Stefan Biedermann is leaving the company after twelve successful years as Managing Director of Vogel Business Media Schweiz AG. The previous Editor-in-Chief of SMM Schweizer Maschinenmarkt, Matthias Böhm (47), will be working as Publisher in addition to Editor-in-Chief from October 1, 2011 and will thus assume economic and strategic responsibility for the Swiss Vogel subsidiary. He will be supported in his new duties by Sales Manager Trudi Halama.



In addition to SMM, Vogel Business Media Schweiz AG also publishes MSM Le Mensuel de l'Industrie for French-speaking Switzerland, the SMM/MSM Guide buying guide and operates a growing online portal. With a market share of over 50 percent, Vogel Business Media Schweiz AG is the leading specialist media house for industry in Switzerland.



Ken Fouhy, responsible for the German and international activities of the MM-Maschinenmarkt Group based in Würzburg, will be appointed to the Board of Directors of Vogel Business Media Schweiz AG from October. In this role, he will coordinate the cooperation between the Swiss subsidiaries and the Vogel parent company in Würzburg.



Stefan Biedermann will join Effingerhof AG as Managing Director on November 1, 2011. Effingerhof AG is a small, local media company with 3 weekly newspapers for the local market, 1 nightlife magazine for the canton of Aargau and a commercial print shop. The company is 147 years old and employs around 60 people.



About SMM and MSM: Leading trade journal for the technical industry in Switzerland, provides specialist and product information fortnightly on topics such as manufacturing, automation technology, materials and surface technology, design and CAx, material flow, medical technology and the supplier industry. With a circulation of 14,000 copies, SMM informs technical and business managers. The French-language MSM is published 8 times a year; circulation: 8,500.



About MM Maschinenmarkt: The weekly industry magazine for decision-makers in management, production, automation and design has the widest reach in the German mechanical engineering sector. Founded in 1894, the polytechnic trade journal is published in 13 countries with its own editions and achieves a total annual worldwide circulation of around 6 million copies. Together with innovative online portals (Germany www.maschinenmarkt.de), MM Maschinenmarkt accompanies the industry nationally and internationally as a communication platform and offers conferences and congresses in addition to print and online media.



About Vogel Business Media: The specialist media company is one of the leading German specialist information providers with around 100 trade journals and 60 online portals as well as numerous international activities. Its headquarters are in Würzburg. The company celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2011.