who we are

With a foundation built on more than 60 years in publishing across Europe, Marquard Group leverages its trusted media brands for building digital transactional engagement platforms for advertisers, corporates, and publishers. Across our focus areas of Gaming, IT, and Lifestyle, more than 20 million users engage daily with our brands and services.

our values are our dna

Since its inception on the back of the emerging Pop movement in the early 1960s, Marquard Group has been built around three core values:

innovation

innovation

Innovation is a deeply embedded force that shapes our focus, choices, and culture. This enables us to stay true to our goal of continuous reinvention.

empowerment

empowerment

Our success is about empowering each stakeholder through full ownership to thrive and create value.

trust

trust

For us, trust is not a given but a value earned through innovation, engagement, and empowerment.

purpose

Our values, legacy and progressive business focus have defined a timeless purpose: create premium content, build connections, monetize transactional engagement.

“Empowering consumer engagement.”

mission

We deliver solutions that empower quality multimedia content to build user-centric connections around engaging and profitable transaction models.

Our Leadership

In order to stay true to our purpose, our mission and our values, we believe in fostering inclusive leadership as a Group. Our leadership team brings together an incredible set of individuals and industry leaders with a progressive mindset and passion for media, technology, and innovation.

board of directors

Jürg Marquard
Jürg Marquard Honorary Chairman
Dr. Luka Müller
Dr. Luka Müller Chairman
Dr. Bijan Khezri
Dr. Bijan Khezri Group-CEO and Delegate
Dr. Jacques Bughin
Dr. Jacques Bughin Member
Dr. Thomas Rinderknecht
Dr. Thomas Rinderknecht Member
Marc Walder
Marc Walder Member

group management board

Dr. Bijan Khezri
Dr. Bijan Khezri Group-CEO and Delegate
Rainer Rosenbusch
Rainer Rosenbusch Group-CFO
Christian Müller
Christian Müller CEO, Computec Media
Phillip Schuster
Phillip Schuster CEO, 4Players
Benjamin Sterbenz
Benjamin Sterbenz CEO, Golem Media

leadership team

Andreas Herzog
Andreas Herzog Head of Audience Development, Computec
Daniel Waadt
Daniel Waadt Head of E-Commerce & Affiliate, Computec
David Lencsés-Tóth
David Lencsés-Tóth Digital and Business Development Director, MMGH
Jens-Ole Quiel
Jens-Ole Quiel Sales Director, Computec
Jörg Luther
Jörg Luther Editorial Director Linux, Computec
Lukas Schmid
Lukas Schmid Editorial Director Games Group, Computec
Markus Wollny
Markus Wollny Head of Web Development, Computec
Martin Closmann
Martin Closmann Head of Production, Computec
Oliver Paul
Oliver Paul COO, 4Players
Petra Szarka-Alberti
Petra Szarka-Alberti Content director, MMGH
Ronny Dix
Ronny Dix Director Talent Solutions & EdTech, Golem
Sven Paulsen
Sven Paulsen CTO, 4Players
Szilvia Fenyővári
Szilvia Fenyővári CEO/CFO, MMGH
Thilo Bayer
Thilo Bayer Editorial Director PCGH, Computec
Zelma Takács-Balogh
Zelma Takács-Balogh Head of sales department, MMGH