli.ru and www.moizvezdi.ru websites will be continued by Axel Springer Russia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Axel Springer, under license.

Christian Merl Becomes Gruner + Jahr Press Spokesman and Deputy Head of G+J Corporate Communications

Tue, 24 Nov 09 00:00:00 +0100

Hamburg, 24 November 2009
Christian Merl, 38, has been appointed press spokesman for Gruner + Jahr AG with effect from 1 January 2010. In his new role, he will be responsible for press relations for the G+J Germany and International divisions. He reports to Claus-Peter Schrack, Head of Corporate Communications at Gruner + Jahr, and will serve as his deputy.

G+J International announces reorganization

Wed, 11 Nov 09 00:00:00 +0100

Hamburg, 11 November 2009
As part of grouping Gruner + Jahr's international activities under the management of Dr. Torsten-J�rn Klein, G+J International has made some personnel adjustments: Bernd Rademann, 42, will assume the role of COO and Executive Vice President, G+J International with effect from January 1, 2010. He currently serves as CEO of Adria Media Serbia, a joint venture between Sanoma Magazines International, Styria Media and Gruner + Jahr.

GEO Continues its Internationalization: Ninth GEO Website Launches in Bulgaria

Mon, 26 Oct 09 00:00:00 +0100

Hamburg, 26 October 2009
The ninth GEO website launches in Bulgaria today at www.geo-bg.bg. As part of GEO's international concept eight websites have already gone online this year – in Finland, Spain, Russia and five other eastern European countries. Gruner + Jahr International and its local partner, the WAZ Group from Essen – one of the biggest publishers in Bulgaria – are relying on a centralized, very cost-effective model: the website design and technology were developed by G+J in Hamburg.