Dr. Christoph Grau appointed Chief Operations Officer of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG (FOTO)

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Dr. Christoph Grau (37) will be joining Ringier Axel Springer
Media AG as Chief Operations Officer (COO) with effect from January
5, 2015. The position is newly created.

In his role as COO, Grau will focus on accelerating further
digitization of the activities in Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia. Grau
reports to Chief Executive Officer Mark Dekan and also becomes a
member of the Executive Board. As announced recently Jonny
Crowe Chief Digital Officer and member of the Executive
Board becomes, in addition to his role, interim CEO of Grupa
Onet.pl and will be dedicated to the Group's activities in Poland.

Mark Dekan, CEO Ringier Axel Springer Media AG: "Christoph Grau
has a strong background in the media industry with a special focus on
digital publishing. In his role as COO, he will closely work with
Jonny Crowe and myself on the further digitization of our publishing
business and the diversification of the portfolio. I welcome him in
our team and wish him a successful start."

Before joining Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, Grau worked as
Chief Digital Officer for Macmillan Education in London, a leading
publisher in the Language Learning, Schools and Higher Education
business, where he was responsible for the company's digitization
strategy.

Prior to this, he spent more than four years as Senior Group
Strategy Manager at Holtzbrinck's headquarters in Stuttgart. During
this time he worked on the strategic priorities across the
Holtzbrinck portfolio, focusing on the digital transformation of the
various companies.

About Ringier Axel Springer Media AG

Ringier Axel Springer Media AG was founded in 2010 by the Swiss
Ringier AG and the German Axel Springer SE and bundles the activities
of both shareholders in Central and Eastern Europe. The company
operates in the growth markets of Poland, Hungary, Serbia and
Slovakia with a broad range of media services, comprising more than
160 digital and print offerings. The company's registered offices are
in Zurich and it employs a total of about 2700 employees.

Press contact:

Alexandra Delvenakiotis
Head of Corporate Communications
Ringier Axel Springer Media AG
Phone +41 44 267 29 14
a.delvenakiotis@ringieraxelspringer.com
www.ringieraxelspringer.com