AUFEMININ Press release
Personnel information: Marc Flamme becomes gofeminin's Managing Director - He will steer Onmeda's International strategy
Paris, 24 March, 2016 - Groupe aufeminin, 1st creator of communities, announces the appointment of Marc Flamme, 48, as Managing Director for Germany. He will also steer Onmeda's International strategy.
"We are delighted to welcome Marc Flamme as Managing Director of gofeminin. As member of the Axel Springer team since 2000, Marc's substantial knowledge of the aufeminin group and digital technology will enable him to give gofeminin the necessary impetus to strengthen its leadership position in women's websites in Germany", said Marie-Laure Sauty Chalon, CEO of the aufeminin group, following this appointment.
Marc Flamme will be responsible for steering the development strategy of gofeminin, a top women's digital publisher in Germany with 5.6 million unique visitors a month, and the international deployment of Onmeda, the leading health portal in Germany with 5 million unique visitors a month, which is also present in France and Spain.
Since 2014, Marc Flamme was Head of Portfolio in the Marketing & Classifieds division for Axel Springer, the aufeminin group's majority shareholder. Marc Flamme was also a member of aufeminin group's Board of Directors from 2014 to 2016. Moreover he was Head of New Media International at Axel Springer International and Director of Sales for crossmedia advertising at Bild.de, Germany's most popular news and entertainment portal.
He replaces Marc Schmitz, International Managing Director and Managing Director of gofeminin, who has decided to pursue new professional opportunities in Germany. "On behalf of all of the Group's teams, I would like to wholeheartedly thank Marc Schmitz, whose professional and human qualities have enabled him to strengthen the Group's international dimension and create buoyant growth momentum in each of its subsidiaries. We wish him every success in his future endeavours", Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon added.
Delphine Groll, Head of Group Communication Email: delphine.groll@aufeminin.com
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 57 15 52
1st creator of communities, Groupe aufeminin provides an editorial and community-based offer covering all the most popular topics amongst women: Fashion, Baby, Beauty, Shopping, Cooking, News, Entertainment, etc.
With media brands such as aufeminin, marmiton, My Little Paris, Zimbio.com, Livingly.com and Stylebistro.com, the Group is present in more than 20 countries in Europe, North Africa, North America and South America. Leader on the desktop market with a global audience of 62 million visitors a month, Groupe aufeminin's presence is growing on the mobile market, with 66 million visitors, and tablet market, with 15 million visitors, and is developing its presence on all other platforms, including video, print and social networks(1).
Groupe aufeminin, which is 80.8% owned by the Axel Springer Group, is listed on compartment B of Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004042083, Ticker: FEM). In 2015, with 370 staff, the Group recorded revenue of
€93m and an EBITDA margin of 25%.
(1) Google Analytics, Groupe aufeminin, no double counting, November 2015 http://corporate.aufeminin.com
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